IN NOTIGRUPO’S LOCAL NEWS, FORMER STATE GOVERNOR, MARCELO DE LOS SANTOS, WILL SEEK SENATORSHIP IN 2018; KIDNAPPED SUGARCANE PRODUCER IS RESCUED BY STATE POLICE; SAN LUIS POTOSI COULD HAVE FLIGHTS TO CHICAGO AND DETROIT
Former state governor, Marcelo De los Santos, will seek senatorship in 2018
Marcelo De Los Santos Fraga, San Luis Potosi Governor from 2003 to 2009, in interview confirmed his interest in seeking the candidacy for Senator in the 2018 elections.
After attending a meeting between local businessmen and Senator Ernesto Ruffo and former Foreign Relations Secretary, Luis Ernesto Derbez, both of whom have expressed their intention of running for president in the National Action Party ticket, De Los Santos pointed out that he would like to participate again in politics.
About the worrisome insecurity levels in San Luis Potosi, Marcelo De Los Santos said that the current security strategies used by the different government levels, need to be reviewed, as they are not working and he denied that these problems originated during his term of office.
Marcelo De Los Santos is the only non PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) governor that SLP has had, with a strong business background and backing.
Kidnapped sugarcane producer is rescued by State Police
Police from the State Prosecutors Office (PGJE), freed the president of the Sugarcane Producers Association, who was kidnapped August 21st.
In the police operation, several criminals were arrested. The raid took place on a secluded house on the road to the sugarcane processing plant of Ciudad Valles; no shots were fired
After undergoing a medical examination, the victim was taken to his family; the investigation is ongoing and the Prosecutors Office will, later on, give more information on the arrests.
San Luis Potosi could have flights to Chicago and Detroit
Gerardo Bocard Meraz, President of Milenium Industrial Park, pointed out that San Luis Potosi has the potential for more domestic and international flights and he added that flights to Chicago and Detroit, would consolidate the state as a touristic and business destination.
Bocard Meraz mentioned that the Detroit flight would be convenient for executives from the auto industry and the Chicago flight would be a more of a tourist option, but as the city is an airline hub, it could place travelers in a strategic location to connect to other destinations.
About flight prices, he said that they are still on the expensive side but airlines have been making them more available, to the most frequent airports, like Mexico City and Monterrey.
