Peru and Chile increase cooperation against human trafficking
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Officials from Peru and Chile met to share knowledge and tools to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
Peru’s Ministry of the Interior led the meeting, focusing on strengthening a joint response to these transnational crimes. Representatives discussed prevention strategies, identifying risks, and investigating these crimes, which increasingly use digital platforms to target victims. The two countries specifically examined preventative measures within the tourism sector and how to spot warning signs of trafficking and smuggling online.
They analyzed new methods used by criminal organizations and agreed on the need to improve state capabilities to anticipate and counter these recruitment tactics. Ilan Motles Esquenazi of Chile stated the meeting offered a chance to strengthen international cooperation to protect vulnerable people. Orlando Mendieta Pianto of Peru emphasized the importance of protecting unaccompanied or separated children and adolescents, sharing prevention and risk identification methods.
Peru’s Ministry of the Interior views international cooperation as essential for confronting criminal groups that exploit migration, borders, and new technologies. This collaboration stems from an agreement signed in 2017. On November 6, 2025, Peru and Chile approved a 2025-2026 roadmap outlining seven activities across five areas: prevention, prosecution, protection, data exchange, and assisted victim return.
Through these actions, Peru aims to build a coordinated state response to transnational crimes by strengthening prevention, information sharing, and the ability to disrupt criminal organizations.
