Overview
- The agency says its 2026 total has passed 3,500 firearms after control and inspection raids nationwide.
- In the northern region of Piura, seizures reached 3,929 since 2025, according to superintendent Rafael Ríos Zavala.
- More than 2,121 of the confiscated guns were used in crimes, which Sucamec says shows the threat these weapons pose.
- About 500 firearms have been taken off the streets in Piura so far this year during joint operations with the National Police, the Public Ministry and Customs.
- Confiscated guns will be melted into playground and gym equipment to keep them from returning to illegal markets.