Due to the increase in forced disappearances of young people in recent weeks in Mazatlán, nightclubs and taxi drivers who work at night are seeing a sharp drop in demand for their services.
Alfredo Noriega López, general secretary of the Green Ecotaxis, said that demand has fallen dramatically in recent weeks, which has affected the economic activity of transporters.
“We have noticed it, now that violence has worsened, more so during the night shift,” said Noriega.
He said that from 10 or 11 at night the demand for taxis has fallen by up to 80 percent, which has generated a considerable reduction in their economic income.
“In one night we normally earned between 1,800 and 1,900 pesos, but now not even $600,” he explained.
The fear generated by the security situation has caused users to avoid going out at night, which also affects nightclubs and restaurants.
“The clubs, restaurants, social centers, well, they are practically alone, and that impacts us because we live off our users,” added the general secretary.
César Joel Martínez Favela, manager of a club in the Marina de Mazatlán, assured that at least 60 percent of the people who came to the place had decreased.
“Many people stopped coming to the club because of everything that is on the roads, also many tourists came and now they can’t come, easily 60 percent less came this week because of all the violence, but more because of the missing people,” said Martínez Favela.
Likewise, he stressed that his “RP’S” did not have many reservations, despite the promotions they had.
“Not even with the promotions we had did they dare to come, because in addition to 60 percent less people coming, those who came did not consume much, but what can we say if there were hardly any people, the RP’S told us that many scumbags did not want to come because of the missing people,” he added.
Source: elsoldemazatlan
