The governor of Salta, Gustavo Sáenz, demanded that the National Congress approve a Law of Shootdown and an integrated radarization plan for the borders of Northern Argentina, following the discovery of a crashed Bolivian plane carrying cocaine in Rosario de la Frontera.
The aircraft crashed while attempting to land on a clandestine runway, and during a joint operation between provincial and federal forces, two people were arrested and 364 kilos of cocaine, which had been buried in the area, were seized.
«The discovery of this drug plane demonstrates that we urgently need radarization and a shootdown law,» affirmed the Salta governor in a video posted on his social networks.
Sáenz thanked the joint work carried out by the Salta Police, the National Gendarmerie, the Airport Security Police (PSA), the Rural Police, and the Federal Prosecutor's Office under Prosecutor Villalba.
«The truth is that we get no respite in the fight against drug trafficking,» he stated.
The governor emphasized that his administration achieved, for the first time, the presence of all federal forces guarding the Salta border, although he warned that this «is not enough» to curb the advance of drug trafficking.
«It is necessary for national legislators to pass the Shootdown Law and the radarization of all borders. This is fundamental to continue firm in our fight against drug trafficking,» he affirmed.
Salta shares more than 890 kilometers of international border: 534 with Bolivia, 294 with Chile, and 66 with Paraguay, making it one of the provinces most exposed to the illegal transit of drugs.
Sáenz also aligned with the national government's policy on security and drug trafficking.
«Thank you again to Minister Bullrich, Minister Petri, and all those who understood that the Northern border was completely neglected. We will continue working together, with more force than ever, to finally put an end to these criminals and organized crime,» he concluded.
«We have more than 700 kilometers of border».
