Colombia, Transporters Ask for More Security on the Highways

•Although there is a soldier every two kilometers, on Tuesday there will be a meeting between the minister of Defense, Rodrigo Rivera, and Ricardo Virviescas, the secretary general of the Asociación Colombiana de Camioneros (ACC), to discuss increased security on the highways.
•Virviescas expresses worry that armed groups are operating in places in which there is more law enforcement.
•The report from rcnradio.com states that last week, armed groups burned trucks on the route Buenaventura – Buga.
•The ACC asking for more effective action from law enforcement, not an increase in military presence. Read Article