The Minister of Defense, Luis Lara, will offer details of the work of the Joint Task Force created by the incidents that in Esmeraldas caused 511 violent deaths, attacks with car bombs and other crimes during 2022.
The activity will take place this Tuesday, January 17, at the Mataje binational bridge, it was reported.
Lara and the military high command arrived in Esmeraldas on Monday afternoon.
Fausto Buenaño joins the Esmeraldas Joint Task Force, a province that will incorporate 200 new police officers in the face of insecurity
They held a working meeting with Governor Tania Obando and commanders of the Land, Navy and Police forces of Esmeraldas.
Mataje bridge opening
Businessmen and tourists from Ecuador and Colombia insist on the opening of the binational Mataje bridge, which has been closed since the COVID-19 pandemic.
They also made known incidents between two irregular groups that operate on the coast of Nariño.
These are the Oliver Sinisterra Front and Urial Rondón, who fight for control of coca plantations and corridors of controlled substances.
Minister of Defense, Luis Lara, and Secretary of Security, Diego Ordóñez, confirmed the work of the Joint Task Force on the northern border
There were also complaints about the lack of construction of the Border Assistance Center (Cebaf), on the Ecuadorian side.
Only the regulated passage of people on foot over the Mataje bridge is maintained during the day.
Meanwhile, the military patrols for twelve sites, some illegal, are maintained between the maritime zone of Palma Real and Tobar Donoso, borders between Esmeraldas and Carchi. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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