A 911 call in Puerto Vallarta sent the Army and police forces into action after the report of a corpse that turned out to be a Halloween decoration.
In a joint operation between the army and local police in Puerto Vallarta, elements arrived at the scene where the discovery of a corpse had been reported. Upon arrival, the responding authorities encircled the area and cleared a perimeter around a red pickup truck with a corpse tied to the hood.
As elements of the army approached the corpse, it was realized that the body was made of cardboard and paper and wrapped inside a body bag for a Halloween decoration.
With increase in violence around Jalisco, 300 more troops arrive in Puerto Vallarta
With the aim of redoubling security and the violence that has become a daily occurrence in Jalisco, 300 elements of the Army and National Guard arrived in Puerto Vallarta, as part of the strategy that the government federal has undertaken in the country.
It was Lieutenant Colonel of Infantry, Presidential General Staff, Carlos Humberto Cigarróa Durán, Commander of the Ninth Motorized Infantry Group, who carried out the roll call of the military personnel and national guards upon their arrival to Puerto Vallarta.
The military command explained that with this arrival, patrols will be carried out in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, as well as in Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit.
The objective, also, said the commander, is to carry out socialization actions with the population so that they know more about the Army and the National Guard.
Likewise, Cigarróa Durán said, close coordination will be maintained with municipal and state authorities to ensure the success of this operation.
This is the second arrival of federal elements so far this year, in order to double the security in Puerto Vallarta. The previous one was at the end of April, after the death of an alleged leader of organized crime in Puerto Vallarta.
