Santa Cruz demands 5,000 more police, regional command amid crime wave

Bolivia's Santa Cruz governorship is pressing the central government for 5,000 additional police and a regional command structure, while the government's Frontera Segura 2.0 plan has deployed only 230 officers—4.6% of the requested number—with promises of reinforcements every 45 days. The gap between demand and delivery highlights ongoing federal-regional tensions over security policy, with the situation still developing as evaluation meetings continue.

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