Violence continues in Guadalajara days before Pan-Ams

There are various areas in Guadalajara that could be potentially dangerous for tourists.

The city of Guadalajara, venue for the 2011 Pan-Am Games, so itself again engulfed by organized crime, this time with messages of intimidation towards officials that arrived in the city for the event.

Both messages were left in ice boxes that contained pig heads inside; the first message was found in the periphery of the hotel housing the Federal Police, who arrived to maintain order in the sporting event, while the second was found in the corner of the streets Lopez Cotilla and Emerson.

For their part, city officials informed that the messages found in both cases were secured by the personnel of the General Office of Justice of the State.

Although the contents of the messages had not been released, they revealed unofficially that the threats were directed to the Guadalajara police and federal agents.

To secure both heads found in the messages, they called personnel from the Jalisco Institute of Forensic Science to confirm it was human remains and realize the necessary tests on them.

Seventeen days before the start of the Pan-Am Games, it is expected that the city will guarantee the security of the athletes and tourists assisting the competition, to take place from October 14 to October 30.

2011 Pan-Am Games via Terra

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