SAN DIEGO ( Border Report ) — Ongoing disputes among organized crime groups that operate directly south of the San Ysidro Port of Entry are going to drive visitors away from Tijuana unless addressed by police, says Karim Chalita Rodríguez, president of Tijuana’s Tourism and Convention Committee.
Three men have been shot and killed in recent months along the northbound lanes of traffic at the port of entry.
“This is a factor that could lower tourism if it keeps happening,” said Chalita Rodríguez. “They are isolated cases, but they need to be resolved.”
He added the violence needs to be taken care of as word of the killings makes it into the news cycle north of the border and “it’s not good for the city’s image.”
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Chalita Rodríguez admitted knowing how difficult it is when trying to keep up with the “constant battles with suspects since no one seems to be in custody, or they are released quickly.”