The Government of Peru has blocked More than 1.5 million mobile phones linked to illegal activities since April, as part of the National Plan for reduce extortion and organized crime. This was reported by the President Dina Boluartewho highlighted the articulated work between the Executive, the National Police of Peru (PNP) and the organisms of the telecommunications sector.
During an activity in the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN)in Chorrillos, the president said that a record figure was reached: 1,594,959 blocked cell phones. “We will continue advancing, because through this electronic device the extortion is carried out. This is just a first goal,” said Boluarte.
The blockade applies to lines that do not appear in the White list of the National Registry of Mobile Terminal Equipment for Safety (renteseg)administered by Osipteland that are linked to users with Highly negative history.
According to Jesús GuillénExecutive President of Osiptel, since the beginning of the campaign in April 2025, the monthly number of blockages has increased. In addition, they were detected More than 370,000 people With a history of irregular equipment, of which 113,000 recounted After a previous suspension. “It even found 22 people with more than 100 cell phones each, evidence of criminal actions,” he said.
Of the total blocked lines, only the 1.13 % of users requested the withdrawal of the suspensionwhich, according to Guillén, demonstrates the effectiveness of the measure.
Reinforcement against extortion
President Boluarte stressed that the cell phones It is a key tool for cutting communications of criminal networks dedicated to extortion and fraud. He also announced that the Home Office intensify the intelligence work to track foreign chips from which threat or blackmail calls are made.
“Some of these numbers have international codes in Europe, the Middle East or the United States. We are working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to eradicate crime,” he said.
The president also urged the population to Do not answer calls or open messages Extortion suspects already report cases before the National Police. “Do not answer, do not open the messages. Communicate it to the police; they will make the corresponding inquiry,” he emphasized.
Context of violence
The announcement was made in the middle of the Transportist unemployment Convened on Monday in Lima and Callao, after the recent murders of drivers at the hands of hitmen. Within that framework, Boluarte reiterated that “a 24 or 48 -hour strike does not solve the problem” of crime and insisted that the State works tirelessly for restore citizen security.
