2024-02-18 07:06:47
The Network will allow immediate communication 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Latin American countries are going through an unprecedented security crisis due to the expansion of drug trafficking cartelsthis is why the Andean Security Network was created.
According to the survey by the Center for International Studies of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (CEIUC), this situation caused insecurity, organized crime and drug trafficking to be considered the main risk in Latin America.
Also, Jorge Sahd, director of CEIUC said “eight out of 10 countries “The highest homicide rates in the world are found in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
This is why this Tuesday the Resolutive Action Plan (PAR) was approved, which integrates the new Network to confront drug trafficking.
Andean Security Network: who makes it up and what is its purpose
Their members are Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peruwhere through this organization they will be able to have immediate communication 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The constant transfer of information will help increase border, immigration and customs surveillance.
The countries that make up the Andean Security Network They will have a period of 15 days to confirm who will be the representatives of each one.
But, for the moment, they have been discussed 13 points where the most important are: actions at the borders, control of illicit trafficking and reinforcement of border surveillance to combat drug trafficking, human trafficking, illegal mining and arms trafficking.
Also, a regional observatorywhere its function will be to process and analyze existing information on organized crime.
Following the unanimous condemnation of the violent attacks that broke out in Ecuador after the leader of the Los Choneros gang, El Fito, escaped from a prison in Guayaquil, the Andean Council would have decided to hold an extraordinary session.
In the country, the public security expert and Academic at the University of Santiago, Jorge Arayareferred to the creation of the Andean Network in an interview with TVN, where he said that “I hope Chile joins this initiative”.