The newly inaugurated president – the ninth in just a decade – pledged to deploy the armed forces to crime-ridden areas and adopt a hardline security strategy as Peru grapples with its worst wave of gang violence, extortion and illegal mining in decades.
Source: [France24](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260728-peru-s-fujimori-vows-military-led-crackdown-on-crime-after-taking-office)