Peruvian president’s residence raided in luxury watches probe

Police stand guard outside President Dina Boluarte’s residence (Martin Mejia/AP)

Peruvian investigators have broken into the president’s residence with a sledgehammer in a raid connected with her possession of luxury watches.

Dina Boluarte is being preliminarily investigated for possessing an undisclosed collection of watches since she came to power in July 2021 as vice president and social inclusion minister, and then as president in December 2022.