The insecurity registered in different regions of Mexico is not a determinant to be used in the review of the Mexico, United States and Canada Treaty (TMEC), stated Luis Enrique Villatoro Martínez, president of the National Association of Vehicle Tracking and Protection Companies (ANERPV).
“Insecurity is a relevant factor in the economy, but I do not think it will be the determining factor in the review of the USMCA trade agreement,” declared the businessman.
According to the business leader, the cost of insecurity represents half a point of the gross domestic product in Mexico.
“Today, investments are above some aspects related to security in the production chains in Mexico,” said the representative.
He recalled that Chapter 7 of the Mexico, United States and Canada Treaty contemplates some issues related to violence and crime registered in North America.
“The public and private sectors must establish the best security strategies in Mexico, as well as strengthen supply chains, value chains and protect goods and assets that are moving on the roads,” commented the president of ANERPV.
Currently, he said, crime has not grown at this time due to the coordinated actions of Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo’s government, which are attacking the points and states with the highest incidence.
“Even with the security plan launched by the government of Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, crime has not managed to decrease significantly in its first year. 80 percent of cargo theft incidents on the roads of the Mexican Republic are violent, which creates a complicated scenario for the industry, companies and economy,” he added.
The manager added that inter-institutional coordination between federal, state and municipal authorities is required to attack cargo theft that can happen on a federal highway or highway.
“The theft of cargo recorded on a highway falls under criminal jurisdiction, but later it becomes a crime of common jurisdiction and the coordination of the authorities, the intelligence of the private and public sectors will contribute to the reduction of the incidence of crime in Mexico,” he added.
For the businessman, the violence and crime of criminal groups is directly hitting the units, drivers and custodians, since due to the restriction and strategy to stop theft and other crimes on the roads, criminal groups tend to be more violent to secure these goods.
He mentioned that they are concerned about the high level of violence in merchandise thefts in the Mexican Republic.
“Puebla is an entity in which between 80 percent and 90 percent of its robberies occur with violence, so we must address that red light,” said the business leader.
“Guanajuato has the same problem with cargo theft on its roads, like the State of Mexico, a regionalized strategy has already been established to reduce the incidence and violent exercise of highway robbery,” he explained.
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