Overview
- Decreto Supremo N.° 009-2026-PCM, published in El Peruano, implements Law N.° 32490 with extraordinary measures targeting extortion and contract killings in the transport sector.
- Measures include SBS/UIF oversight of suspicious transfers, georeferenced crime mapping, and the progressive deployment of cameras and panic buttons integrated with the C5i system.
- The PNP dismantled the ‘El Hampa’ gang in Callao with five arrests and reported an express kidnapping case involving a 12-hour captivity and a S/10,000 transfer, while broader raids deployed 500+ officers with Army support.
- Extortion-related violence continues, including a second attack in two weeks against the Cinco Estrellas transport firm in San Antonio de Jicamarca, with police investigations ongoing.
- The ATU denied irregularities in its camera procurement for 8,000 buses, and the MTC confirmed fines on two-up motorcycle riding in emergency zones, with PNP stating enforcement begins Jan. 21.