Police actions in Mexico and Venezuela include arrests, heat alert and community initiatives

In Venezuela, police from the Instituto Autónomo de Policía del Estado Bolivariano de Nueva Esparta arrested four young men caught stealing seven bags of cement from a residence in Achípano. The Policía Bolivariana also detained a 52‑year‑old man in Maracaibo for running an illegal raffle that pretended to aid earthquake victims, and captured a 31‑year‑old suspect wanted for drug trafficking in Maracaibo.

In Mexico, authorities marked the 66th anniversary of the Tijuana Police Juvenil with a 4 km run and relay competition involving about 1,500 participants. Municipal officials in Tecate issued an urgent heat‑wave alert, urging residents to avoid outdoor activity during peak sun hours and to protect vulnerable groups. The Rosarito municipal government began paving and lighting works on the Hisense Boulevard, restoring nine street lamps and repairing potholes in several neighborhoods. Police in Mexicali captured a 47‑year‑old man suspected of owning the 17 dogs that attacked and killed a 54‑year‑old woman. In Guanajuato’s Jaral del Progreso, a joint operation by state police, the army and the National Guard seized roughly 425 doses of marijuana from a 31‑year‑old alleged distributor. Additionally, a municipal committee and addiction‑prevention office conducted training on HIV and STD testing protocols for staff at residential addiction centers.