Overview

• Peru’s police have logged at least nine failed operations since 2023, from raids in Junín to high-profile actions in Ica and Asia, plus surveillance around the embassies of Bolivia and Cuba.
• The capture reward has been raised to 500,000 soles, yet authorities have not located him and leaked intelligence has been blamed for thwarted raids.
• Cerrón has sustained a digital political presence on X and TikTok, hosting live streams, a Sept. 29 virtual talk, and promoting a book presentation and a potential 2026 run.
• Although a 2023 conviction in the Aeródromo Wanka case was annulled by the Constitutional Court and later overturned by the Supreme Court in 2024–2025, the separate preventive detention in the laundering probe remains in force.
• In a new interview marking the two-year milestone, Cerrón claims he has not left Peru, denies receiving protection, and says Perú Libre will field its own 2026 ticket.