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De La Espriella Calls for "Iron Fist" Against Crime in Colombia

Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella called on the security forces to impose the law “like a giant with an iron fist, the iron fist of the State.” During a meeting with commanders of the security forces, De la Espriella stressed that security “is the cornerstone of our government and the most forceful government policy.” The president urged the security forces to confront crime with an iron fist and stressed that “our soldiers and polic…

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The slogan was exposed in an extraordinary council at the Naval School ARC Barranquilla, before civil and military authorities, amid an escalation of violence in the metropolitan area

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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President Abelardo de la Espriella is on Sunday at an extraordinary security council at the Naval School of Non-commissioned Officers of Barranquilla. The council was convened to define a plan of clash against organized crime in the city and throughout the Atlantic department. The meeting, as shown by photos published by Última Hora Caracol, is attended by the Minister of Defense, Jorge Eduardo Mora; the Deputy Commander of the Police; the gover…

The president proposed strengthening the security forces, creating elite units of prosecutors and judges, combating extortion, and targeting the finances of criminal organizations. He also announced stricter controls on irregular migration. President Abelardo De La Espriella announced new measures to strengthen security and the fight against crime during the Security Council meeting held this Sunday in Barranquilla, which was attended by local a…

Rewards, raids, more police, co-workers and elite groups are part of the measures. Mayors of the metropolitan area asked to attack extortion.

·Bogotá, Colombia
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The president summoned mindefensa, minInterior, governor and mayors of the Atlantic after a week marked by homicides and hit man The article The wave of massacres in Barranquilla that forced De la Espriella to make an emergency security council was originally published in Las2orillas.co: Stories, voices and news from Colombia. Copyrights Las2orillas.co

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La Silla Vacía broke the news on Sunday, August 23, 2026.
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