The mayor of a Mexican city plagued by drug violence has been murdered less than a week after taking office.

Alejandro Arcos was found dead on Sunday in Chilpancingo, a city of around 280,000 people in the southwestern state of Guerrero. He had been mayor for six days.

Evelyn Salgado, the state governor, said the city was in mourning over a murder that “fills us with indignation”. His death came three days after the city government’s new secretary, Francisco Tapia, was shot dead.

Authorities have not released details of the investigation, or suspects. However, Guerrero is one of the worst-affected states for drug violence and drug cartels have murdered dozens of politicians across the country.

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    3 months ago

    Why not? Bitcoin is used a lot as an international storage of wealth.

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      3 months ago

      Volatility, traceability and high TX fees come to mind. Also, who accepts Bitcoin?

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          The miss that sells me tacos in the corner does not accept it yo, only cash :(

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            2 months ago

            If you do a Yelp search and check “accepts cryptocurrency”, then you should be able to find a taco dealer who does.

            FWIW, drug dealers have been accepting bitcoin online since 2011.

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              Yelp? Nobody uses that here haha, only Facebook, Whatsapp and Google maps.