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Police Move From La Paz to San Matías to Reinforce Operations After the Death of a Lieutenant in an Armed Attack

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Lieutenant Yerson Salazar lost his life in an armed attack in the border municipality of San Matías, in the department of Santa Cruz. [Reference photo ] / Police are displaced to San Matías Source: Unitel In the face of the violent events...
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According to the authorities, the perpetrator of the police death would be among those arrested.

Almost a week after the last wave of crimes that left five people murdered, including a police lieutenant, law enforcement officials intensified their raids in San Matías on Tuesday with the deployment of a new contingent of specialized units to find the killers responsible for the attacks recorded in the border area. The entrance intensified rakes to capture hitmen in San Matías was first published in El Diario

The action left two captured and destroyed a complex destined for the production of cocaine hydrochloride.

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The presence of military personnel at the borders, as in the case of the municipality of San Matías, is permanent and does not constitute a militarization, said Monday the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces (FFAA), General Víctor Hugo Balderrama. “The presence of our units at the border is permanent. Our units have always been at the border; we cannot talk about militarization,” said the military chief.

Lieutenant Yerson Salazar lost his life in an armed attack in the border municipality of San Matías, in the department of Santa Cruz. [Reference photo ] / Police are displaced to San Matías Source: Unitel In the face of the violent events...

Fact Sheet: The court ordered 180 days of pretrial detention for the alleged killer of police officer Yerson S. A., who died on July 30 in San Matías, Santa Cruz, during a shootout. Tap to see the full context. Context: Police officer Yerson S. A. was killed in an armed ambush while investigating the murder of four people at a ranch. The assailant was captured hours later and charged with criminal association. Departmental Commander David Gómez …

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Periódico La Patria broke the news on Monday, August 3, 2026.
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