Peruvian police and public prosecution agents raided the presidential palace in Lima on Tuesday in an unsuccessful bid to arrest Yenifer Paredes, the sister-in-law of President Pedro Castillo, for alleged corruption and money laundering, APA reports citing AFP.

The unprecedented police operation was carried out after the prosecutor’s office requested a “raid” of the “residential area of the government palace,” the Court of Justice said in a statement.

After almost four hours of searching, the agents left the presidential residence without finding Paredes, who now appears to be a fugitive from justice.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency