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What did the government do with the private sector against truck theft, and what were the results?

According to the cited documentsOperational security

Units monitored

~12,000

2024-2025Prensa Libre 23-may-2025

In 2024 the Ministry of the Interior (Mingob) set up a security working group with the private sector: real-time monitoring of about 12,000 heavy-transport units and a protocol for alerting PNC stations directly, with a response in under 3 minutes through assigned telephone numbers. Reported results: 73 people arrested in 2024 and 9 more up to Apr 15, 2025, 21 jammers seized in 16 months and 3 networks dismantled (Prensa Libre, May 23, 2025); the PNC separately reported 7 truck-theft gangs broken up between January and October 2024 and more than 30 arrests for aggravated robbery (Nov 7, 2024).

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  • People arrested73 in 2024 + 9 to 15 Apr 20252024-2025Prensa Libre 23-may-2025
  • Gangs dismantled (PNC)7, >30 arrestedJan–Oct 2024Prensa Libre 7-nov-2024

Sources

  • Prensa Libre

    23-may-2025, Empresas advierten robo de furgones bajo demanda

    prensalibre.comAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • Prensa Libre

    7-nov-2024, Bloqueadores de GPS: cómo bandas los usan para robar contenedores

    prensalibre.comAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source