The unashamedly sexist move by Mexico's force is extraordinary in , but it represents a desperate move by authorities against the gang wars that have blighted Acapulco's image and tourist numbers. The Tourist Assistance Brigade, a handcuff-toting arm of the municipal police, was created last October and is dedicated to keeping the visitors happy.
An ongoing war between organised crime organisations has already cost lives in the two months since the start of the year. Produced in the mountainous rural countryside inland, much of the raw material is brought to cities like Iguala where 43 students were disappeared by the municipal police force in , Chilpancingo and Acapulco, where it is refined into heroin before being sent northwards to the US.
The chances of tourists witnessing a murder in Acapulco are higher than in any other North American seaside resort. A February 14 shooting on Tamarindos Beach saw six armed men execute an unnamed sunbather, while the slaying of a beach vendor at Condesa beach three days later was witnessed by over Mexian and international tourists.
Both the mayor of Acapulco Evodio Vasquez and the state governor Hector Astudillo have stated their support of the all-female force since it passed its trial month last December and was inaugurated into the municipality in January Read the original story on the Daily Mail.
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