00:00Meanwhile, in other news, Colombian President Gustavo Petro criticized Ecuador's refusal to open its borders to facilitate trade,
00:07arguing that it benefits the illicit activities of criminal groups.
00:11During a campaign meeting of the trade agenda and bilateral relations with Ecuador,
00:15the President warned of the risks of close informal border crossings could fuel illegal economies
00:20and urge for bilateral dialogue and measures that tackle illegal activities.
00:24Furthermore, Petro asserted that restrictive measures such as tariff increases or border closures
00:31do not stop trade between communities, but rather shifted towards smuggling.
00:36Likewise, the Colombian President accused the Central Bank of raising interest rates out of vengeance
00:41and of increasing incomes of foreign and domestic bankers,
00:45whose whole purpose is to steal the income by benefits of the Colombian people.
00:58So, amidst this mix of issues affecting the border,
01:03the first thing I would say is that the border cannot fall into the hands of the mafia.
01:09The three actions, including foreign intelligence agencies in Ecuador and Colombia,
01:17are aimed at a final outcome.
01:19The problem, even if they don't want it to,
01:22is that the mafia will end up owning the border here in Ipiales and along the border.
01:27Things are happening that the press doesn't report,
01:32such as, on the provincial buses that arrive in Ipiales with the complicity of drivers.
01:39And I don't know if of the companies.
01:41And the police has done nothing about it, despite the fact that I warned you, General, in private,
01:49but I am making it public.
01:54There is a custom among very poor mothers, indigenous mothers,
01:59of putting their minor children, boys and girls, onto the buses at night.
02:05The driver opens the door for them, lets them in, they go to the back seats.
02:14And what happens is that passengers who know about it use the buses for that purpose.
02:19And the driver himself allows the boys and girls to be violated in the back seats for money.
02:26And the delivery of boys and girls.
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