ACI Africa, Sep 7, 2023 / 16:30 pm
The auxiliary bishop of Santiago del Estero in Argentina, Enrique Martínez Ossola, recently spoke about the “difficult times” the country is going through, the current political situation, and the problems of drug trafficking and addiction in an interview with the local television program “Libertad de Opinión.”
“Drugs kill and poison the family,” the prelate said, noting that “there is no effective response from the state” and the public health system “is overwhelmed.”
“Drug trafficking,” he pointed out, “moves a lot of money, has a lot of influence and gets into government structures, corrupting police officers, corrupting authorities.”
He also referred to the “captive market” of drug trafficking, a situation that “creates a spiral of violence, unheard of robberies, losing one’s life over a cellphone,” because the money “ensures a [fix] for a couple of days.”