Police have arrested a man who is suspected of drugging tourists and stealing their belongings after befriending them at the Guadalajara International Airport. 

State police discovered a major haul of illicit items during a five-hour raid of cells at the Puente Grande penitentiary this week.

Zapopan is looking to become the first municipality in the state of Jalisco to outlaw bullfighting.

A change.org petition asking Guadalajara Mayor Enrique Alfaro to halt the sacrifice of dogs and cats in municipal pounds has obtained more than 40,000 signatures.

The mock-up below shows how a park could transform the Avenida Chapultepec/Mexico corridor at the site occupied for many years by the Bodega Aurrera supermarket. 

Sources suggest that the owners of the land, Walmart de Mexico are keen to develop the plot for high-rise apartments. Residents of Santa Teresita have submitted proposals to Guadalajara municipal authorities to build a neighborhood park. 

Jalisco’s top environmental official has rejected calls for Guadalajara to follow the lead of Mexico City and prohibit a large chunk of the city’s 1.9 million cars from being driven on specific days.