The president of Peru was the subject of a police raid at her home in Boluarte on Friday night, with officers seizing three luxury Rolex watches as part of an investigation into alleged illicit enrichment and failure to testify. Footage from local media showed officers breaking the lock on the front door after receiving no response to repeated knocks. The president was not at home, with only one of her children present.
The search and seizure operation was approved by Supreme Judge Juan Carlos Checkley following a request from Attorney General Juan Carlos Villena in connection to the alleged crime of illicit enrichment through failure to declare assets. A controversy arose between the Presidency and the Public Ministry regarding the investigation into the president’s luxury watches, with attempts to contact her for statements unsuccessful and conflicting claims about her staff’s involvement.
The president’s legal defense requested a rescheduling of proceedings in response to her failure to attend summons for the investigation into undeclared luxury watches. Attorney General Juan Carlos Villena criticized the president’s lack of cooperation, describing it as a delay in the investigation outcome. Preliminary proceedings were initiated against the president on March 18 for failing to declare three Rolex watches, which should have been done before national elections.
Television footage showed significant police presence outside the president’s house, with officers from the Crime Investigation Division of National Police and a team of prosecutors inside. The investigation into the undeclared luxury watches continues, with ongoing legal proceedings and efforts to secure cooperation from President Pedro Castillo or his representatives.
Attorney General Juan Carlos Villena has accused Peru’s President Pedro Castillo of “illicit enrichment” after he refused to declare ownership of three Rolex watches worth millions during national election campaigning last year.
On Friday night, police conducted a raid on Castillo’s house in Boluarte district, seizing two Rolexes worth over $300k each along with other valuable items.
According to reports, Castillo was not at home during