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Puebla Government Launches Monthly Security Talks With Truckers as Blockades Continue

The initiative seeks to curb rampant highway violence by fostering collaboration with transporters following weeks of intermittent blockades

Transportistas cierran de manera intermitente la caseta de Atlixco, para exigir acciones contra la inseguridad en las carreteras del país; sumándose al paro en distintos puntos del estado. FOTO: Rafael Pacheco/Agencia Enfoque
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Overview

  • On July 29 the Puebla state administration convened the first of regular monthly working tables with AMOTAC and key agencies to monitor highway security measures
  • Transporters report at least 30 armed robberies daily along Puebla corridors and say 15 drivers have been killed this year, most recently on the CuacnopalanOaxaca route
  • AMOTAC delegates allege National Guard units have extorted drivers and shunned patrols in high-risk zones, suggesting possible collusion with criminal groups
  • Intermittent blockades have hit nine major highways across Puebla, producing long vehicle queues and widespread logistical delays
  • Transporters insist that dialogue must yield tangible actions against robberies, extortion, arbitrary detentions and abuses by security forces and tow-truck operators