The Secretary of Public Security, Omar García Harfuchreported that on instructions from the president Claudia Sheinbaumthis Tuesday he will move, along with the general secretary of Defense, Ricardo Trevillaa Michoacan where they will meet with the governor, Alfredo Ramírez and other people to review the issue of the extortion of lemon trees.
He said that arrests have been made regarding the murder of the lemon leader, Bernardo Bravo“there is important progress, there have been arrests and we are going to continue with this.”
Harfuch assures that extortion is going down
In this context, he assured that the crime of extortion has been decreasing since the National Strategy against this crime began, which is why 74% of extortion attempts were frustrated thanks to the real support of the 089 operators.
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“When we say yes, it is working, it does not mean that the problem is rooted, but the numbers are very, very measurable. Thanks to the trust of the citizens and the fact that where the number 089 has been or is being consolidated as an effective reporting tool, but above all reliable,” said the person in charge of the country’s security.
He pointed out that crimes such as extortion and kidnapping require accompaniment to the victim and 089 allows the victim to be accompanied “where we have managed to immediately cut off communication, which results in more than 59 thousand calls”.
In this way he reported that at September 30they have stopped more than 400 people for the crime of extortion in coordination with state governments. And he said that the reform also standardizes the actions of how to investigate the crime of extortion with the local prosecutor’s offices, “and most importantly, the protection of the victims. We do not need, as such, the victim to go, that is, to be prosecuted ex officio.”
They reinforce security in Sinaloa
Due to the 15 murders recorded in Sinaloa During this weekend, the Secretary of Security reported that the president, Sheinbaum Pardoordered a new reinforcement.
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“The general secretary, the admiral secretary, was just there where more troops, more personnel and above all more investigation cells were left and placed. We are not saying that the situation is resolved in any way, what we are telling the people of Sinaloa is that we are also working on strengthening the local security institutions and that we will be there permanently until the situation decreases.”
He said that last week they had very important arrests this week, “and we have been reporting it promptly, but let the citizens know that Sinaloa is a priority, not only for the security cabinet, but it is a priority instruction from President Claudia Sheinbaum.”
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