Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

counterfeit pesos

Counterfeit money in Jalisco is big business

Since 2010, the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) removed 195,294 counterfeit banknotes from circulation in Jalisco valued at 56,894,810 pesos.

Although 2013 is documented with the most seized, of 10,107 units of 500 pesos in Guadalajara, so far this year they have located, in the same municipality, 1,994 pieces of the same denomination.

One of those affected by this practice, Alan Orlando, said that after selling a bicycle for two thousand pesos, he wanted to pay for his drinks at a convenience store with a 500-peso fake bill that the buyer gave him. However, the . . .

Read Full Story

Related Posts

Robbery Crew Warning Spreads in Vallarta and Bahía

Robbery Crew Warning Spreads in Vallarta and Bahía

Merchants in Puerto Vallarta and Bahía are urged to tighten security after masked suspects were...
Puerto Vallarta’s Civil Hospital Project Moves Ahead

Puerto Vallarta’s Civil Hospital Project Moves Ahead

Puerto Vallarta’s Hospital Civil de la Costa begins near CUCosta with a hospital-school model designed...

Mexico Cellphone Alert Drill Will Test Phones May 6

Mexico’s first 2026 National Earthquake Drill will test cellphone alerts May 6, with Yucatán simulating...
Playa del Carmen Boulevard Gets a Greener New Look

Playa del Carmen Boulevard Gets a Greener New Look

Playa del Carmen began reforesting its boulevard median with native trees as part of a...