Armed police raided Peru’s government palace and the private home of President Dina Boluarte in search of Rolexes and other luxury watches as part of a preliminary corruption inquiry.
Police broke down the door to her property after officials apparently ignored orders to open up.
The probe was prompted by Peruvian news outlet La Encerrona’s investigation into Boluarte’s watches.
After reviewing thousands of photographs of the President, La Encerrona determined that Boluarte owned at least 14 luxury watches.
Peruvian media have since dubbed the incident the “Rolex case.”
Boularte had denied any wrongdoing before the raid, saying anything she owned was a result of her hard work.
“I came to the presidential palace with my hands clean and I will leave with my hands clean as I have promised the Peruvian people,” she said.
