Last Friday, the United States Embassy issued a security alert to its citizens currently in the state of Baja California Sur due to recent security incidents. Areas such as Cabo San Lucas, San José del Cabo, and La Paz were warned to warn American tourists.
Following the arrest of seven people, including Marcos “N,” head of the criminal cell of the “Los Mayos” faction of the “Cártel del Pacífico,” who had recently been responsible for violent incidents in the state of Baja California Sur, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo considered these arrests, along with the ongoing investigations, important to guarantee the security of the state.
“There have already been arrests. Work is underway. You can visit Baja California Sur. Los Cabos is a tourist destination par excellence,” the Mexican president emphasized.
Seven People Arrested
On April 25, the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) reported that the Navy, in collaboration with the Secretariat of National Defense (Defense), the Attorney General’s Office (FGR), the National Guard (GN), the State Attorney General’s Office (PGJE), and the Baja California Sur State Police, arrested seven people, from whom firearms and drug doses were seized.
Following the murder of PGJE Commander Ulises Omar Cota Montaño, investigators were conducting investigations to locate addresses in the Pueblo Nuevo neighborhood in the municipality of La Paz. The assailants were later located and handed over to the corresponding Public Prosecutor’s Office.
In addition to the murder of the security agent, other incidents included shootings, burning of buses in La Paz and Los Cabos, three murders, and the presence of eight narco-banners threatening authorities in different municipalities.
On April 22, the governor of Baja California Sur, Víctor Manuel Castro Cosío, stated that while the state historically has low crime rates, following recent incidents of crime and violence, he requested support from the federal government.
The governor reported at the time that he was in communication with the Ministry of the Interior during the National Security Roundtable.
According to Castro Cosío, one of the possible triggers was the release of an alleged criminal leader, who is linked to the narco-banners that threatened the PGJE officer.
He also reported that the state is considering joining the ban on narcocorridos, in order to avoid glorifying figures linked to criminal groups.
On the part of civil society, groups such as “Búsqueda por La Paz” (Search for Peace) announced the temporary suspension of activities for Sunday to safeguard the safety of their members.
Source: infobae
