Peru: 67 minors killed in 8 months as gangs recruit youth for crime

Peru has recorded 67 teenage homicides in eight months, 46 from gunshot wounds, as criminal organizations increasingly recruit minors for robberies, extortion, and attacks, exploiting a differentiated penal regime. The scale of youth involvement signals a deepening organized-crime footprint and a strain on the justice system, though the source is a single national newspaper and figures are unverified.