Pablo Javkin thanked the government for its measures, but warned: “If there are drugs in Rosario, it’s because they cross the border”.

This Wednesday, the Minister of Security, Hannibal Fernandezwill put into service in Rosario the new troops which will come to reinforce the Federal Forces Unified Command in the context of the violent situation that the city is going through. The situation in the city of Santa Fe is critical and its mayor, Pablo Javkinasks that they “take care” of them.

Yesterday, President Alberto Fernández announced the dispatch of more federal security agents to reach the 1,400 soldiers available, as part of a series of measures aimed at strengthening the fight against drug trafficking. In addition, he communicated the participation of the Company of Army Engineers in the “urbanization of the popular neighborhoods” of this city of Santa Fe,

“The President’s message lists many of the issues we raised and it has to do with the whole approach: the money laundering situation, the presence on the streets of the city, the possibility of having the army collaborate,” he said. Javkinin dialogue with Radio Urbana Play.

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On this point, he complained about the delay in the presence of the Federal Forces in Rosario, knowing that it is a key district, to have one of the most important ports in the country. “I refuse that the Federal Forces are not in the most important logistics node in Argentina, and therefore the place where drug trafficking operates the most. We are part of Argentina, the forces are federal. They have to be at the borders, they have to be at the major ports and they have to be at the land receiving logistics nodes,” he said.

And he added on this subject:If there are drugs in Rosario, it’s because they cross the border. If there are weapons in Rosario, it is because illegal weapons circulate and arrive here. It’s a test, today you have many places in Argentina with violent situationswhich do not have the level of those of Rosario, but they have the same configuration”.

“There is a feeling of worry. These people send videos, the power that prison sometimes gives… People who were still in this place dealing drugs the day there were roundups,” said the mayor of Rosario, referring to the attack of the house of a merchant linked to Cristian Carlos Villazón, alias “El Salteño”a man imprisoned for homicide.

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Similarly, Javkin referred to the current situation in the neighborhood where he was murdered. maximum sherry, the 12-year-old boy. “Since last night, police custody has been maintained, and so far we have had no new events, but obviously the feeling of the neighbors is worrying, because these people are sending videos. So that we understand, this area had detained the leader of this group and on the same day of the January 21 raids, there were people who continued to traffic drugs in the locality.

“Fed up with what happened with Maxi and the boys, made the neighborhood react like he did. And of course now you have to be present there, effectively taking care of the neighbours,” added the mayor of Rosario.

And say: “We are trying to contain the situation in the neighborhood. There are several hypotheses. Those believed to be the perpetrators of the act are currently in custody. Of course now you have to be present taking care of the neighbours”.

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