The Minister of Defense, Pedro Sánchez, also ordered the Military Forces and the National Police for an operational deployment in that area.
The National Government offered a reward of up to 50 million pesos for the criminals who intimidated travelers and transporters on the road that communicates to the department of Nariño and Cauca.
Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez said that He also ordered the military forces and the National Police to carry out an operational deployment in this area of the country to guarantee security to the inhabitants of the region and the drivers of cargo vehicles.
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“After the cowards made in the last hours, where criminals intimidated To travelers and transporters on the road that communicates to Nariño and Cauca, near the board, the actions to recover control in that region of the country were immediately initiated, “said Minister Sánchez.
He added that All capacities were arranged by land and air to locate the criminal structure Responsible for this cowardly fact, as well as to release the kidnapped driver.
The tLoad and fuel ransporters have been denouncing continuous assaults by strongly armed men in the limits of the departments of Cauca and Nariño.
On August 22, in that area of the territory, a driver of a tank that moved through the swirl corregimiento with 11,300 gallons of fuel was kidnapped by criminals.
The vehicle was taken To another area to get the fuel that was destined Final the city of Ipiales.
Last June, The National Government had announced a strategy to shield the main roads of the countryincluding the Pan -American; However, the public order situation in the region has worsened.
Source: Integrated information system
