Arrests made in missing Italians case
Federal police have arrested two alleged members of the Nueva Generacion cartel believed to be connected to the disappearance of three Italian citizens in the Jalisco town of Tecalitlan in January.
Referred to in police documents as José Guadalupe “N” and José “N”, the men are suspected of drug trafficking and dealing in the Ciudad Guzman region. They may also have paid municipal police officers to hand over the Italians – believed to be small-time criminals – to the cartel after they inadvertently muscled in on the organization’s territory. The Italians’ whereabouts are still unknown..
New homicide record set
Mexico saw a record number of homicides last year, the National Statistics Institute is reporting. The figure, 31,174, is 27-percent higher than the 2016 total and double the amount recorded eight years ago. The number of homicides is also higher than the Mexican Interior Ministry’s previously announced total of 29,168.
Car thefts soar nationwide
Car theft increased by 13.3 percent across Mexico between July 2017, and June, 2018, according to data supplied by the Mexican Association of Insurers (AMIS). Claims were filed for 92,546 stolen vehicles, the organization reported. Violence was used by the criminals perpetrating the thefts in 63 percent of cases, AMIS said. The vehicles most favored by the gangs were Nissan Tsurus, Nissan Pick Ups, Nissan Versas and GM Aveos.
Queretero-Detroit route to open
Aeromexico will launch a direct route between Queretero and Detroit as of September 17. Flights will be scheduled three times a week, on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. They will leave Queretero at 7:10 a.m., arriving in Detroit at 12:25 p.m. The return flight leaves Detroit at 1:50 p.m. and lands in Queretero at 5:25 p.m.