Santos orders intervention after torture houses found in Pacific port city
Santos orders intervention after torture houses found in Pacific port city
Mar 6, 2014 posted by Connor Paige
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday said he has ordered security forces to take action in the Pacific port town of Buenaventura after the discovery of four houses meant to torture and dismember people.The order followed after months of growing complaints of horrific violence, drug trafficking and other illicit activity inflicted by criminal organizations present in the city.
Santos told Caracol Radio that “Buenaventura has become a type of laboratory for these criminal organizations, they have taken over drug trafficking routes and the business of smuggling and have displayed a type of war befitting true mafias.” Santos’ call for action came months after the United Nations called on authorities to act against the ongoing crisis in Buenaventura caused by staggering poverty levels and increasing homicides.
Chop houses
Authorities in Colombia’s largest Pacific port city said Wednesday they were able to determine the locations of the “chop houses” using forensic lights able to detect blood stains left on the walls and floors after gruesome murders and dismemberments, reported local media.
More:
http://colombiareports.co/colombian-president-orders-intervention-public-forces-torture-houses-found-buenaventura/