National Police spokesman, Frank Durán Mejía announced the “Preventive Plan for Christmas Security 2018” kicked in on Monday, 3 December at 9:30am. More officers have been added to the patrols. Last year there were 24,023 police officers and 2,900 members of the Armed Forces patrolling the streets during the Christmas season. National Police director, Major General Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte, says this year there would be 26,238 police officers on the streets and more than 3,000 military for a total of 29,538 people. The holiday season lasts all December and ends after Three Kings Day, on 6 January 2018.
The team of men and women includes the National Police men and women, but also members of the General Department of Terrestrial Transit Security (DIGESETT), and the Departments of Investigation and Antinarcotics. Also involved would be the tourist police (CESTUR) and the Military and Police Commission (COMIPOL).
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Policia Nacional
4 December 2018
