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Over 3,900 Armed Forces members deployed in Lima and Callao to guarantee order

Photo: ANDINA/Lino Chipana

Photo: ANDINA/Lino Chipana

12:30 | Lima, Oct. 10.

The Ministry of Defense, in coordination with the Joint Command of the Armed Forces, deployed more than 3,900 agents to ensure constitutional order and free transit in Lima Metropolitan Area and Callao region due to the strike called for today.

According to the government agency, this measure aims to safeguard citizens' integrity and ensure that activities in the capital city do not stop.

From Las Palmas Air Base in Lima, Defense Minister Walter Astudillo, accompanied by Joint Command of the Armed Forces Chief, Army General David Ojeda Parra, personally supervised the operations.

Both of them conducted a reconnaissance flight over the most sensitive areas, assessing the security situation in different parts of Lima in real time.

The joint operation allowed for the presence of mobile and fixed patrols in targeted zones of Lima and Callao, including Los Olivos, San Martin de Porres, Comas, San Juan de Lurigancho, and Lurigancho-Chosica districts, areas known for their high insecurity level.

In those zones, Armed Forces personnel collaborated with the Peruvian National Police in identity control tasks aimed at identifying wanted persons.

Among the points with the highest concentration of agents are places of high traffic and commerce, such as the Unicachi Market, the Caqueta Oval, the Naranjal Oval, as well as the Ñaña and Tomas Valle Bus Stations.

Free transportation

In parallel, 38 Armed Forces buses were deployed in different parts of Lima to provide free-of-charge transportation services to citizens affected by the strike.

These vehicles belong to the Army (18 buses), the Navy (10 buses), and the Air Force (10 buses).

They are operating in key areas, such as Santa Anita, Ancon, Collique, San Martin de Porres, Chorrillos, Villa El Salvador, San Borja, and Santiago de Surco districts.

This service aims to facilitate the movement of citizens who were limited by the shutdown, ensuring that essential activities can continue normally, it was indicated.

(END) NDP/OPG/CVC/MVB

Published: 10/10/2024