Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard on Saturday said his government´s controversial practice of expropriating buildings where drug trafficking activities are discovered will continue.Last week, the city government delivered eviction notices to 75 families living in a building in the Tepito neighborhood. After days of protests, the mayor suspended the eviction procedure temporarily and will meet with representatives of the families on Tuesday.
City spokesman say the apartment complex in Tepito is the No. 1 distribution and warehousing site for drugs and stolen goods in the capital.
On Saturday, the mayor said the working-class Iztapalapa precinct would be the next target for inspectors.
"We have found that more drug sales take place in Iztapalapa than any other borough in the city," Ebrard said.
.OAXACA
TEACHERS UNION LEADERSUBMITS HIS RESIGNATION
Enrique Rueda Pacheco, the leader of the Oaxaca teachers union known as Section 22, resigned his post on Saturday.
Rueda was at the forefront of last year´s strike in Oaxaca that devolved into a broader social protest after state police forces sought to end the strike with repressive tactics.
Rueda´s resignation could prompt additional unrest since Section 22 is being challenged by a newly formed teachers union in Oaxaca, Section 59.
.CONAGO MEETING
GOVERNORS TO DELIVERDOCUMENT TO CALDERÓN
State governors on Saturday said they will deliver a farm recovery plan to President Calderón on Monday.
The National Governors Conference (Conago) is meeting in Tlaxcala over the weekend, where Calderón spoke to the governors on Friday about federal operations against organized crime.
Michoacán Gov. Lázaro Cárdenas said he will lead a delegation of governors to present Calderón with the document that offers recommendations for public policy aimed at stimulating agricultural activity.
.NARCOTICS
MEXICAN TRUCK DRIVERARRESTED AT BORDER
TUCSON, Arizona - A Mexican man was arrested at a U.S. border checkpoint in Arizona after authorities found more than 2,700 pounds (1,225 kilograms) of marijuana hidden among produce on a truck he was driving, a newspaper reported Saturday.
The driver was a participant in the Free and Secure Trade program, which makes it easier for low-risk international trade participants to enter the country, the Arizona Daily Star newspaper reported.
