The prosecutor’s office conducts an operation in travel agencies near the Migration Headquarters

Migration offices have been crowded with people in recent days due to delays, confusion and confusion with passport status. Less than a week before national holidays travel agency they would take advantage of this to illegally help these people.

Faced with this situation, the prosecutor’s office conducted a joint operation on Monday to request National Directorate of Migration after receiving information that these agencies, located around the headquarters of the Migration Service in Breña, will forge tickets or travel tickets for irregular processing of passports.

This operation involved members of the municipality of Breña, Sunat, employees of the Chakra Colorado Police Station, the Immigration Service and the State Department, each of whom requested the relevant control documents for which the organization is responsible.

The prosecutor’s office began checking in the morning and did not find anything illegal in the receipt. However, the Municipal Supervision Authority is also involved and has proceeded to close the premises after noticing that the required permits are missing. civil defense.

The prosecutor in charge is Carlos Mamani Chambilla of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Crime Prevention, who was also asked if the migration authorities were going to intervene following complaints from various users about service problems and long queues outside the facility. headquarters. .

Mamani Chambilla responded that this request is still under review, but if it does, he will communicate through the appropriate channels on the actions to be taken by his team.

Chaos and excessive demand

Dozens of people spent the night outside the headquarters of the migration service, located in the Breña district, to process their passports, the necessary documents for traveling abroad.

National Superintendent of Migration Jorge Fernandez attributed the long queues recorded since dawn to the excellent call people had to take while waiting for their passports, in addition to emergencies due to travel on close dates.

A few days later, Fernandez announced that this Monday, July 25, Tuesday, July 26, and Wednesday, July 27, the headquarters of the migration service will serve all people around the clock for the delivery of passports, given the excess demand for this document from travelers.