The investigation began after a news report drew attention to luxury watches she wore at public events, dating from when she took office in December 2022.

Ms Boluarte said that her Rolex was an old item that she bought with the proceeds of working since she was 18.

The government announced earlier this month it would review her asset declarations from the past two years.

Speaking last week, Ms Boluarte insisted she entered government “with clean hands” and that she would “leave it with clean hands”.

The early-morning raid on Saturday, a joint operation between the police and the prosecutor’s office, was broadcast on local television channel Latina.

Officials could be seen swarming the house in the Surquillo District of the capital, Lima, while officers blocked oncoming traffic.

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