The National Party candidate detailed her security proposal, which contemplates the repression and prevention of crime.
The National Party pre-candidate, Laura Raffo, detailed his proposal security if elected, which includes carrying out night raids and greater control of containers in the Port of Montevideo.
Raffo stressed that he has “a two-legged strategy” to combat the growing unsafety and highlighted that on the one hand it includes “the repression of crime, which is what they ask of us everywhere we visit,” along with the prevention of crime, on which he indicated that he will propose “long-term measures.”
The reference of Add He highlighted that regarding immediate actions “this government has made a lot of progress, but there is still a lot to do” and warned that “people want us to arrest the criminal today, try him today and go to jail today.”
Regarding his proposal, he explained that he supports “night raids with the judge’s order”, an issue that can be validated this year, while he also called for strengthening the Republican Guard.
Strengthen surveillance in the Port of Montevideo
To combat the smuggling and the drug trafficking, Raffo aimed to “use more technology” in the Port of Montevideo and assured that he seeks “that all containers leaving the port are scanned.”
“We are going to double the surveillance cameras and use a new software that allows us to prevent where crime is,” anticipated the white candidate. Regarding her strategy, she concluded: “We are going to repress today and prevent for the long term and thus ensure that many children who are on drugs today get out of that situation.”
It is worth remembering that the Port of Montevideo moved a record total of containers, with a total of 702,187 TEUs (the unit equivalent to a 20-foot container) in 2023, equivalent to 70% more than the record prepandemic.
To control this load, the government acquired three scanners which are expected to begin to be active from next month and control 8 out of every 10 containers that pass through Uruguay.
Source: Ambito
