Peruvian authorities raided President Dina Boluarte’s home on Saturday as part of an ongoing corruption investigation related to undisclosed luxury watches.
According to a police document obtained about 40 officials were involved in the raid, which was searching for Rolex watches that Boluarte had not publicly declared.
The raid “is for the purpose of search and seizure,” police said.
The embattled president did not appear to be home at the time. Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzen slammed the raid as an “intolerable outrage” and “disproportionate and unconstitutional.”
Authorities launched an investigation into Boluarte this month after a news outlet drew attention to pictures of her sporting luxury watches at public events.
Saturday’s raid, a joint operation between the police and the prosecutor’s office, was broadcast on local television channel Latina.
Government agents could be seen surrounding the house in the Surquillo District of the capital Lima while officers blocked oncoming traffic.
The surprise, early-morning raid was requested by the public prosecutor and authorized by the Supreme Court of Preparatory Investigation.
It came after prosecutors refused Boluarte’s request for more time to respond to a subpoena demanding she furnish proof of purchase for her watches.
