The National government will send federal, navy and military police to Rosario, Santa Fe, to help local forces combat a spike in homicides linked to organized crime after four people were murdered in the past week. President Javier Milei and Security Minister Patricia Bullrich created a Crisis Committee at the request of Santa Fe governor Maximiliano Pullaro to respond to the spike in violence in the city. In recent years, homicides in Rosario have skyrocketed as a product of organized crime and the drug trade. The message said gangs from around the city are now united in a “war” against governor Maximiliano Pullaro and local Security Minister Pablo Cococcioni to demand the authorities let them see their families. In text released with the image, the authorities promised that matters would “get worse” for the inmates.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald March 11, 2024 12:29 UTC