Attacks on people who have just withdrawn large sums of cash from banks, known in Spanish as “robos conejeros,” are on course for a record total in 2018.   

The Jalisco State Congress’ proportional representation system is unfair to the independent candidates who ran in the July 1 election, many political observers say.

Jalisco’s Transportation Department (Secretaria de Movilidad or Semov) is about to start a crackdown on vehicles circulating without up-to-date “verificación vehicular” (obligatory emissions test) stickers.

Following last week’s cocaine bust of a shipment of bread rolls, canines working with federal customs agents at the Guadalajara International Airport this week discovered a small quantity of heroin squeezed into a candle, part of a first communion “package” ready for dispatch to the United States.

The Jalisco State Congress Thursday gave a thumbs up to the “Ley Antiruido” (Anti-noise Law), an initiative that will see establishments and individuals that fail to keep noise levels within permitted levels slapped with severe sanctions.

Expo EnArt Tlaquepaque, a biannual trade show featuring a comprehensive range of Mexican crafts, gifts and decorative items, takes place from Tuesday, August 14 through Saturday, August 18.