Peru prison raids net phones, drugs, cash in five emergency-declared facilities

Peru's prison authority INPE, with police and prosecutors, conducted searches across five prisons in Lima, Trujillo, Tacna, and Pasco, seizing contraband including cell phones, drugs, money, and internet routers. The operation follows emergency declarations for these facilities, indicating a systemic security breakdown. The find underscores the extent of inmate-controlled communications and illicit networks operating inside Peruvian prisons.