The government held a security summit to revive the Safe Border Plan

The government held in Antofagasta the first security summit in the northern macrozone to take measures to deal with new criminal outbursts and for the revival of the plan " Frontera Norte Segura ", announced a few weeks ago by President Sebastián Piñera .

The meeting was chaired by the Ministers of the Interior, Andrés Chadwick and the Defense, Alberto Espina and the Under-Secretary of the Interior, Rodrigo Ubilla with the participation of parliamentarians authorities of the regions of the northern macrozone and the high hands of the Armed Forces and the Order .

The initiative seeks to enhance security at border posts of the Macrozone composed of Arica and Parinacota regions ] Tarapacá Antofagasta and Atacama .

Minister Chadwick explained that "in the northern zone we must achieve certain objectives concerning the safety of citizens and, the first, which was part of our meeting, is the power to develop revive and improve the border security plan . "

" We want to strengthen border control with technology ] staffing and basically with coordination and collaboration among institutions "said the Secretary of State. [19659003] In the case revealed figures which put in the arena the necessity of stopping the perpetration of crimes in this field as drug trafficking contraband tobacco receipt of vehicles who are often stolen from other parts of the country and released in unactivated stages, Trafficking Trafficking in persons and even hitmen

The authorities also carried out flying aboard an aircraft CASA P-295 which possesses high technology

Espina engages in the cooperation of the armed forces.

Meanwhile, the mid The Defense Minister badured that the Armed Forces will lend their cooperation to secure the border points of the country.

"We believe that the contribution of our experience the skill and technology for such a noble struggle still retaining our independence but being part of a team that works with the government and the Ministry of the Interior and all other authorities, (will help) make our borders safer, "Espina pointed out.

Asim He put the focus on the work that needs to be developed in the commercial maritime perimeter of the country where several illegal acts were also detected, such as the entry of substances unlawful.