Peru's government has issued Legislative Decree 1742, which allows the armed forces to detect, identify, intercept or neutralise unauthorised drones that threaten the outer security of prisons, Infobae reports. It also allows signal jammers and detectors to be installed and run, with measures to avoid harmful interference nearby.
Under the decree, soldiers may reinforce the perimeters, access roads and watchtowers of prisons under a state of emergency, while security inside stays with the National Penitentiary Institute. The armed forces may also help the National Police and the transport and communications ministry find and remove illegal antennas and repeaters.
It is the first decree issued under legislative powers that Congress granted to President Keiko Fujimori's government two weeks earlier. Luis Galarreta, President of the Council of Ministers, said the aim is to restore order in prisons and cut the links criminals keep with the outside.
