Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Low wages lead to police corruption in Mexico

Working for a modest wage among powerful criminals, Mexican prison guards are caught between a rock and a hard place, often helpless against the muscle and financial might of drug gangs like Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's Sinaloa Cartel.

Guzman's escape from a maximum security prison on Saturday, his second in 1

5 years, has brutally exposed the limitations of a system both incapable of containing its most infamous inmate and often controlled by those behind bars.

Prisoners, officials and workers say that money rules inside prison walls, changing hands for everything from access to telephones and visits by . . .

Read Full Story

Related Posts

Vallarta Pride 2026 Road Closures Begin This Week

Puerto Vallarta will close streets in Centro and Zona Romántica as Pride 2026 events begin...
Puerto Vallarta Updates Risk Atlas Before Rain Season

Puerto Vallarta Updates Risk Atlas Before Rain Season

Puerto Vallarta says its official Risk Atlas is being updated to guide emergency planning ahead...
Mexico City Airport Races to Finish World Cup Work

Mexico City Airport Races to Finish World Cup Work

AICM is near the finish line on World Cup upgrades, but visible work remains as...
Sinaloa Ex Security Chief Arrested in U.S. Cartel Case

Sinaloa Ex Security Chief Arrested in U.S. Cartel Case

Gerardo Mérida Sánchez was detained in Arizona as U.S. prosecutors pursue cartel-linked charges against Sinaloa...