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Argentina Creates Permanent Security Board to Protect RIGI Investments From Organized Crime

The policy emphasizes early risk checks, shared protocols, voluntary cooperation, no new state spending.

Overview

  • The Security Ministry created the board Wednesday through Resolution 461/2026 signed by Alejandra Monteoliva, establishing a permanent forum across federal, provincial and local authorities.
  • The board targets risks to RIGI, a program to attract large projects in mining, energy, infrastructure, technology and tourism, which can draw transnational crime.
  • Early work will set risk diagnostics, sector protocols, training and reporting channels for companies on a voluntary basis with no extra state spending.
  • The Secretariat for Combating Narcotrafficking will track emerging threats while the National Security Secretariat will organize federal force deployments near project hubs.
  • The Anti-Mafia Unit and the Regional Drug Information Center will serve as technical nodes to pool data and flag risks tied to synthetic drugs and diverted chemical precursors.