Mexico: Drug Gang Violence in Acapulco

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | September 20th, 2005 | Trackback

Drug gang-related violence has spread into Acapulco, with some 30 killings this year, many in the disco and restaurant zone frequented by tourists. The incidents have included grenade attacks on police stations and the killing of several officers, but no tourists have been injured in the violence nor has it created an increase in other types of crime. More than 100 federal paramilitary police have been stationed in the city to combat crime and disrupt the turf wars. Thus far the violence has not affected tourist arrivals; the numbers are up from last year.

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