New Patrol Units Added to Nayarit’s State Tourism Police

Six new patrol units were assigned to the State Tourism Police based in the Riviera Nayarit on August 24th, these are in addition to the 12 units already on the force for a total of 18 patrol units now in service along the tourism corridor.

This was possible thanks to an investment of $4 million pesos derived from the 3% Hospitality Tax and administered by the Nayarit State Tourism Promotion Trust (Fiprotur). The former was obtained thanks to a formal request to the state government from the Riviera Nayarit business guild in response to the need for reinforcing security to prevent future criminal acts in the destination, which encompasses the municipalities of Bahía de Banderas, Compostela & San Blas.

Antonio Echeverría García, governor of the state of Nayarit; Javier Herrera Valle, secretary of the Department of Public Safety; and Jaime Alonso Cuevas, Bahía de Banderas’ municipal president; were present on August 24 on the grounds of the Bahía de Banderas Tourism Trust Beach Club to hand over the keys to the agents who will be driving the patrol units, with representatives from the local business sector standing by. Afterwards, a starter flag signaled the activation of the new patrol cars.

Source: Banderas News

Last Updated on 02/09/2018 by Puerto Vallarta Net