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"It would provide the Guardia Civil greater capacity, more effective coordination and interception quicker response to any unexpected situation in these waters," said Rep.

Currently there Canarias Maritime Group, based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and the Maritime Group Strait in Cádiz

The National MP PP Murcia in Congress, Mary Ascension Carreño, has asked the Government of Spain establishing a Maritime Group of the Guardia Civil in the Mediterranean based in Cartagena in order to "strengthen maritime surveillance to address control the open sea, the fight against illegal immigration, drug trafficking and enforcement of national and international maritime law. "

Carreño recalled that the Organic Law 2/86 of 13 March Forces of State Security, gives the Guardia Civil, in Article 11, the surveillance of the territorial sea and, exceptionally, outside these limits, and that his initiative in Congress would have the main purpose to "increase the presence of the Guardia Civil in water."

"The deployment of the Maritime Service of the Civil Guard (SEMARNAT) began in 1991, extends today almost all Spanish Maritime provinces and is divided into Provincial Maritime Services and Groups Maritimes," he explained, adding that "recent organic depend , functional and technically the head of the Maritime Service and consists of three ocean-going vessels. "

According to the 'popular' deputy, "a Yacht Group in the Mediterranean, with a permanent presence of one of three ocean patrol, allow the continuation of this great display of the Civil Guard, better capacity, more effective coordination and interception quicker response to any situation that might occur in these waters. "

Currently there Canarias Maritime Group based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and the Maritime Group Strait in Cadiz.

In this sense, Carreño has stressed that the location of this new group in Cartagena Mediterranean "would be both functionally and strategically perfect, among other reasons, because of its proximity and location opposite the Algerian coast, for its equidistance between the Alboran Sea and Channel Ibiza, Hot Spots and drug trafficking, for the existence of Navantia shipyard with dock for large vessels and extensive network of subsidiary companies in the field of maintenance and shipbuilding, and by having the enough space docking facilities in its Military Arsenal. "

"Cartagena would definitely be the ideal place to locate this point Maritime Group" stressed Maria Ascension Carreño, who has expressed his "hope that the central government will respond to our request."

Source: PP Región de Murcia