The government delegate in Galicia, Pedro Blanco, today fired Colonel Simón Venzal, head of the Civil Guard Command in Pontevedra, who on August 26 will leave the command when moving to the reserve. Pedro Blanco conveyed to the colonel his personal gratitude and stressed his professionalism and skill, wishing him the best for the new stage that begins.
In a meeting held in the Government Delegation, the delegate thanked Colonel Venzal for his five years of service at the head of the Pontevedra Civil Guard, which closes with the best rate of police effectiveness achieved by this body. Between January and June of this year, the forces of the Civil Guard of the province clarified more than 51% of the prison infractions committed in the area of its demarcation. These results allow Pontevedra to maintain a crime rate well below the national average.
The government delegate recalled that the work of the Pontevedra Civil Guard Command is marked by the geographical and population conditions of the province, of great complexity and that condition the daily work of the Security Forces in the province. This reality, he said, gives greater merit to the results achieved.
From these years of command, the delegate stood out as a colonel who led the response of the Civil Guard during the pandemic, in which he carried out tasks of assistance to the citizens and the