The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
After waiting for almost three months, relatives of people reported missing in the state have finally met with Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval to air their grievances.
Jalisco police discovered 120 kilos of cannabis hidden in packages at a shipping company in Guadalajara. An employee alerted authorities after noticing the suspicious cardboard boxes destined for the northern city of Monterrey. Police arrived on the scene with Simba, a sniffer dog trained to detect drugs. The animal led police to 43 small packages and five larger containers of marijuana.
The Tequila Express tourist train has been suspended until further notice, according to Ferromex, the national railway company.
A skydiving instructor from the United States and a British visitor died in a light plane crash close to a popular beach full of tourists in Puerto Vallarta.
The cartel violence which killed 15 and injured at least 10 in Jalisco on Friday, May 1, has put Mexico’s drug war strategy back into the spotlight.
Mothers and relatives of hundreds of disappeared people in Jalisco gathered at the Niños Heroes monument in Guadalajara on Mother’s Day to demand action from the authorities.
Despite the millions of pesos being spent on publicity this election season, the majority of voters in Jalisco don’t recognize the candidates for political positions, according to a survey conducted by Guadalajara daily El Informador.
Seven out of ten potential voters who took part in the survey were unable to name any of the candidates who aspired to political office in their municipalities or districts. In Guadalajara, where a fierce race is being waged for the job of mayor, some respondents thought that leading contenders Ricardo Villanueva and Enrique Alfaro were actually running for federal office in Mexico City. What’s more, four out of ten participants in the survey didn’t know which district they lived in.
In response to the May 1 cartel-provoked disturbances in the state, Jalisco’s Attorney General’s Office (FGE) has launched a web page where citizens can be aware of violent occurrences evolving on the streets in real time.
Following the drug cartel ambush of a police convoy in Soyatan on April 6, which caused the deaths of 15 officers, 23 members of Jalisco’s elite Fuerza Unica Regional (FUR) have resigned.
