Night of Terror: Mexican Police and Heavily Armed Cartels Face Off in Acapulco Alan Hernandez - VICE News
go to original April 26, 2016

Mexico police under gun attack in Acapulco (CCTV News)

The governor of Mexico's beleaguered southern state of Guerrero has promised to step up efforts to contain local drug cartels. The pledge came in response to a night of intense violence in the coastal city of Acapulco involving multiple clashes between heavily armed men and federal police.

"We have to accept that criminal groups, especially in Acapulco, are both present and organized and out to attack the institutions," Héctor Astudillo told Radio Imagen on Monday. "This should compel us to do more to confront these criminal groups, and do it with more determination."

Astudillo went on to cite the need to modernize surveillance, improve intelligence, and work more closely with federal forces.

Such pledges have become almost routine in the coastal city, which was once the playground of Hollywood stars and honeymooning US presidents but in recent years has seen numerous special security operations. While these have sometimes temporarily calmed the situation, they have never brought anything approaching a lasting peace.

Last Sunday's violence began at around 9.30pm when armed men attacked a hotel near the famed Caleta beach that was housing federal police officers sent to reinforce security in the latest offensive launched in October.

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