The mayor of Málaga, Francisco de la Torre, demands that the Civil Guard be allowed to shoot at drug boats and calls for more police resources in light of the shootings recorded in the city this week.
The mayor of Málaga, Francisco de la Torre, has called on Wednesday for the Civil Guard to be able to shoot at drug boats to combat drug trafficking. He made this statement at the press conference following the spokespersons' meeting prior to the full council meeting on Thursday, as reported by Diario Sur, where he demanded more police resources for the city.
De la Torre explained that the drug trafficking boats, the 600 he mentioned on Tuesday, are "very powerful" and that they must be fought against by all means. In this regard, he stated that "the drug traffickers cannot be stronger than the Government itself" and that the solution lies in allowing the Civil Guard to shoot at the vessels, not at people.
The mayor lamented that the death of young Nacho, who was shot in Barcenillas, and the shooting on Wednesday night at Muelle Uno, where a Turkish national was injured after being shot in the face, will not be addressed in the full council meeting on Thursday. The session will discuss the "invasion of Ceuta" or housing, but not public safety, an issue the mayor considers significant.
"They must allow the Civil Guard to shoot at drug boats, not at people"
The mayor plans to convey this concern to the provincial commissioner of Málaga, Roberto Rodríguez, during his inauguration, an event that will also be attended by the Government subdelegate, Javier Salas. De la Torre has insisted that Málaga needs more police resources to address this situation.
The opposition has supported the call for more resources. The socialist spokesperson, Mariano Ruiz Araujo, agreed on the need for coordination with all administrations and the Local Police, although he made "a call for calm because these are two isolated incidents." Ruiz Araujo pointed out that "Málaga has tried to be Marbella, and oh surprise, cash purchases of flats are happening, and it is a refuge for capital" from drug trafficking.
The spokesperson for Con Málaga, Nico Sguiglia, noted that mafia groups are associated with the real estate sector and money laundering, as well as with the tourism sector of the Costa del Sol, and has called for a deeper study of this issue. For his part, the spokesperson for Vox, Antonio Alcázar, expressed his concern about the "growing presence of organized crime in the city of Málaga" and demanded decisive action from the Government: "This is not normal, and it is becoming normalised, and we cannot look the other way."
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