Bolivian police launch high-impact plan in Santa Cruz with more than 60 vehicles and air patrols

More than 60 police vehicles and two helicopters have been deployed across Santa Cruz under Bolivia’s new Plan Alto Impacto. The operation aims to increase police visibility and strengthen prevention in areas identified through crime mapping as carrying greater risks.

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We are deploying this high-impact service so that we can create a greater police presence in different strategic areas, according to the georeferencing of crime.

The deployment began at the Parque Urbano, where Police Commander General Javier Álvarez Arizmendi supervised the operation with Santa Cruz departmental commander David Gómez. Police sent more than 40 four-wheel motorized units and more than 20 motorcycles into different parts of the city.

Álvarez said the plan followed a diagnosis carried out during his visit to Santa Cruz. It introduces more focused patrol models intended to identify high-risk sectors and improve the ability of police units to prevent and respond to crime. Units were deployed in areas including Plan Tres Mil, Los Lotes and central Santa Cruz.

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We are using absolutely all the logistical resources available.

"We are deploying this high-impact service so that we can create a greater police presence in different strategic areas, according to the georeferencing of crime," Álvarez said. He added that the police were using all available logistical resources. The operation was expected to continue until the early hours of the morning.

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What we want is to implement and innovate with new patrol models, focused patrols for updating crime data, so that we can focus on and identify those areas of greatest risk and consequently create greater security.

During the deployment, Álvarez also addressed the investigation into the killing of José Luis Bravo Moreno, known as "El Hormiga," in the Urubó area. He said specialized units had made substantial progress and that authorities would soon provide information on the identification of one or more possible perpetrators. He declined to give further details, saying that could affect the investigation.

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We have made important progress. Our specialized units and the Bolivian Police have already begun the relevant inquiries, and we have made substantial progress.