Yacuiba: Police seeking identity of those who caused damage to Senasag checkpoint

The National Police has launched an investigation to identify those involved. The Senasag checkpoint in Campo Pajoso was burned. Yakuba (Tarija).

According to him Deputy Minister for Anti-Smuggling, Police agencies collect all the information necessary to sanction them.

More than fifty people gathered, most of them wine merchants and retailers. Protest against customs controls Prevent contraband from leaving.

“There are no detainees. But they are being investigated for damage to the state’s physical infrastructure,” said a source at the deputy ministry for combating smuggling.

Central government directive Military personnel deployed in border towns of Yacuiba and Bermejo However, Deputy Minister Pedro Daniel Vargas warned that they have received threats of confrontation from these hostile groups, mainly in Yacuba.

As part of the plan, controls were tightened to prevent national food from entering Argentine territory.

This Saturday afternoon, a group of Bagalleros transporting goods at the border crossing burned down the Senasag checkpoint in the city of Yacuba. Refusing to accept controls imposed by national authorities to stop smuggling, This is according to local media in the area.

According to Radio Emisora ​​Lider Yacuiba,The riots began when Bagalleros attempted to seize the Aroma III Cavalry Regimenta. The military supported the customs in controlling smuggling. When they failed to achieve their goal, they moved to the control point of the National Agricultural Health and Food Safety Service (Senasag) and set it on fire.

According to images circulating on social networks, the attack was coordinated and militants can be seen setting fire to the Senasag checkpoint, completely destroying the facility and all equipment used for health control.

Computers, desks and records were reduced to ashes. Firefighters and police quickly arrived at the scene to control the fire and secure the area.

The militants demanded the withdrawal of the army from the border and the return of a vehicle containing contraband. In addition, they rejected the recent statement of Defense Minister Edmundo Novello, which reported that controls would be carried out at the border to allow Only household consumption products within 50 kilometers of the country are allowed to enter.

“All contraband will be confiscated,” said Defense Secretary Edmundo Novillo Aguilar, who was in our city.

The minister stressed that the government has prioritized this task due to economic changes in neighboring countries and the need to protect Bolivia’s economic stability and internal market.

“First, we must secure the Bolivian market. Priority will be given to the consumption of our residents,” he declared.

The controls were seen as a provocation by Bagaleros, unleashing their anger and leading to the attacks. The motorway in Campopayoso remains blocked by protesters who have set fire to tires and set up roadblocks to prevent vehicles from passing.

The situation there remains tense, with a strong police and military presence trying to maintain order.