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San Isidro Suspends Guards After Video Shows Them Eating Seized Ceviche

Officials say they will seek the maximum sanction permitted by law through an administrative process.

Overview

  • The incident followed an enforcement operation against an allegedly unauthorized street ceviche cart whose triciclo was loaded into a municipal truck.
  • A video recorded inside the moving municipal vehicle shows municipal workers consuming the confiscated food and was widely shared on social media.
  • The municipality announced the immediate separation of the personnel involved and the start of a disciplinary administrative procedure to determine responsibility.
  • The official statement rejected any breach of intervention protocols and public ethics and pledged to apply the maximum sanction allowed by law.
  • The communiqué also noted that legal actions could follow, as public criticism focused on the handling of seized goods and staff conduct.