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Puerto Rican government advocates in Washington for more Coast Guard presence

The Secretary of the Department of Public Safety, Alexis Torres, has meetings with the Joe Biden administration and in Congress

December 2, 2022 - 2:01 PM

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Personal de la Guardia Costera transporta al puerto de San Juan los fardos con cocaína ocupados este jueves, 6 de octubre de 2022.

Torres proposed a strategy for the Caribbean that “identifies the real threats posed” by the major drug trafficking organizations in the region. (Facebook)

By José A. Delgado

Corresponsal de El Nuevo Día en Washington D. C.jose.delgado@gfrmedia.com

Washington – Puerto Rico Public Safety Secretary Alexis Torres made a call to the Joe Biden administration asking for more resources and federal teams to the island and proposed yesterday that the U.S. Coast Guard establish substations in Vieques and Mayagüez to intensify the fight against drug trafficking in the caribbean region closest to the island.