Presidential candidate calls for army to patrol Peru’s streets
Peru presidential candidate Cesar Acuña has joined other officials in calling for the military to help…
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Peru enacts laws to combat construction industry extortion
Peru’s government enacted by decree a group of laws intended to combat increasingly powerful extortion…
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Peru’s cell phone tracking law faces little opposition
A decree requiring telecommunications companies to provide police with the identity and location of…
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Lima police launch ‘mega-operations’ to battle rising crime
Thousands of police descended on high-crime neighborhoods in Lima over the weekend in raids aimed at…
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Peru decrees security measures, including cell phone tracking
Peru has enacted a set of laws aimed at stemming rising crime rates, one of which gives police access…
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13 injured in extortion gang’s grenade attack at Lima circus
A grenade attack at the La Paisana Jacinta circus show injured at least 13 in Lima on Tuesday night.…
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Congress approves 90-day decree powers for Humala’s government
Last night Peru’s congress voted to give President Ollanta Humala special powers to rule by decree…
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Government battles extortion epidemic with cell phone restrictions
Peru’s interior minister has announced tough new regulations for cellular phone accounts as a measure…
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Late-night grenade attack at Miraflores bank
A grenade detonated in front of a commercial bank damaged several buildings in the Miraflores district…
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Extortion accounts for 1.5% of construction value in Peru
Extortion of construction companies in Peru amounts to over $32 million per year, or 1.5 percent of…
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