The governor of Salta, Gustavo Sáenz, today called on the National Congress to "pass the law on shooting down planes and installing radar systems". This refers to the crash of an aircraft carrying over 300 kilos of drugs, which went down in Rosario de la Frontera, about 180 kilometers south of the provincial capital.
In a social media post, Sáenz stated, "We get no respite in the fight against drug trafficking. I am the first governor in history to have achieved that all federal forces are today guarding and watching over our border. It is fundamental." He also asked that "national lawmakers support this measure" and reiterated that he "will not take a single step back in the fight against drug trafficking." He concluded: "We will continue to fight all the necessary battles to protect the people of Salta and defend our border."
The plane, with Bolivian registration, crashed on Wednesday near Rosario de la Frontera. The two pilots and two other people linked to the case were detained there. Additionally, police seized 364 kilos of cocaine, part of it hidden in the aircraft's fuselage and the rest concealed in a nearby farm.
"And that is why I ask the national legislators, as I have done on other occasions, that the law on shooting down planes and radarizing the entire border be treated. We have more than 700 kilometers of border and it is necessary. But it is not enough, it is not sufficient."
