The number of homicides in Colombia’s third-largest city Cali is rising, with an average of four murders a day, according to the mayor.
The mayor also demanded something be done about the prosecution of those caught carrying illegal firearms. Of suspects arrested with an illegal weapon, 85% are back on the street “within hours,” the official said.
In 2009, a total of 1,615 people were murdered in Cali, which was a 16% increase on the year before.