Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Mexico sends 500 additional troops to Jalisco due to increased violence

The Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) reinforced the Metropolitan Area of ​​Guadalajara (ZMG) with 500 military personnel, mainly due to the violence suffered by the state, where an average of 1.69 intentional homicides are recorded daily.

The group of half a thousand soldiers arrived in convoy in Guadalajara early this Sunday, March 13, and joined the ZMG through the 15/a Command Military area. Its objective is to reinforce security tasks through "various operations" and to contribute to the actions undertaken by state and municipal authorities.

The military elements are part of the so . . .

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