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Chilpancingo Mayor Urges Continued Federal Security Presence

His appeal follows fresh threats that again halted gas deliveries in nearby Taxco.

Overview

  • Mayor Gustavo Alarcón Herrera asked federal and state governments to keep the security reinforcements that arrived in December in the state capital.
  • He said withdrawing the National Guard and state police would risk a setback in public safety and called for institutional unity to preserve recent progress.
  • The mayor credited coordinated efforts across all levels of government with restoring public confidence and delivering a peaceful Feria de San Mateo, Navidad y Año Nuevo.
  • In Taxco, LP gas company Sonigas reported threats and extortion and has again closed its facilities, stopping sales and distribution as of Sunday, January 11, through Tuesday.
  • Gas suppliers in Taxco had already suspended service from January 3 before briefly resuming on January 9 after security assurances from authorities.