HOME :: PUBLICATIONS :: Bloody Acapulco: Mexican Resort City Rife With Crime and Violence, by JIM KOURI, CPP

Bloody Acapulco: Mexican Resort City Rife With Crime and Violence

by JIM KOURI, CPP February 18, 2011
 
Saturday's murders of 20 men in Mexico's famed resort city, Acapulco, are taking their toll on the country's economy with most foreign visitors fleeing the once peaceful vacation playground. And it's not only Americans and Canadians forgoing their Acapulco vacations, but now even Mexicans who usually frequent the resort are changing their plans.
 
The latest bloodbath last Saturday involved the bodies of fifteen men who were discovered outside a shopping mall, with 14 of them decapitated. Another six victims were found dead inside a cab nearby, according to a police source.
 
Handwritten "tags" or signs were discovered at the crime scene suggesting that the killings were part of the ongoing gang war involving the Los Zetas, La Familia and the Sinaloa cartel. The three organized crime gangs implicated in the Acapulco violence are vying for control of Mexico's illegal drug trade.
 
Some of the signs posted on shopping center walls allegedly bore the signature of “El Chapo Guzman,” who is the Mexican "Godfather" of the Sinaloa cartel. He is referred to as Public Enemy Number One by Mexican law enforcement and military forces. 
 
Just recently, the Mexican government released its latest figures on homicides connected to the drug war that began in December 2006.
 
At least 30,196 people have been murdered since Mexican President Felipe Calderon ordered troops to crack down on the drug cartels. Those murdered included government officials, police commanders and officers, military personnel, and others who were deemed a threat to the cartels' business interests or leaders. Of those 30,000-plus killed, a record 12,456 were mortally wounded between January and November of 2010.
 
The struggling Mexican economy has long relied on tourism to garner a major portion of that country's wealth.  Acapulco, dubbed by Mexico's bureau of tourism as the “Pearl of the Pacific,” has experienced a 50 percent reduction in visitors within the past year, claim law enforcement officials.
 
Some tourists still visit the city, especially from Mexico City, but travel agents say they expect the number of Mexican visitors to fall as the violence increases. Even those brave enough to vacation in Acapulco stay close to the hotels and avoid venturing out on their own.
 
Saturday's Acapulco killings come only a few weeks following the shocking discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of 18 people from the nearby Michoacan state.
 
The victims are believed to have been touring Acapulco by bus while on vacation when they were kidnapped by cartel members and murdered in cold-blood, according to a law enforcement advisor who has worked as a police instructor in Mexico.
 
FamilySecurityMatters.org Contributing Editor Jim Kouri, CPP is currently fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police and he's a columnist for The Examiner (examiner.com) and New Media Alliance (thenma.org).  In addition, he's a blogger for the Cheyenne, Wyoming Fox News Radio affiliate KGAB (www.kgab.com). Jim Kouri also serves as political advisor for Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor Michael Moriarty.
 

Jim Kouri, CPP is currently vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police and a staff writer for the New Media Alliance (thenma.org). He's former chief at a New York City housing project in Washington Heights nicknamed "Crack City" by reporters covering the drug war in the 1980s. In addition, he served as director of public safety at a New Jersey university and director of security for several major organizations. He’s also served on the National Drug Task Force and trained police and security officers throughout the country. Kouri writes for many police and security magazines including Chief of Police, Police Times, The Narc Officer and others. He’s a news writer for TheConservativeVoice.Com and PHXnews.com, a columnist for AmericanDaily.Com, MensNewsDaily.Com, MichNews.Com, and he’s syndicated by AXcessNews.Com. He’s appeared as on-air commentator for over 100 TV and radio news and talk shows including Oprah, McLaughlin Report, CNN Headline News, MTV, Fox News, and more. His book Assume The Position is available at Amazon.Com. Kouri’s own website is located at http://jimkouri.us 


 

 


blog comments powered by Disqus

Ky. primary has Barack Obama doing battle with a phantom; Let the mockage begin!

May 22, 2012  07:50 PM

Vote-counting for the Kentucky primary is underway, and Obama is leading among preferred Democratic presidential candidates. But ah, ah, ah … not so fast there, Barack. Looks like not everything’s comin’ up roses in the Bluegrass State. ONE FOR UNDECIDED: Bath County, Kentucky Democrats take "Undecided" over President Obama by 725-715 votes— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) [...]

War on women: S.C. AFL-CIO President violently smashing Nikki Haley effigy, no regrets; Update: I stand with Haley

May 22, 2012  04:29 PM

The South Carolina AFL-CIO president is on video beating an effigy of Governor Nikki Haley with a bat. War on women, indeed, and it comes from the Left as always. To Leftist thugs and union goons, she was asking for it, you see. That "uppity" woman won't keep her mouth shut and all. Scratch a Leftist and you will find not only a misogynist, but a racist.

Media still covering for no Biden access for press, blame Romney

May 22, 2012  03:39 PM

Media bias alert! RT @zekejmiller: Worth noting, given Romney flap last week, press not given rope-line access to Biden event here in NH— Sarah Huisenga (@SarahH_CBSNJ) May 22, 2012 Um. After the “Romney flap?” You mean the “flap” that the media breathlessly and endlessly reported all while ignoring the fact that reporters were shooed off [...]

Biden, Obama's bane, on Bain: ‘Making money is their job and legitimate'; Update: Also insults plumbers

May 22, 2012  03:08 PM

I'll see your Cory Booker and raise you a Joe Biden.— David Freddoso (@freddoso) May 22, 2012 Rut roh! Shall we add him to “hostage watch?“ Biden: When Bain companies failed, it cost taxpayers money in unemployment insurance, pension costs.— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) May 22, 2012 Uh. When they are “too big to fail” and [...]

Dan Savage: Marriage is make-believe just like BDSM

May 22, 2012  02:46 PM

That oh-so-deep thought on marriage was a followup to Savage’s 140 character thoughts on BDSM: Some BDSMers take BDSM very, very seriously, of course, and strive to make it as real as possible. But it's still make-believe.— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) May 22, 2012 And I respect BDSMers who take it seriously. They're fucking hot. xo— [...]

FSM Archives

  FSM Archive   Search Must Reads
More in PUBLICATIONS ( 1 OF 25 ARTICLES )