Two Mexican police rob Canadian tourist in Acapulco - 300 pesos (about $22) and personal belongings -
The Acapulco municipal government fired two local police officers Thursday who were accused of robbing a Canadian visitor in the popular tourist city.
Acapulco Mayor Manuel Añorve told the Reforma newspaper that the officers were fired for robbing 300 pesos (about $22) and personal belongings from a Canadian visitor early Wednesday near the Crowne Plaza hotel on Acapulco’s main tourist strip.
The tourist has since returned home, along with 32 other Canadians in his tour group, Guerrero state tourism secretary Graciela Baez said.
“It’s very regrettable that this happened,” she said.
An official with the state prosecutor’s office for tourists, Alfredo Fernández, was unable to confirm the identity of the Canadian victim or where he was from, but said the cash and stolen items were returned promptly.
The incident threatened to further sully the reputation of Acapulco, a city that gained fame as a beach resort destination but has more recently struggled with violence.
Pedro Isnardo de la Cruz, a security expert at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, says Acapulco law enforcement and traffic officers have a long history of committing small-time crimes, such as demanding bribes, from local visitors.
“This isn’t the exception,” said de la Cruz, a native of Acapulco.
Acapulco tourism officials insist the destination is safe and say local hotels currently boast a 90 per cent occupancy rate as holidayers from Mexico City — a four-hour drive to the north — pour into town for New Year’s festivities.
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The Acapulco municipal government fired two local police officers Thursday who were accused of robbing a Canadian visitor in the popular tourist city.
Acapulco Mayor Manuel Añorve told the Reforma newspaper that the officers were fired for robbing 300 pesos (about $22) and personal belongings from a Canadian visitor early Wednesday near the Crowne Plaza hotel on Acapulco’s main tourist strip.
The tourist has since returned home, along with 32 other Canadians in his tour group, Guerrero state tourism secretary Graciela Baez said.
“It’s very regrettable that this happened,” she said.
An official with the state prosecutor’s office for tourists, Alfredo Fernández, was unable to confirm the identity of the Canadian victim or where he was from, but said the cash and stolen items were returned promptly.
The incident threatened to further sully the reputation of Acapulco, a city that gained fame as a beach resort destination but has more recently struggled with violence.
Pedro Isnardo de la Cruz, a security expert at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, says Acapulco law enforcement and traffic officers have a long history of committing small-time crimes, such as demanding bribes, from local visitors.
“This isn’t the exception,” said de la Cruz, a native of Acapulco.
Acapulco tourism officials insist the destination is safe and say local hotels currently boast a 90 per cent occupancy rate as holidayers from Mexico City — a four-hour drive to the north — pour into town for New Year’s festivities.
Read more -
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1108622--mexican-police-accused-of-robbing-canadian-tourist?bn=1
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