Overview
- The Metro store in Piura was robbed in the early hours of Monday, with about S/200,000 taken from an administrative safe.
- The intruders came from an adjacent vacant lot after breaking through a drywall panel near the bakery area and then crawled to avoid motion sensors and cameras.
- Once inside, they pried open a Hermes-brand safe using a heavy mallet known locally as a comba and took the weekend sales cash.
- Workers found the damage later that morning and police documented several holes in walls, a shattered window, an open rear door, and failed attempts to access two on-site ATMs.
- Investigators are reviewing surveillance video, but outlets differ on the exact time and number of assailants, and no arrests have been reported.