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The mayor of Tijuana, Montserrat Caballero, has moved into the 28th Infantry Battalion military barracks for her safety after she received threats, Mexico’s president AMLO said on Tuesday.
“She’s being protected, since about two weeks ago,” Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said during his regular press conference. “We reached an agreement to help protect her and will continue to do so.”
“Our police have seized more weapons nationwide, and more perpetrators of violence, not to mention the thousands of detainees we have. Because of all this, I suffered an attack that did not become serious.” The mayor made the decision following recommendations from the National Guard: “In practical terms, it was not a decision, because not everyone can go to live in the barracks. It was a suggestion by the National Guard, for my safety. I hope it is temporary.”
On May 17, one of her bodyguards was shot at while traveling alone in a vehicle. He did not sustain any serious injuries, only minor ones from the shattered glass. The Baja California District Attorney’s Office is continuing its investigation into the case. Tijuana has become one of Mexico’s more dangerous cities as criminal groups fight over drug trafficking routes into the United States.