Overview

• President José Jerí Oré personally supervised a pre‑dawn search at Ancón I as coordinated sweeps unfolded at Lurigancho, El Milagro and Challapalca.
• Authorities reported seizing mobile phones, communication accessories, cutting weapons and drugs used to coordinate crimes from inside the prisons.
• At Ancón I, three phones were confiscated for judicial processing, while at Trujillo’s El Milagro police reported large quantities of PBC and marijuana plus notebooks with long lists of phone numbers linked to suspected extortion.
• PNP commander general Óscar Arriola said the president ordered a mano dura approach and urged the force to uncover even the most clandestine criminal organizations, with requests for more technology, logistics and specialized staff.
• INPE chief Iván Paredes announced plans to expand a reinforced high‑security pavilion at Ancón I and to continue nationwide surprise inspections to disrupt prison‑based networks.