From rpp.com on July 24, 2013- Members of the Drug Enforcement Section and Police Division of Pisco seized 8 kilos 415 grams of cocaine base on an interprovincial bus at kilometer 73 of the Los Libertadores highway. The bus originated in Ayacucho and was heading to Lima. The drugs were disguised in four packages inside two bags containing clothing. Authorities have not released the name of the owner of the drugs, and an investigation is currently underway. Read Article
On July 22, 2013 La Voz Noticias reported that the Criminal Court of Kimbiri has sentenced Nelly Huachaca Cabrera and Antonia Borda Quispe to 22 years imprisonment on charges of human trafficking and prostitution of two minors. Meanwhile, Reyna Quisuruco Moreyra was given a sentence of 20 years imprisonment on charges of trafficking of two […]
On July 18, 2013 La República Noticias reported that the Consul General of Ecuador in Piura, Patricio Rodríguez Pérez, lamented that the border zone between Peru and Ecuador is being increasingly used as a corridor for human trafficking, particularly for exploitation in the sex trade. In addition, the consul considered that in the absence of […]
On July 18, 2013, Globo reported that the Federal Police confiscated 100 kilograms of drugs and detained 8 individuals including Brazilians, Peruvians, and Colombians. Police claim the drugs; hydrochloride, cocaine base paste, and marijuana were hidden in a canoe leaving from Peru to Fonte Boa near Manaus, Brazil. The suspects are currently awaiting trial. Read […]
On July 17, 2013 Diario Correo Noticias reported that the National Police of Apata raided the “Azteca de México” circus after receiving a complaint accusing the circus of human trafficking. During the operation, police also located a 14-year-old girl who had been missing for several months and who was working in the circus. When police […]
From rpp.com on July 17, 2013- The Joint Command of the Armed Forces announced that last Tuesday the military intercepted a boat that carried 648.1 kilos of cocaine in the Puerto Remolino zone of the VRAEM. During the operation, authorities arrested four people who were transporting the drugs. This operation was part of a set […]
From rpp.com on July 16, 2013- Police seized about 50 kilos of cocaine base hidden in the fuel tank of truck at the kilometer 853 marker on the Southern Panamerican Highway in the province of Camana. The drug came from the Valley of the Rivers Apurimac, Ene, and Mantaro (VRAEM) and its final destination was […]
From lainformacion.com on July 17, 2013- During various operations last week, authorities arrested several people on accounts of attempting to smuggle cocaine to Spain. All the arrests occurred at Lima International Airport. In total the amount of cocaine seized during these arrests totaled more than 17 kilos. The drugs were hidden in the traffickers clothing, […]
Dailymail.co.uk reported that Rochelle Harris, 27, went on holiday to Peru with her boyfriend this year On the flight back she developed excruciating headaches, face pain, started hearing noises in her head and fluid then leaked from her ear Went to A&E where doctors thought she had a minor ear infection But closer inspection revealed […]
On July 15, 2013 RPP Noticias reported that two young women were rescued as they were being trafficked to Brazil for prostitution. The two victims were a 17-year-old identified by the initials MRZL, and her 21-year-old neighbor Alajandrina Tapullima Romañol. The mother of the first victim contacted the Human Trafficking Division after her daughter managed […]
From rpp.com on July 15, 2013- Peruvian authorities seized 224 kilos of cocaine base and 13 kilos of marijuana on a boat that was travelling along the Amazon River in the Ramon Castilla province. There were three occupants of the boat, but two of them escaped into the surrounding jungle. The third suspect was hit […]
From rpp.com on July 12, 2013- Police captured two people from Ayacucho in Cusco with more than 5.974 kilos of cocaine base hidden in a piece of wood in a backpack. The detainees are Cesar Escalante Huallpa, from Ayacucho and Eber Huaman Romero of Lima. The drug was to be smuggled from Ayacucho to Cusco […]
From lainformacion.com on July 10, 2013- The anti-drug police of Peru (Diandro), arrested 3 Spaniards and 2 Peruvians last week in Lima’s international airport for attempting to smuggle drugs to Spain. Francisco L.C. and Fernando A.G. of Spain were detained with 1 and 2.5 kilos of cocaine respectively. Another Spaniard, Angel G.B. was arrested with […]
From La Republica on July 8, 2013- Police, with the help of the Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of the Interior, captured seven suspected drug traffickers in the Valley of the Rivers Ene, Apurímac, and Mantaro (VRAEM). The suspects were transporting 140 kilos of cocaine to Lima. The criminal band was apprehended in the […]
From rpp.com.pe on July 8, 2013- Agents of the National Police seized 3 kilos 905 grams of cocaine base that was found hidden in boxes of peach nectar on an interprovincial bus. The bus was operated by the Sarmiento Company. The bus departed from Ayacucho and was heading towards Andahuaylas. During the operation, authorities arrested […]
On July 5, 2013 RPP Noticias reported the police raid of another clandestine brothel in Huamachuco, Peru. The brothel was a house that served as the “Divas Night Club” at night, which generated complaints by neighbors upset by the large crowds, brawls, noise and music late into the night. Police also arrested Eloy Eduardo Reache […]
From Trome on July 4, 2013- Authorities in Huancayo, Peru found a car in the Huayucachi district that had 95 kilos 978 grams of cocaine hydrochloride hidden behind the back seat. In addition, authorities detained five people for trafficking the drugs. The shipment of drugs originated in Ayachucho and its final destination was Lima. Read […]
From Trome on July 3, 2013- Anti-Narcotics police at the Jorge Chávez International Airport detained a Spanish citizen for attempting to smuggle nearly one kilo of cocaine to Spain. The Spanish man, Francisco Lafiguera, was in the possession of luggage with boxes of antacid, prepared foods, and sports drinks. The total amount of drugs seized […]
On June 24, 2013 Vida Radio Noticias reported that this year in the Judicial District of Piura alone, there have been 16 human trafficking cases reported so far, while last year there was a total of 29 cases. In 2011 the number of reported cases of child trafficking amounted to 39 women and 4 men. […]
On July 1, 2013 América Noticias reported on a new form of sex trafficking taking place in Peru, “Quinorifa,” that offers sex with minors in exchange for money. “Quinorifa” is where people enter a raffle via Facebook, with tickets costing between fifty to one hundred and fifty dollars. The winner of the “raffle” then gets […]
From Trome on July 2, 2013- Agents of the General Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior captured Celestino Calderos Ochoa, also known as “Hamilton.” “Hamilton” was a main supplier of drugs to international firms and is considered the successor of Victor Zevallos. “Hamilton” worked with Bolivian firms to transport drugs by land and […]
From La Republica on July 2, 2013- National Police arrested Víctor Guillén Abanto for attempting to smuggle close to half a kilo of cocaine into El Milagro prison in Trujillo. The drugs were hidden inside eggs, but the suspect’s nervous demeanor betrayed him to the authorities. The authorities were tipped off by an anonymous phone […]
From RPP on July 2, 2013- In the La Oroya province, a passenger on a bus from Tingo María to Lima was detained after police found 1 kilo of drugs in his backpack. The arrest happened at a highway checkpoint in the Chucchis sector. The suspect, Erick Tafur, and the drugs were taken into custody […]
From La Republica on July 1, 2013- Although his service record was impeccable, police officer, Efraín Rommel Mallaupoma Fernández was a seasoned criminal. Counterintelligence agents arrested Fernández for directing a drug ring that was sending cocaine from the Valley of the Rivers Ene, Apurímac, and Matntaro (Vraem) to Brazil. Authorities also arrested Virginia Lapa Pérez, […]
From Trome on July 1, 2013- A Peruvian woman was arrested at the airport in Santiago after being captured with 4.2 kilos of cocaine hidden in her luggage. The drugs were hidden amongst packages of food and bottles of perfume. The woman arrived in Santiago on a flight from Lima, Peru and authorities stated that […]
From lainformacion.com on June 28, 2013- Dominican police arrested Mexico’s Antonio Avalos last week in Las Americas International Airport. Avalos was wanted by Peruvian authorities on charges of drug trafficking. The Secretary General of Interpol had already warned Dominican authorities of Avalos arrival in the Dominican Republic, so the Dominican police were able to make […]
On June 21, 2013 RPP Noticias reported that police in Cajamarca have raided the nightclub “El Refugio,” where three minors aged 14, 15, and 16, are alleged to have been working illegally as prostitutes. Police sources indicated that the girls have since been handed over to the Attorney General, who will decide where to place […]
On June 18, 2013 El Comercio Noticias reported that two females, both from Trujillo and aged 17, were taken into custody by agents of the National Police force after they were found working illegally as prostitutes at a night club in Huamachuco. Following a police intervention at the “PK2” nightclub, the girls were taken to […]
On June 28, 2013 RPP Noticias reported that, according to a representative of the Municipal Ombudsman’s Office for Children and Adolescents (Demuna) of Piura, Ludmila Facho, to date they have treated 130 cases of violence against women and provided psychological treatment for 1,300 people. Due to the latest cases reported on human trafficking in the […]
On June 27, 2013 RPP Noticias reported that legal counsel for the Piura Anticorruption Front, Edgar Mendoza Chang, has called for the reopening of a human trafficking case against a schoolteacher working in the Rural Education Program at the Fe y Alegría School. Mendoza Chang described as incredible the fact that Prosecutor Ana Cánova Loro […]
On June 26, 2013 RPP Noticias reported that suspected pedophile José María Puerta Mellada, 69 years old, has been transferred from the National Police’s Human Trafficking Division to the Fifth Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of Maynas. The suspect is being held on charges of sexual abuse of minors and child pornography. Puerta Mellada defended his actions, […]
On June 26, 13 RPP Noticias reported that the head of the Police Division in Sullana (Piura), Colonel Vicenzo Ieva La Marca, stated during a meeting of the Public Safety Committee that more drastic sanctions will be imposed for bars teeming with criminals and underage youth. Police have registered several trafficking cases at these bars. […]
On June 25, 2013 Tuteve reported that the rise in Peru of illegal mining, which generates around $3 billion dollars a year, has been associated with up to 20 related crimes, according to a report by the High Commissioner, Enrique Álvarez. For example, illegal mining promotes money laundering, smuggling, drug trafficking and organized crime. Álvarez […]
From El Comercio on June 27, 2013- The Interior Minister of Venezuela, Miguel Rodriquez, reported the capture of Colombian, Carlos Alberto Martínez Castaneda, and announced that he will soon be sent to Peru where he is wanted on charges of drug trafficking. Interpol had issued a code red on the Castaneda on charges of drug […]
From La Republica on June 26, 2013- More than 700 troops have moved into the jungles of Huanuco and Pasco to ensure the eradication of 6000 hectares of coca and to destroy clandestine airstrips that facilitate the shipment of drugs to Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. According to locals, the drug traffickers contract native villagers to […]
From Diario Correo on June 24, 2013- Agents of the Regional Intelligence Group (GIR) seized 73 kilos of coca paste during an operation at a checkpoint on the highway that connects Huanta to Guamanga. A truck caught the attention of police after the driver stopped upon seeing the authorities. When the police questioned the driver, […]
On June 21, 2013 RPP Noticias reported that the Regional Commission for Combatting Trafficking and Smuggling in Persons has recently provided training to more than 80 officials in the conceptual and statistical aspects of human trafficking as well as a delineation of functions, in accordance with the National Plan of Action Against Trafficking in Persons. […]
On June 18, 2013 RPP Noticias reported that three people have been sentenced to 9 months in El Milgaro prison while awaiting trial for the alleged prostitution minors taken from the jungle areas of the country. Jover Cotrina Bautista, Alexander Alfredo Polo Velásquez and Eugenia María Vásquez Pirgo are the owners of a house in […]
Globo reported on June 22, 203 that the Federal Police of Cruzeiro do Sul in Acre, detained three suspects for transporting 70 pounds of drugs from Peru to sell in the region. The Federal Police have been investigating the case for the past two months. The drug traffickers were using vessels to transport the drugs […]
From Trome on June 20, 2013- An anti-drug police dog uncovered about ten kilos of cocaine base hidden within wooden frames in the Hunter district of Arequipa. The police arrested Rolando Lapa who was carrying a sack full of the frames in the 2nd block of Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Street, behind a bus stop. […]
From La Republica on June 21, 2013- Authorities seized around 700 kilos of counterfeit drugs in seven different pharmacies in near Maria Auxiliadora Hospital in San Juan de Miraflores. The operation was conducted by General Directorate of Medicine, Supplies, and Drugs (Digemid) of the Ministry of Health, the National Police, the National Superintendent of Tax […]
From lainformacion.com on June 18, 2013- Last week Peruvian authorities arrested a Spaniard, a Mexican, a Bolivian, and three Peruvians for attempting to smuggle 11.9 kilos of cocaine to Spain. All six traffickers were detained at the Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima. The Spaniard was arrested with 2.4 kilos of cocaine hidden in handicrafts […]
On June 17, 2013 Diario Expreso reported that the National Council for Crime Policy (Conapoc) has resolved to put more emphasis on combating human trafficking which, in addition to being associated with illegal mining, produces sexual exploitation (59% of cases) and labor exploitation (29%), with women comprising 94% of the victims. The council is now […]
On June 13, 2013 Peru 21 reported that police have arrested 21 Peruvian and 28 Colombian females during a raid on a nightclub and a hostel in the district of Miraflores. Police charged the suspects with the alleged crime of human trafficking and illegal prostitution. Police first raided the club Tequila Rock, where Peruvian and […]
On June 13, 2013 La Republica reported that police have arrested Eugenia Vásquez Pirgo and her husband, Alexander Alfredo Polo Velásquez, on charges of pimping. The couple operated their pimping network out of their home in Trujillo, where police discovered ten female prostitutes, including three minors. Police are now seeking the whereabouts of Percy Nuñez […]
On June 13, 2013 RPP Noticias reported that police have rescued two minors forced into prostitution inside the bar “PK2”, located in Huamachuco city, capital of the province Sánchez Carrión. Inside the establishment, police discovered five women, two of them 17 years old, along with five bar patrons. The bar also contained six rooms divided […]
From rpp.com.pe on June 14, 2013- Agents of Peru’s National Police seized more than 18 kilos of cocaine base at kilometer 276 of Panamerica Sur Highway in the Ica region. The drugs were found in a plastic bags hidden in packets of wood, in the cargo hold of a bus owned by Andoriña Tours. Orlando […]
On June 11, 2013 Perú21 reported figures from Peru’s Public Ministry indicating that, between 2009 and 2012, 59% of registered crimes dealing with trafficking in minors came from the Southern and Amazonian regions of the country. During the time period in question there were 1,276 registered complaints, with the highest percentage of victims being females […]
According to a June 12, 2013 article by Publimetro, 1.6 million children work illegally in Peru, representing one fourth of the total child population. This makes Peru behind only Brazil and Mexico in terms of the most child workers in Latin America. In the central Andean region of Junín alone, 100,000 children work in agriculture […]
From Correo on June 11, 2013- Police in Aucuyacu seized 8 kilos of cocaine in the office of Cespedes Express, a cargo transport company. The drugs were found in eight rectangular packages wrapped in plastic bags attached to two wooden headboards. The package came from Victor Alcantara Torres and the recipient was David Gonzales Rodriguez […]
From lainformacion.com on June 11, 2013- During the past week, five people were arrested in the Lima International Airport for attempting to travel to Spain with cocaine according to the Peru Anti-Drug Police (Dirandro). Those arrested were of different nationalities including, Spanish, Greek, Mexican, Bolivian, and Peruvian. Elias G.H., the Spaniard, was arrested with two […]
On June 6, 2013 RPP Noticias reported that so far this year 291 people have been reported missing from the city of Chiclayo, Peru. This data was compiled by the Divincri Missing Persons and Human Trafficking Unit in Chiclayo. Divincri chief, Colonel Isaac Alvarado, stated that they deal with between 10 and 15 cases weekly, […]
On May 30, 2013 RPP Noticias reported that agents of the National Criminal Investigation Directorate (Dinincri) in San Martín de Porres have rescued a 17-year-old girl from an Asháninka indigenous community. The girl was an apparent victim of labor trafficking. According to department agents, the rescue operation occurred at the “Paúl” lodge, the same place […]
On May 31, 2013 La Republica reported that police in La Libertad are looking for a suspect accused of forcing a minor into prostitution. Ubelser Tarrillo Espinoza could face imprisonment after being accused of forcing a teenager, with whom he had a romantic relationship, to work as a prostitute in order to supplement the money […]
On May 31, 2013 La Republica reported that the Peruvian Congress has approved a new law dealing with femicide. Among the provisions of the new law is life imprisonment if the victim is a minor and was raped, even if the perpetrator was not the spouse or partner of the victim. Other aggravating circumstances which […]
On June 6, 2013 RPP Noticias reported that a bar owner in Carabaya is facing up to 12 years imprisonment for human trafficking. Cecilio Muñoz Molina, 24 years old, was found guilty of trafficking in persons by the criminal court of Carabaya after he allowed underage females to work as escorts in his establishment, “El […]
From lainformacion.com on June 6, 2013- Police in Peru, overseen by Interior Minister Wilfredo Pedraza, incinerated over 5.2 tons of various drugs that had been confiscated since April. Authorities incinerated 2.5 tons of cocaine base, 2.2 tons of cocaine hydrochloride, 400.8 kilos of marijuana, and 1.7 kilos of poppy. Pedraza stated that since the inauguration […]
Eluniverso.com reported that local authorities in the Amazon region of Peru reported that since yesterday morning and oil stains are observed in rivers of the country, from the oil spill by the break, after a mudslide, Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE), the Last Saturday, in the province of Sucumbios. The stain was a Napo River area […]
From Diario Correo on June 3, 2013- Four “burriers” were discovered attempting to smuggle 32 kilos of coca paste through the Valley of the Apurimac, Ene, and Mantaro Rivers (Vraem). This areas is commonly used for drug trafficking and in response the National Police of Peru (PNP) have set up numerous checkpoints. In operation “Diamond,” […]
From Peru 21 on June 2, 2013- Peruvian police seized more than 370 kilos of cocaine in the village of Puerto Violeta in the Huanuco province. The drugs were hidden in several black bags found in homes in the community. In addition to the drugs, authorities seized an AKM rifle, a 9mm pistol, and communication […]
From lainformacion.com on May 30, 2013- According to the Spanish Consul General in Lima, Andrés Collado, the number of Spanish citizens arrested in Peru for drug trafficking has doubled over the past five years. Currently 304 Spanish are detained in Peruvian prisons on charges of drug trafficking. Collado believes that the rate could double again […]
From Lainformacion on May 25, 2013- Last week, a joint patrol of police and military forces destroyed a clandestine airstrip that was being used for the international transport of drugs. The airstrip was located in the jungle area of Valle de Los Ríos Apurímac, Ene, and Mantaro (Vraem). The camp located near the airstrip was […]
From Lainformacion.com on May 27, 2013- Antinarcotics police in Lima detained 5 people from Spain, Peru, and Macedonia for attempting to transport 16 kilos of cocaine from Peru to Spain. The arrests occurred at the Jorge Chávez International Airport. Two Spanish citizens were arrested; Antony C.M. with 3.8 kilos hidden in 1,200 buttons and André […]
From Lainformacion on May 28, 2013- The Bolivian government has reported that Peruvian citizens, with known ties to drug traffickers, in the town of Apollo, 450 km north of La Paz, have been actively resisting coca eradication efforts. In Apollo, about 30 people tried to prevent a joint task force of Bolivian armed forces and […]
On May 28, 2013 La República reported on the recent proliferation of “prostitution bars” in the mining area of Madre de Dios. According to La República, a lack of punishment, the establishment of illegal mining and the collusion of some authorities in the mining corridor have encouraged this practice. An estimated 400 prostitution bars are […]
According to the Globalpost.com this South American country (Peru) is now thought to be the world’s top producer of counterfeit greenbacks. Some 17 percent of the false bills circulating in the United States come from Peru, one US law enforcement official told GlobalPost. Peruvian crooks aren’t just churning out vast numbers of phony $20, $50 […]
noticias.r7.com reported on May 24, 2013 that dozens of Brazilian companies discussed at the Business Roundtable Brazil-Peru meeting, strategies to increase future trade relations with Peru. Such measures include increasing Peruvian exports to Brazil. Brazilian ambassador; Lazary Texeira, stated that for long-term goals to be successful, Peruvian companies must be willing to invest and sell […]
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From peru.com on May 24, 2013- Police in Tarapoto seized 40 kilos of cocaine after receiving a tip that a truck transporting drugs would be passing through the area. The shipment of drugs originated in Tocache and its final destination was Mexico. The 40 kilos of cocaine were hidden inside bottles that were stored in […]
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From Correo on May 24, 2013- Authorities arrested three people and seized 55.160 kilos of marijuana and 14.834 kilos of cocaine during a raid led by Major Jesús Hidalgo. The three people arrested were driving a truck from Ucayali to Lima and were carrying a large shipment of wood in which the drugs were hidden. […]
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From rtve.es on May 24, 2013- During the VII Summit of the Pacific Alliance, Spanish representative, Mariano Rajoy, urged the member states of the Alliance (Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Chile) to cooperate on a wide range of issues including the fight against drug trafficking. As a representative from an observer state, Rajoy offered the Spanish […]
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May 12, 2013- According to trome.pe, Peruvian authorities seized over 900 sticks of dynamite and more than 40 kilos of Ammonium Nitrate (ANFO) on an interprovincial bus heading to the city of Moyobama, coming from the customs checkpoint in Jazan. No passengers took responsibility for the seized items. A representative of the public prosecutor ordered […]
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According to Perú21 on May 23, 2013, the Anti-drug Police of Chiclayo in the Leonardo Ortiz District seized 4 tons of chemicals that were to be used for the manufacture of drugs. The seizure occurred at a business owned by Jose Valdivia Sánchez when it was found that he had 131 bags of calcium hydroxide […]
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the tourist Yoichi Noji, 68 years old, died yesterday May 13, 2013, at Machu Picchu. The head of the medical center of San José Clinic Astete Michelle Romero said that the probable cause of death was cardiac arrest. Read Article
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Correo reported on May 21, 2013 that Peruvian authorities, under the command of Walter Castillo Muñoz discovered suspicious packages in the Jorge Chávez Airport. Among these packages were cookbooks filled with drugs, and another package that was wrapped in paper and covered in kerosene to prevent discovery by drug dogs. Traffickers have also been using […]
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Infobae.com reported on May 20, 2013 that the Organization of American State’s latest report on the drug problem in the Americas reveals that Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia, together, produce the entire world’s supply of cocaine. Recent Colombian successes in eradicating coca have diminished Colombian cocaine production, however, the amount of cocaine produced in Peru and […]
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48 Kilos of Cocaine Seized, 3 Arrested near Arequipa, Peru Perú21 reported on May 20, 2013 that police stopped a stolen vehicle on kilometer 165 on the Arequipa highway in the town of Imata. Hidden in the truck were 48 kilos of alkaloid cocaine. In addition to the cocaine seized, authorities arrested Hernán Huamán Quelca, […]
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280 Kilos of Cocaine Seized in Lima, Peru On May 16, 2013, Peru 21 reported that on May 15 the Peruvian National Police seized 280 kilos of cocaine in the San Valentin neighborhood of San Martin de Porres. Early reports from the Ministry of the Interior claimed that 700 kilos were seized, but it was […]
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Peru: 100 kilos of cocaine seized on the Pan-American Highway. On May 14, 2013, El Comercio reported that some 93 kilos and 800 grams of alkaloid cocaine were seized by authorities from Chicalayo while the drugs were being transported by truck from the highlands of La Libertad to the city of Lambayeque. Roger Vera Sandoval […]
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Illegal mining has created real “zones” throughout the country, where they act according to their own laws taking advantage of the lack of state control and the growing demand for foreign mafias who pay cash. Read Article
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JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) today announced new daily nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM) in Lima, subject to receipt of government operating authority. Lima will be JetBlue’s 81st BlueCity and its fourth destination in South America. Sale fares for U.S.-originating flights to Lima are available today and […]
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Peru and Ecuador made today the launch of Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) to protect the child population in the border area against various diseases that can cause disability and even be fatal, reported the Ministry of Health (MoH). Deputy Health Minister, José Carlos Del Carmen Sara, who is in Tumbes, said that diseases […]
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The lead vocalist for the salsa band ‘Rafael Barrera and his Mayimbe’, was arrested at the Jorge Chavez International Airport while attempting to travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with Ecuadorian fake passport and identity card. In his statement to the police, the singer Manuel Labarrera Rafael Montero (37) told the agents Callao DIVINCRI traveling to […]
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The Brazilian state of Acre has declared a state of emergency after a surge of illegal immigrants from neighbouring Bolivia and Peru. Officials said most of the immigrants originally came from Haiti but others had come from as far afield as Bangladesh, Senegal and Nigeria. They said about 1,700 illegal migrants had arrived over the […]
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A ton of donkey meat and horse, which was to be distributed in markets like beef, was seized by police in a clandestine carnal human asentameinto “The Worker” in Sullana, Piura. Green Agents and Radio Patrol Squadron entered the place located in Sáenz Peña 213 Street, where they found and leather donkey heads of this […]
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The projects are the construction of Line 2 of the Lima Metro, the gas pipeline of the south, the optical fibre backbone, and the Cusco-Chinchero International Airport (AICC) among others. Several projects presented by Peruvian President Ollanta Humala during road shows in Asia have aroused great interest among investors and entrepreneurs, according to Peru’s private […]
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Andina.com.pe reported that aA total of 3.600 children and adolescents who were at risk on the streets, many of them for begging and sexual exploitation, were rescued in the last five months of the program staff of the Ministry Yachay Women and Vulnerable Populations (MIMP). Thanks to the daily work of 104 street educators in […]
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Andina.com.pe reported that sSpecialists volcanology assessed Sabancaya Ecuador, located in the province of Arequipa Caylloma in February increased volcanic activity, it was reported today. Domingo Ramos, volcanology team member of the Institute of Geology, Mining and Metallurgy (Ingemmet) of Arequipa, reported that specialists remained a week in the area raising information to issue a status […]
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eluniverso.com reported that a group of Peruvian doctors and accomplices were reported to the Peruvian justice for having marketed since 2004, kidney transplants, sources confirmed to Efe OTP. Recipients of kidneys from the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia, paying up to $ 125,000 for medical expenses, including Peruvian donor recruitment, according to research […]
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larepublica.pe reported that…If you are not familiar with the wonderful Inca sanctuary of Machu Picchu or the enchanting Lake Titicaca now has no excuse to stop going. The reason is that this month the company made available Peru Rail train transfer tickets up to a 50% discount to those destinations on its website ( www.perurail.com […]
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Dewitth Hutehings Carson died after fall on street from head injury rpp.com.pe reported that a U.S. citizen tourist Dewitth Hutehings identified as 52-year Carson died this morning in the town of Aguas Calientes, located near the citadel of Machu Picchu, according to Police the place. Hutehings Dewitth hit his head when he slipped in the […]
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WANTED DRUG TRAFFICKER DETAINED The Anti-Drug Operations Department of the province of Puerto Inca, Huanuco region, seized several weapons reaching after clashing with about 20 drug dealers in the area where you found Quebrada Llorona a runway of 1000 meters approximately to aircraft and ship drugs to abroad. Read Article
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At least 40 confirmed cases of dengue recorded to date in the region Piura , most of which is concentrated in the town of Pariñas, with 22 patients, and in Castilla with 13, reported the Regional Directorate of Health ( Diresa ). The institution said that no died from the disease, but there are a […]
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an estimated 130 cases so far this year. Featuring a rise in the minors. Trujillo. Years pass and these cases present themselves, young people most at risk. In this year the age range between 15 and 25 years. “We are very concerned about this situation because there are more young people who have this problem. […]
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Ketamine is an illegal hallucinogen analgesic and can be bought without the greatest difficulty in several places of Lima. A Epensa Group team reached one of these sites, located on Avenue Emancipation, in downtown Lima, and acquired this powerful drug. Read Article
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38 dead on Peru Highways in 24 hours Roads turned to color of blood. Three reported dead Thursday after a second accident in Arequipa, Ica while another has left nine dead this morning. To this, add the 26 fatalities on the road yesterday Puno-Arequipa. Read Article
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The National Police of Peru began the morning of Holy Thursday in Lima this operational plan called “Easter”, mobilizing 25,000 troops from different units in the city and on the highways and beaches. To ensure the safety of the thousands of citizens who come to visit churches or seek rest outside Lima, on beaches and […]
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Tingo Maria. – cronicaviva.com.pe reported that police officers clashed with drug traffickers in the area known as Quebrada La Llorona Oxapampa district, Tingo Maria. The criminals used a clandestine airstrip to smuggle drugs abroad. Drug traffickers opened fire when the police patrol arrived in the area. After the confrontation, the criminals managed to escape but […]
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Ten police officers in Peru drug (Dirandro) working in Lima International Airport were denounced by the prosecution for allegedly being involved in sending cocaine caches Mexican cops working for the Sinaloa cartel, reported the daily The Republic. According to the newspaper, on June 25, 2012 there was a shootout between police at the international airport […]
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Woman with two minors headed to Costa Rica Immigration Control Authorities Jorge Chavez Airport arrested a woman surnamed Huaman (29) for the crime of human trafficking. Apparently, the prisoner tried traveling with two children under the age of 16 and 17 years or so. According to Elizabeth Cruz, director of Immigration Control when inspecting the […]
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Peru21.pe reported that Five armed criminals robbed of all his belongings to the 25 passengers who travel by bus Romeliza company. Five hooded criminals with guns stormed a bus last night interprovincial Romeliza company, which started from the city of Arequipa bound for Puno. The thugs posed as passengers to board the vehicle. In the […]
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