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Piura Security Emergency Takes Effect With Unified Command, Prison Curbs and Telecom Raids

Police lead under a unified command with military support, prioritizing prison controls, illicit telecom dismantling, targeted patrols.

Overview

  • The 60-day measure under Decreto Supremo N.º 146-2025-PCM covers Piura, Castilla, Veintiséis de Octubre, Catacaos, Sullana, Bellavista, and the provinces of Paita and Talara.
  • Article 137 allows temporary restrictions on inviolability of domicile, freedom of transit, assembly, and personal liberty, with events of mass attendance requiring prior authorization.
  • A Unified Operational Coordination Command and permanent committees for district coordination, intelligence, fiscalization, and strategic communication must be constituted within 24 hours, with CORESEC and COPROSEC in session permanente.
  • Prison measures include limited visitation schedules in Piura and Sullana, cuts to electrical outlets in cells, and ongoing seizures of phones and SIM cards, alongside dismantling of illegal telecom antennas.
  • Integrated forces of the PNP, Armed Forces, and municipal serenazgo will run identity checks, weapons seizures, and recovery of public spaces, while funding comes from institutional budgets with potential MEF allocations and periodic reporting to the Interior Ministry.