• DECLINE: 18 days after the operation that ended in the release of Ovidio Guzmán (son of convicted drug lord Joaquín “Chapo” Guzmán), the number of Mexicans who think the López Obrador Government’s anti-crime strategy is being successful fell from 34% in October to just 28% now, according to a new poll.
• DOUBTS: Conducted by Grupo REFORMA, the poll also shows that the events of October 17 in Culiacán -included Sinaloa Cartel launching gun battles vying to get Guzmán released- have had a big impact on public opinion with only 35% saying the Government’s has managed the events well.
• CULIACÁN: “Despite the series of explanations provided by the federal government about the events of October 17 in Culiacán, the majority of the population believes that the authorities have not handled the episode well”, said Lorena Becerra, head of polling for Grupo REFORMA.
• STRENGTH: According to phone survey among 400 Mexican adults, 62% of Mexicans believe organized crime is stronger than the Mexican Government, a number that has gone up since the immediate aftermath of the Culiacán events when 56% thought the same.
