Overview
- The government will decree emergency status in Sullana and Piura and is evaluating Talara, applying a model used in Lima, Callao and La Libertad that strengthens intelligence and accelerates interventions.
- A PNP operation named Algarrobos seized more than 3,400 kilograms of cocaine in Piura, detained one suspect, and exposed an alleged VRAEM-to-Belgium route concealed in banana exports.
- Official Sinadef data show 306 homicides from Oct. 10 to Dec. 4, averaging 5.56 per day, the highest rate across the past seven administrations.
- At the PNP’s 37th anniversary, President José Jerí pledged resources conditioned on measurable results and later delivered equipment in Piura after inspecting the Castilla surveillance center and Avenida Sullana works.
- The presidency plans to present a new national security plan in early January 2026 with input from foreign specialists, as Piura’s business chamber urged intelligence-led actions and warned about emergency-related procurement risks.