The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
In a mysterious case which appears increasingly likely to be linked to an elaborate scam, two foreign mining executives were reportedly found dead on Saturday in the Rio Santa Rosa which divides Jalisco and Nayarit.
Two men believed to be foreign mining executives were reportedly found dead in the Santa Rosa river which divides the states of Jalisco and Nayarit on Saturday.
Kidnappers in Jalisco are changing their modus operandi by identifying less wealthy targets and seeking smaller ransoms, usually between 70,000 and 150,0000 pesos, according to the Attorney General’s Office (PGJEJ).
The State Congress is considering a reform to welfare laws which would oblige the Family Development Agency (DIF) to create shelters for migrants passing through Jalisco.
Having undergone training and adopted new practices and technology for the past five years, Jalisco’s traffic police department was accredited for crime prevention and security by the U.S. Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) on Tuesday.
Governor Emilio Gonzalez’s sixth and final annual report (informe) was presented in writing to the State Congress on Friday, February 1.
The recent arrest of the nephew of late Guadalajara capo Ignacio Coronel has sparked an upturn in violence across western Mexico, the military confirmed on Wednesday.
Jalisco is the leading state in Mexico for the manufacturing of clothes, the State Secretary of Economic Development said at the IM Intermoda Guadaalajara 2013 fashion fair last week.
Governor-elect Aristoteles Sandoval has promised to modify a half-finished dam in north-eastern Jalisco to avoid displacing some 3,000 citizens.
