Peru's Fujimori visits Trujillo prison, offers rewards amid rising murders in La Libertad

Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori visited El Milagro prison in Trujillo, urging inmates to behave and announcing rewards for information leading to captures of criminal gang members. This comes as SINADEF data cited by analyst Juan Carbajal shows Chepén has recorded more murders than Pataz in 2026, indicating a worsening security situation in La Libertad region. The visit signals a government focus on prison-based crime but does not yet address the underlying drivers of the homicide spike.