State government in Mexico to move cities in bid to fight crime

Sun, 07 Feb 2010

Mexico City - The government of the Mexican state of Chihuahua said Saturday it plans to relocate for an unspecified period to the border city of Ciudad Juarez in a bid to more directly fight rampant crime there. Governor Jose Reyes Baeza said the government will remain in the city on the US border until the situation there returns to normal.

Ciudad Juarez is plagued by drug crime and gang violence, and tens of thousands of Mexican soldiers have been sent there in recent years in a bid to bring the crime under control.

The city's residents have frequently demonstrated against the state government in Chihuahua and the federal government in Mexico City for not doing enough to combat crime.

The city with the world's highest murder rate, last weekend saw 15 young people killed in a drive-by shooting at a party.

Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307883,state-government-in-mexico-to-move-cities-in-bid-to.html.