Bullrich and Petri involve the Armed Forces in internal security tasks The Army will participate in border control in northern Salta

“We come to prevent organized crime from entering our borders. That’s why the Armed Forces join the federal and provincial security forces. We believe it’s essential to control our borders and that’s why we’re here,” Defense Minister Luis Petri said in a video that spread on social networks after [...]

Hundreds of troops have already been mobilized. In provocative tone, the operation was called "Julio Argentino Roca." A commando involved in the illegal repression during the last dictatorship will also participate. The concern of the specialists regarding the lack of transparency about the methods of combat.

After several attempts, the government finally launched its plan to involve the Armed Forces in internal security tasks. Hundreds of Army personnel have already been mobilized to Salta, where they are being trained in border control tasks with Bolivia. The goal of Patricia Bullrich and her Defense Representative, Luis Petri, is to have some 1,300 soldiers permanently deployed between the border cities of Salvador Mazza and Misión La Paz, along a…