Overview
- Interior Minister Vicente Tiburcio led a working session in Santa Anita with transport guilds to address extortion targeting urban transit.
- The ministry said it is coordinating with the Public Ministry to implement prosecutors dedicated exclusively to extortion cases as part of an organized crime strategy.
- Authorities urged operators to file formal complaints with identity protection, stressing that investigations depend on confidential reports to proceed.
- Participants included ATU chief David Hernández, Dirincri head Gen. Víctor Revoredo, and Mininter organized crime director Silvia de la Cruz, alongside PNP extortion investigators.
- Despite these steps, the National Citizen Security Plan was postponed to the first week of February by Resolution 0075-2026-IN, and transport representatives continue pressing for concrete safeguards.