Attacks with explosives guided through drones are one of the strategies that armed groups in the country, such as the FARC dissidents, have used in recent months.
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These types of attacks with lethal results, which have also been carried out in different parts of the world, have the Alarms in Cali and the Cauca Valleywhere violent actions have intensified in recent months.
Faced with these types of threats, the governor of Valle del Cauca, Dilian Francisca Toro, announced the purchase of technological devices to help counteract these types of armed strategies.
“We are going to buy technological equipment to be able to inhibit signals from these drones, we are already in that process. The Army and the Police are going to tell us which is the most suitable technological device to be able to buy and we are going to acquire for emergencybecause we cannot wait for them to buy it from the Ministry of Defense,” said the president.
The governor of Valle del Cauca, Dilian Francisca Toro, asks for more security for the department.
Photo:Governorate of Valle del Cauca
Although he recognized that the support that the national government has given him in strengthening the force, he considers that “more support is missing in logistical, technological and social issues.”
“We cannot wait for who knows how long, while they are throwing grenades at us from a drone and that affects our civilian populationthen we are going to acquire them (the technological devices),” said Toro.
The president also considers that “it is urgent for the national government to make decisions such as intervening in the illegal road built by armed groups that passes through Jamundí, as well as preventing the illegal gas stations continue operating. In addition, we need more social investment and develop programs to replace illegal economies.”
Mayor of Cali also asks for more support
During a speech, the President of the Republic, Gustavo Petro, ordered the General of the National Police, William Salamanca, to activate a ‘lock zone’ to ensure the development of COP16, which will take place in the capital of Valle del Cauca.
“I ask General Salamanca, in accordance with global protocols for this type of event, that the ‘lock zone’ be built now, which will allow absolute security in this city so affected by the violence for a long timein the development of COP16 and from then on in the experience that follows so that Cali leaves the most violent cities in the world,” said the Colombian president.
Through his account on X, the mayor of Cali, Alejandro Eder, asked the national leader to speed up various security issues that are required in the capital of Valle del Cauca.
“President, here is a committed team, which, hand in hand with authority, is achieving conclusive results. Thank you for your support; I propose that we move forward with the arrival of the police, prioritizing resources in judicial investigation capacities and the penitentiary system. With With the support of the national government and our Public Force, we can be a national and international example of citizen security,” said Eder.
