A group of gas station owners met Congresswoman Gina Cruz in order to address gasoline high prices.
Wholesale Fuel and Oil National Group Chair Miguel Galván said during the meeting gas station owners have lost competitiveness compared to the owners in the United States due to the high prices set by the federal government’s Treasury Department.
The agency announced recently a new price increase for gas and diesel, he said.
Galván said between 25 to 30 percent of border shoppers opt to purchase gasoline in the United States due to price differentiation.
The Mexican government decided years ago to homologate gas prices with American stations, which since has been fluctuating up and down.
However, the measure has not been applied for months, he added.
The businessman recalled oil market in Mexico was opened in April for free importation, but no company has imported a single gallon of gas due to lack of infrastructure.
The situation will worsen when prices fluctuate in the new free market on 2018.
Congresswoman Cruz made a commitment to work on the matter to find a solution.
Alleged attempted murderer arrested
A man who allegedly attempted to kill two people early Thursday was arrested in possession of a rifle, said the Municipal Public Safety Department.
Authorities said at 3:16 a.m. police agents arrested Jovany “Doe,” 27, at Apozol Norte Street and Periodismo Street at Colonia Zacatecas neighborhood, south of the Civic Center.
The police said the suspect was in possession of a .22-caliber rifle loaded with five cartridges.
A 24-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man told police agents the suspect presumably brandished the rifle and shot them.
The suspect fled scene but police officers found and arrested him.
Police agents transported the suspect to the headquarters.
Couple indicted for robbery
A man and a woman were indicted by a state judge for allegedly committing a robbery against a store on June 11, said the Attorney General’s office.
Authorities said Karen “Doe” and Juan de Dios “Doe” presumably arrived at the store located at Lázaro Cárdenas Boulevard and Lombardo Toledano Avenue in southern Mexicali.
The female suspect brandished a hammer and the man a knife to threaten the cashier.
The suspects took several cell phones and money.
Police officers arrested the suspects in the store’s surroundings.
The judge gave prosecutors two months to close the investigation.
Man indicted for robbery
A man was indicted Wednesday in connection to a robbery reported June 11 in a convenience store, said the Attorney General’s office.
Authorities said Saúl Gabriel “Doe” allegedly robbed along with a minor a store located at Fraccionamiento Valle de las Misiones neighborhood in eastern Mexicali.
The suspect and his accomplice brandished knives in order to threaten an employee and take money from the cash register.
The suspects left scene on foot but were found and arrested blocks ahead by local police officers.
The minor was turned to the Special Agency for Teenagers.
Man indicted for sexual abuse
A man was indicted by a state judge for allegedly committing a sexual attack against a 9-year-old girl, said the Attorney General’s office.
Authorities said Gabriel “Doe” was indicted for the sexual abuse of a girl on June 8 at a Fraccionamiento Valle de las Misiones store the suspect owns.
The Attorney General’s office said the suspect and the victim were alone at the store.
In a moment, the suspect allegedly took the girl to the refrigerator’s are to touch her inappropriately.
The victim left the store and reported the incident to her mother.
The victim’s mother called the emergency hotline 066 and police officers arrested the store owner.
The suspect was closing the store in order to avoid his arrest, authorities said.
