On the morning of this Thursday, May 23, the director of the National Police, General William René Salamanca revealed exclusively to EL TIEMPO, details of his meeting with Anner Milgram, the director of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, DEAworldwide, who was in Colombia on an official visit this week.
The meeting with Milgram took place under the greatest secrecy in General Salamanca’s office, on Monday, May 20, before the director of the Police traveled to Cauca; In fact, the officer highlighted the official’s words of encouragement for the death of patrolmen Jaime Andrés Calderón Reyes and Diego David López Domínguezin the midst of the dissidents’ attack on Morales in Cauca.
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General Salamanca assured this newspaper that it was a very fruitful meeting because, among others, it was agreed that the Colombian Police “you will have real time access” to all the information that the DEA has in its 355 offices around the world.
The information will be specified through the DEA office in Bogotá, in fact, Anner Milgram is considered one of the most powerful and important women in the world since she is in charge – as director of the DEA – of nearly 10,000 public officials, including almost 5,000 special agents. and 800 intelligence analysts, who work in 239 offices in the United States and 92 more located in 69 other countries.
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Colombian Police Summit DEA Agents
Photo:National Police
Common front against invisible drug traffickers
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The director of the DEA told General Salamanca that she is concerned about the increase in the use of bank accounts to launder drug trafficking money – which would be directly related to the movements of ‘invisible drug traffickers’. and that, therefore, it is essential to strengthen international cooperation against cryptocurrencies.
Therefore, the director of the Police told EL TIEMPO that a special team will be formed to confront this phenomenon, through the training and strengthening of cooperating agents for the development of high-impact investigations.
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And for this, the senior officer stated that sand the DEA groups in Colombia will be strengthened, especially against cybercrime, tracking of capital, firearms and chemical substances.
“We are redoubling our efforts, especially to continue dismantling the ‘Gulf clan’, prevent those extraditable from returning to Colombia from returning to their criminal adventures and identify more invisible drug traffickers“General Salamanca assured this newspaper.
Anner Milgram, global director of the DEA
Photo:National Police
Mixture of cocaine and fentanyl grows
More than 590 tons of coca seized
The director of the Police reiterated that Colombia and the United States are allies in the fight against drug trafficking, and along those lines he said that, “only during the current government of President Gustavo Petro Urrego, The National Police has seized 590 tons of cocaine and 576 of marijuana“, destroyed 5,537 infrastructures for the production of narcotics, captured 356 extraditables and seized 5,755 assets, valued at 415 million dollars.”
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He pointed out that corruption is a challenge that must be addressed from the global context and strategies will be articulated to contain this scourge.
General William René Salamanca indicated to this newspaper that his message to Mrs. Milgram was one, that, “These overwhelming results against transnational organized crime are the best demonstration of how dynamic and fluid the close cooperation between the Colombian National Police and the DEA is.which will continue to be of vital importance to defeat one of the worst threats against humanity, such as illicit drug trafficking.”
Alicia Liliana Méndez
Deputy Editor Justice
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