Yesterday, the United Inter-Guild Committee for the Atlantic described the absence of the mayor of Barranquilla as a “rude” Jaime Pumarejoto the meeting called for 11 am yesterday with the merchants affected by extortion.
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This committee, made up of associations such as Undeco, Fenacoven, Asaba and Asocentrowas the organizer of the march that took place on February 24 in the city center to demand greater security from the authorities.
As they reported in the last hours, they waited an hour, but the president “never arrived” and they did not know the reasons for the event.
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“With surprise we see that the Mayor’s Office has made us rude. We feel mocked, therefore we made the decision to return and continue with all the management that we are doing before the National Government so that it is he who intervenes and solves this problem, “he said. the vice president of Undeco, Orlando Jiménez.
According to this entity, more than 50 business They have closed due to extortion.
More Gaula men and rewards
Faced with the panorama of insecurity in this sector of commerce, the District announced yesterday the arrival of 30 men from the Gaul and the payment of rewards to merchants who report cases of extortion that end with the capture of criminals.
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What’s more the Metropolitan Police of Barranquilla reported that to date there have been 251 arrests of people associated with extortion cases.
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