Additional funds were approved Thursday by the state Assembly that will provide support for the vulnerable ones.
Assembly Bill 308 was voted in favor by lawmakers to give the state Secretary of Social Development 50 million pesos or US $3 million.
The bill was previously approved by the Legislative Commission in Revenue and Budget.
The funds will strengthen assistance programs for low-income residents and non-profit organizations that provide services for the poor.
These programs have been criticized for years by opposition leaders due to its usage in exchange of votes during election campaigns to favor candidates who run under the governing party.
Pair caught with “China white”
Two men were arrested Friday in possession of 4.9 pounds of “China white” type heroin, said the state Secretary of Public Safety.
Authorities said Javier Guerrero Santillán, 36, and Smaily Medina Sánchez, 28, were arrested at Mangana Street and Macristy Blvd. at Fraccionamiento El Lienzo.
The suspects were on board of a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta.
Authorities said the driver passed on a stop sign.
Police officers stopped the vehicle, in which several packages wrapped with clear plastic containing the drug.
The drug had a street value of 1.1 million pesos or close to US $68,000.
The suspects were turned to federal authorities.
Homicide suspect arrested
State police officers apprehended a man who allegedly killed another one with a firearm three years
ago, said the Attorney General’s office.
Authorities said the suspect had an arrest warrant for the homicide of Jesús Matías, 28, on Sept. 2014.
The suspect, who was identified as Eliot Brayan “Doe”, 22, was arrested at Fraccionamiento Valle de
Puebla in southeastern Mexicali.
According to authorities, the suspect and the victim were talking in a residence at the intersection of
Benito Juárez and Emiliano Zapata streets at Ejido Durango in Mexicali Valley.
For unknown reasons, the men began an argument and the suspect brandished a firearm and shot the
victim on the neck.
The suspect was booked in Mexicali Jail.
