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Peru Shifts Security Strategy to Integrated Intelligence, Linking Police, Military and Financial Units

The premier says a rebuilt, unified intelligence system will steer operations following the administration’s first 35-day assessment.

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.