EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The president of Mexico is vowing to bring to justice those responsible for the murder and beheading of a mayor in the state of Guerrero.
“We are conducting the necessary investigations to learn the motive and detain those responsible,” President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said on Monday. “Tomorrow, we will announce a general public safety strategy. We will work in some states bringing more resources, intelligence and investigations in coordination with the local governors.”
Her comments came in response to the Sunday morning murder of mayor of a local politician, Alejandro Arcos Catalan, who took office the same day she did last week.
Arcos’ head was separated from his body and placed atop the hood of a Volkswagen Robust in the Villas del Robles neighborhood in Chilpancingo, the capital of Guerrero. The state in western Mexico has long been a battleground for rival criminal organizations vying for control of drug trafficking, kidnapping and extortion.