Acapulco to see security drive

Subject

Guerrero has become a top security priority for Pena Nieto.

Significance

Due to growing violence in Guerrero and its captial, the tourist resort of Acapulco, President Enrique Pena Nieto has announced a special security scheme for the state; 'Nuevo Guerrero'. This is the latest in a series of such programmes implemented since 2007 that have seen the deployment of multiple military, police and joint operations. Led by the army, Nuevo Guerrero includes a new unified intelligence centre in Iguala and the deployment of at least 1,500 extra federal troops.

Impacts

• Poor coordination between local, state and federal government will hinder efforts to re-establish security.
• Astudillo's pledge to establish the 'mando unico' will probably be derailed by financial and political difficulties.
• A failure to tackle extortion and criminal infiltration of businesses may make sectors such as tourism increasingly vulnerable to violence.