Alejandro Hope, City-based security analysts, that as they can’t identify who was taken, it is hard to say what the problem is.
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“They [the kidnappers] were people tied to a criminal group we can very clearly presume”, he said.
He said authorities believe they know which groups were involved, but declined to name them.
The Jalisco New Generation cartel is presently the dominant criminal force within the state.
In the past, it has battled the Sinaloa for supremacy in other parts of Mexico, such as Baja California Sur.
The unknown number of gunmen pulled up to the La Leche restaurant, which sits on the city’s main drag, in two SUVs at about 1 a.m., according to the Associated Press.
He also said the sons of imprisoned cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were not the targets of the kidnapping.
“We don’t condone any violence”, said Agustin Alvarez, the present general director of the board, “be assured that authorities are beefing up security”.
When police arrived, they found a Dodge Challenger, a Jeep Limited, a Land Rover, a Cadillac Escalade, and Honda CRV that may belong to the abducted patrons, the statement said. Investigators have been taking fingerprints from the scene, viewing video images and checking identifications related to five vehicles some luxury models left behind by the victims at the restaurant.
Officials have said no tourists were involved, the abduction involved “members of some criminal organization”, and the victims have gone missing.
Experts believe Ivan assumed control of parts of his father’s business after the elder Guzman was re-arrested in January, following his brazen prison break from a top-security Mexican facility a year ago.
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” I want to tell the residents of Puerto Vallarta that the situation is under control and they can go out and work”.
