Governor jailed for corruption in northern Peru
Waldo Rios, governor of Peru’s northern Ancash state, was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday…
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Martial law extended to nine months in northern Peru province
Peru’s government has extended martial law due to high crime for the fifth time in the Santa and…
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Peru: 8 million seahorses seized in Lima port
Authorities in Peru have seized more than 8 million specimens of dried seahorses destined for China…
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Crop-spraying plane sickens 92 children in northern Peru
A plane spraying herbicide near a high school in Ancash poisoned 92 students and three teachers on Tuesday.…
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Peru police official arrested with 119 kilos of cocaine
Peru police arrested Nuevo Chimbote police chief Freddy Tuesta in the northern state of Ancash with…
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Lima’s high-crime port district under six months of martial law
Peru’s national government agreed to extend a state of emergency to fight crime in Lima’s Callao…
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Peru: fugitive governor faces removal from office
Peru’s northern state of Ancash has begun proceedings to remove governor Waldo Rios after he went…
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Martial law has limited effect in reducing crime in Peru
Peru’s declaration of emergencies in high-crime districts has not reduced crime in Callao or Chimbote.…
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Peru declares martial law in two northern provinces
Peru has declared martial law to fight organized crime in two provinces of Ancash state. The national…
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Three priests murdered by Shining Path beatified in Peru
Three priests who were murdered by Shining Path rebels in 1991 became Peru’s first martyrs beatified…
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