Uruguay to Deploy Army Armored Vehicles to Patrol High-Crime Montevideo Neighborhoods
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Uruguay to deploy army armored vehicles to patrol high-crime Montevideo neighborhoods
Uruguay's government announced that twelve Mamba MK-7 armored vehicles from the National Army will begin to patrol, under police command, the Montevideo neighborhoods with the highest crime rates, a measure to reinforce the fight against organized crime that has opened debate in the political system. Interior Minister Carlos Negro confirmed that his ministry is working on a “very advanced” agreement with the Defense Ministry to carry out the deployment in the coming days.
The President of the Republic, Yamandú Orsi, provided clarifications from the department of Paysandú on the government initiative to incorporate armoured vehicles of the National Army into public security operations in areas of high criminal complexity. The president explained that the ministerial technical teams are in the process of defining the best legal form to implement the transfer and use of such logistical equipment, assessing whether t…
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