Toluca, State of Mexico, April 18, 2022.* The Secretary General of the Government, Ernesto Nemer Alvarez, reported that during the Easter holiday period, the State of Mexico reports a white balance, as a result of the various operations and police deployments that are carried out in the main tourist destinations of the entity, which have resulted in the review of nearly 40,000 vehicles, of nearly 120,000 people, of which, 1,582 were arrested for their alleged participation in various crimes, In addition, 42 firearms and sharp weapons were seized and 147 vehicles with reports of theft were recovered.
The state official announced that, in coordination with the federation and the municipalities, the Government of the State of Mexico has monitored and guaranteed security in about 540 churches, recreational centers and other high-traffic points, so this holiday period It has been lived in tranquility for the Mexiquenses.
“Between federal, state, and municipal authorities, we deploy the full force of the state to monitor and guard all the routes made by Mexicans and non-Mexiquenses who visit us and pass through the state.
“During this Easter period, we reviewed almost 40,000 vehicles and 120,000 people; Of those, 1,582 were arrested for being involved in alleged crimes, such as robbery of a house-room, vehicle theft, six for deprivation of liberty and 42 firearms and sharp weapons were seized, 114 vehicles and we also recovered 147 vehicles with robbery report,” he specified.
In a message to the media, held at the Government Palace, the state official announced that, in the task of providing security to Mexican society, Governor Alfredo Del Mazo heads the work meeting of the Territorial Coordination Group every Monday for the Construction of Peace, in which heads of federal and state agencies in charge of security participate, and affirmed that this strategy offers good results to date.
Accompanied by the Secretary of Security, Rodrigo Martínez-Celis Wogau, Ernesto Nemer pointed out that there is a close relationship with the federation and with the 125 municipal presidents of the state, and that through this work, in which the entity is divided into 32 regions, more security is brought to the municipalities that register a high criminal incidence and pointed out that in the last year 2,516 meetings of this type have been held.
“There is great coordination with the municipal presidents, we exchange opinions, information and jointly carry out operations to, as I said at the beginning, objective number one, reduce the incidence of crime.
“These operations have given good results because they are carried out with the municipalities, but also regionally. Undoubtedly, the division of these 32 regions has allowed us to significantly bring the task of public security closer to the municipalities.
“We have had, so far this year, 2,516 face-to-face and virtual sessions, in each of these sessions around 30 federal, state and municipal public servants participate,” he explained.
On the other hand, the Secretary General of the Government indicated that 30,313,487 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 have been applied in the State of Mexico, and that 10.9 million Mexiquenses over the age of 18 have at least one dose, which represents 90.33 percent of the register, and there are 12.1 million people.
He detailed that 9.7 million Mexiquenses over 18 years of age have two doses of this biological, and that 7.6 million of Mexiquenses over 18 years of age have booster doses.
In this regard, he announced that from today until April 30, a great vaccination day will be held in Edoméx, aimed at people over 18 years of age who for some reason were not vaccinated, and which includes the application of 550 thousand doses of AstraZeneca, in 611 offices distributed in state territory.
“It is a great vaccination day that will conclude next Saturday, April 30, it begins today and ends on Saturday, it will be 15 days from today. This exercise will be applied to first, second and booster doses to the lagging population over 18 years of age, who for various reasons could not be vaccinated. 550,000 doses of the biological AstraZeneca will be applied and 611 locations have been determined, both from the state and from the federation,” he concluded.
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