After 20 days of armed violence in Culiacancriminal contamination It has also caught Mazatlán. Far from reducing the problem, it tends to grow due to the complete passivity of the authorities at all levels. The failure to act decisively against the armed groupshas a quite negative regional impact. The unfortunate situation of Culiacansoon also involved the municipalities of Eldorado, Elota and Cosalá.
Culiacán is on the verge of a severe economic and social crisis. Their population they live locked up in their homes due to the fear of going out and finding themselves in the middle of a gunfight, or of having their car stolen in broad daylight and on public roads. The businessmen they are preferring close their establishments due to the prevailing insecurity. Unemployment and lack of income is affecting many families. Restaurants and small businesses close. Others companies restrict their hours.
The municipal police were disarmed and the city is unprotected. There are no police watching and the crime acts with total impunity. Assaults, express kidnappings, and robberies of vehicles, businesses and homesthey occur all day and all the evening. Nobody does anything. Culiacán is now experiencing a true cataclysm In its local economy, there is also a lot of fear and enormous uncertainty among citizens.
This scene that is observed today in Culiacán is also moving to Mazatlán. Now it is quite dangerous to travel on the Culiacán-Mazatlán highway. Whoever does so risks having the road blocked with burned trailers, but also being assaulted and having their car and belongings stolen. Something similar happens on the Mazatlán-Durango highway, where shootouts between criminals and blockades of vehicular traffic frequently occur. Violence and insecurity have already arrived in Mazatlán. Concordia and Rosario today are devastated by crime.
In Mazatlán, fewer people are already seen in its streets, squares, hotels, restaurants and shops. Citizen fear is growing because they see the misfortune that is happening to Culiacán, and they know that very soon the same will extend to Mazatlán. But in the port, the consequences would be catastrophic. Tourism is the only economic activity with growth in recent years. If a tourism crisis precipitates, Mazatlán will sink in every way. The entire Sinaloa would suffer the consequences.
It is urgent that peace returns to Sinaloa. This cannot be achieved with marches where no culprits are pointed out or authorities are held accountable. The government has to act now. The federation, the state and the municipalities have to coordinate and make the decision to eradicate criminal groups. The main function of every government is to guarantee public safety to its citizens. This is being failed, whether due to incapacity or complicity.
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