Trujillo Announces Mobilization for Crimes in Pataz · Global Voices

Pedro Yaranga, during an interview on RPP TV. Source: RPP The specialist on terrorism and drug trafficking issues, Pedro Yaranga, questioned the government's decision to militarize the province of Pataz, in the region of La Libertad, as a strategy to combat organized crime linked to illegal mining, after the murder of thirteen workers within a socavón.During an interview on RPP TV's Fire Test program, Yaranga warned that, if the Executive reall…

Authorities, ronderos, artisanal miners and residents of various parts of the La Libertad region will participate on Wednesday, May 21, in a march in Trujillo to demand that the government implement effective measures in the fight against crime. SEE MORE: La Libertad: People participate in march in PatazProtestaThe mayor of the Provincial Municipality of Pataz, Aldo Carlos Mariños, yesterday convened this mobilization, whose main objective is to…