Peru extends state of emergency over extortion gangs

In Peru, the state of emergency imposed after a large number of murders has been extended in parts of the country.

In the metropolitan area around the capital Lima, the army is in action to support the police against criminal gangs. The state of emergency has been extended.

Two hundred people for every 10,000 inhabitants have become victims of extortion in Peru. This is a problem that keeps the citizenry in check, that must have an extra fund to pay the criminals and not put their lives at risk. The tension reached its limit last week, especially [...] The post The crime operates with five modalities of extortion in Peru appeared first on Diario Digital Cronio de El Salvador.

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