Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos on Friday dispatched 430 soldiers to the troubled Valle del Cauca department in western Colombia hours after the army thwarted an attack.
In the last month, at least 120 murders have been reported in the embattled department compared
“We must do more to deliver the results the people are asking for,” said Santos. “
Local authorities, including the governor of Valle del Cauca,affirmed
“Unfortunately…the homicides instead of following the national tendency…have risen here,”said the president, adding that this was unacceptable and that he demands greater force.