Puebla Official Dismisses Recent Violence as “Isolated Incidents” Amidst Rising Homicide Rates
In the wake of a series of homicides and shootings across the state of Puebla, the Secretary of the Interior (Segob), Javier Aquino Limón, has characterized the events as “isolated incidents.”
During an interview this Thursday, Aquino Limón revealed that Governor Sergio Salomón Céspedes Peregrina has urged mayors and police chiefs in the capital and metropolitan area to bolster security measures. This directive comes in response to incidents such as the one at the Big Bola casino in Lomas de Angelópolis, where two individuals were killed and another was abducted.
“Yesterday [Wednesday], there were six incidents in different municipalities of the state. They are not related; they are isolated issues. But this suddenly happens in the area of security because we had been experiencing low incident rates,” Aquino Limón stated.
He further emphasized that the state executive branch has called on metropolitan municipalities to enhance public safety efforts, citing a perceived decline in activities like operations and community outreach due to recent government transitions.
“We are calling on the municipalities not to relax and to ensure a greater presence in the metropolitan area. That was the demand,” he stressed.
Aquino affirmed that the National Guard (GN) and the Mexican Army will maintain their presence in operations led by state and municipal police forces across the 217 municipalities. This collaboration is part of ongoing commitments to public safety among the three levels of government.
“We do not want to politicize this matter, but we must coordinate better,” he acknowledged.
Puebla Ranked Second Nationally in Homicides
According to figures from the National Security Commission, Puebla ranked second among states with the highest number of murders in the country on Wednesday, July 10th.
The data indicated that nine homicides were committed in Puebla, surpassed only by Guanajuato with 11 cases. Chihuahua ranked third with seven.
Several of the incidents in Puebla included the discovery of a man’s body in the municipality of Tepexco. The victim had been shot in the head and showed signs of torture; he remains unidentified.
On the Mexico-Puebla highway, near Xonacatepec, a dismembered body was found inside two diaper boxes.
In Los Reyes de Juárez, Rosa R., 38, was fatally shot while driving her truck on a dirt road. Two elderly individuals, a man and a woman, were also injured in the attack.
In the community of Tlatzohuiloya, Tlaola, two men were shot and killed by assailants who fired from a vehicle before fleeing the scene.
According to the federal authorities’ report, a total of 25 intentional homicides have been committed in Puebla from July 1st to July 10th.
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