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Trujillo: National Police and Army release the Panamericana Norte Highway in Chao (Spanish) The road that connects with the province of Sánchez Carrión is still maintained with restricted access. Agents of the Peruvian National Police with the support of members of the Army unblocked and took control of the North Pan-American Highway Agents of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) with the support of Army troops unblocked and took control of the Panamericana Norte highway to resume the circulation of vehicles that had been stranded since January 17 between the districts of Virú and Chao, in the province Virú, La Libertad region. This was reported by the National Defense manager of the Regional Government of La Libertad, Edwin Dávila, who mentioned that at 01:00 am today, Saturday, the security forces were able to free the road that was blocked from kilometer 496 to 506, so traffic is fluid at this time of the morning in the area. Dávila commented that the operation began at 1:00 p.m. yest...

Peru: Government declares a state of emergency in Amazonas, La Libertad and Tacna for 30 days (Spanish) According to the supreme decree, the National Police of Peru will maintain control of internal order with the support of the Armed Forces. Roadblock on the Panamericana Norte highway near Virú (Exitosa) The Government declared a state of emergency in the regions of Amazonas, La Libertad and Tacna for thirty calendar days. According to Supreme Decree 010-2023-PCM, published on Thursday in the Extraordinary Edition of Legal Norms of the Official Gazette El Peruano, the Peruvian National Police (PNP) will maintain control of internal order with the support of the Armed Forces. During the state of emergency, the constitutional rights related to the inviolability of the home, freedom of transit through the national territory, freedom of assembly and personal freedom and security are suspended. The intervention of the National Police and the Armed Forces is carried out in accordance with t...