Overview
- Premier Ernesto Álvarez announced coordination among the National Police, Armed Forces intelligence, the Interior Ministry and the Financial Intelligence Unit to confront crime.
- The executive is preparing a strategic citizen security plan built from findings and early progress in the first 35 days of President José Jerí’s government.
- The approach prioritizes reconstructing and integrating intelligence services and connecting their results to operational groups rather than relying solely on force.
- The National Council of Citizen Security backed measures with OSIPTEL, the UIF and the banking sector to curb digital-wallet abuse, including account-protection campaigns, line blocking tied to Plin, Yape and BIM, and enforcement of fines for street SIM sales.
- Álvarez delivered the announcements during a visit to VRAEM bases with President Jerí and the interior and defense ministers to oversee operations against terrorism, drug trafficking and organized crime.