Peru transfers 45 high-risk inmates to new maximum-security facility in Lima: Video
Peru’s interim president José Jeri personally supervised the transfer of 45 high-risk prisoners to a new maximum-security wing at Ancon I prison in Lima.
The move is part of a broader effort to curb organised crime and regain control of the country’s penitentiary system.
The new unit, designed to hold up to 150 inmates, is equipped with reinforced infrastructure and stringent security measures aimed at preventing criminal activity from within prison walls. Inmates will spend up to 22 hours a day in confinement, with strictly limited visitation and no access to electrical outlets or external communication networks.
According to authorities, the facility will house individuals convicted of violent and serious offences such as contract killings, extortion, and aggravated homicide. The transfer was carried out by the Special Operations Group of the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE), supported by elite units from the National Police.
The move comes amid an ongoing state of emergency in Lima and the neighbouring port city of Callao, declared to combat rising insecurity and the influence of criminal organisations. It follows a series of high-profile operations personally led by Jeri, including “Operation Cyclone” earlier this month, in which contraband items such as mobile phones and narcotics were seized from multiple prisons nationwide.
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