MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government sent 25,000 troops to Acapulco after the resort was hit by Hurricane Otis on Oct. 25, but apparently that hasn’t stopped the violence this week.
The main Acapulco business chamber reported that gang threats and attacks have caused about 90% of the city’s passenger vans to stop running, affecting the resort’s main form of transport.
The chamber said the violence was forcing businesses to close early on Thursday and Friday.
The government has pledged to build about three dozen barracks for the quasi-military National Guard in Acapulco.
But even with throngs of troops now on the streets, the drug gang violence that has beset Acapulco for almost two decades appears to have continued.
Persons:
Hurricane Otis, hasn’t, “, ”, Alejandro Martínez Sidney, Sidney
Organizations:
MEXICO CITY, National Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Services, Local, National Guard
Locations:
MEXICO, Acapulco