The national deputy of the PP for the Region of Murcia, Isabel Borrego, has denounced this Friday the "forgetfulness and abandonment" that, in her opinion, members of the Civil Guard in the autonomous community suffer from the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the Government delegate, Francisco Lucas, according to the party itself.
After a meeting with representatives of the Unified Association of Civil Guards (AUGC), in which the 'popular' deputy Miriam Guardiola also took part, Borrego focused on the insufficiency of means of the Armed Institute to deal with the narco-boats operating on the Murcian coast.
According to what the agents conveyed to the PP, this lack of resources "severely" limits the operational capacity of the Benemérita, especially in night services, preventive tasks, and continuous coastal surveillance.
From the PP, they have warned that, in recent months, the Civil Guard has been observing an "uncontrolled increase" in drug trafficking, as well as the arrival of dinghies and narco-dinghies. Added to this is that "the phenomenon of 'petaqueo' is proliferating," a practice that consists of supplying fuel at sea to vessels dedicated to drug trafficking.
During the meeting with the national deputy, the representatives of the civil guards expressed their "weariness" with this situation and demanded their support "immediately," so that Sánchez's Government reinforces the human and material resources of the Civil Guard, especially "given the potential increase in drug trafficking on our coasts."
According to the PP, the agents assigned to the surveillance and control of the regional coast only have three boats, "almost inoperative," one of them with more than 20 years of service. Along these lines, the party has criticized that the central Executive "is always making promises that they will provide them with more resources, but they are never fulfilled."
"They even lack bulletproof vests," stressed Borrego, who explained that the PP has promoted a battery of parliamentary initiatives in the Regional Assembly, Congress, and Senate to demand that the Government of Spain provide this Corps with the necessary resources so that it can carry out its work with greater safety guarantees.
PP's national plan against drug trafficking
Faced with this scenario, the parliamentarian has announced that the PP is finalizing an action plan against drug trafficking and organized crime that includes a reinforcement of human and material resources, as well as a toughening of penalties for these types of crimes.
The plan foresees equipping the Maritime Service of the Civil Guard with non-lethal means to neutralize drug-trafficking speedboats; toughening the Penal Code against drug trafficking and organized crime; and reinforcing the legal and material protection of the Civil Guard, the National Police, Customs officers, and prison officials.
In addition, the PP proposes that crimes linked to drug trafficking become the responsibility of the National High Court, the creation of specialized jurisdictions, and that national police officers and civil guards be recognized as a high-risk profession.