The issue popped up after three policemen died in the line of duty, leading the National Congress to hasten the approval of a package of laws.

“We are clear that the level of insecurity is quite strong, it is not a minor issue, but we must also remember that this originated after the 1973 coup when drug trafficking, money laundering and other crimes broke out,” Lagos declared to Prensa Latina.

In Lagos’s opinion, what has been done during the current administration in terms of resources and material and human efforts to face the problem is incomparably superior to everything that has been undertaken in governments since 1990 up to now.

As examples he cited some measures that they have been working on for some time, such as the transfer of 1.5 billion dollars to strengthen security and improve police equipment and the implementation of a plan in 30 communes where the most serious crimes are concentrated.

Despite the boycott from the right, the government is trying to enact laws that allow thorough investigations of money laundering invested in real estate and casinos, because drug trafficking is a business.

The opposition is taking advantage of the current situation to impose repressive measures that are ineffective against organized crime, due to the fact that their objective is to discredit the Government and legitimize the repression of social protest, Lagos denounced.

The rapid modernization of the carabineers is also necessary, particularly in preventive procedures and systems, in order to fight criminal groups. Other necessary measures are, help to poor families so that their children and grandchildren get out of organized crime, where they are used in assaults and vehicle thefts, and also increasing ties with neighboring countries in the struggle against these evils, the political analyst said.

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