Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

New security forces expected to arrive in Puerto Vallarta

The State Prosecutor's Office will start a new phase of its security plan, known as Volantas, in Puerto Vallarta and other regions of the state with a high incidence of crime, announced the security commissioner, Raúl Alejandro Velázquez Ruiz.

Volantas is a combined force of local, state, and federal police assigned to patrolling streets with the goal of reducing crime.

The decision was made after reviewing the results of the first month of operation in Guadalajara, where 214 people were arrested, mainly for drugs, possession of a firearm, and vehicle theft, in addition to 34 people with . . .

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