Uruguay
Carlos Negro warned about the impact of narco money on political and economic structures
The Interior Minister referred to Operation Trazador and said the government’s concern is not only about convictions, but also about cutting off the flow of drug money. He also said the investigation into the link between Pablo Leiva and councilman Gonzalo Gómez is ongoing.
Uruguay’s Interior Minister, Carlos Negro, said that the ministry is concerned about the impact of drug money on a country’s structures, both politically and economically, when referring to Operation Trazador, Subrayado reported.
According to the outlet, Negro mentioned the case in which Pablo Leiva, a former adviser to a councilman from the National Party, Gonzalo Gómez, was convicted. In that context, he said the problem also includes money laundering and its distorting effects on the economic system in Uruguay, the region and globally.
The minister said the state response should not be limited to seizures or to imprisoning those responsible. According to Subrayado, he said the goal is to prevent criminals from retaining illicitly obtained resources once they regain their freedom, and he stressed the importance of investigating laundering structures in order to deprive them of that money.
Regarding the relationship between Leiva and Gómez, Negro said the investigation is ongoing. “Whoever has to answer should answer,” he added, according to Subrayado.
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