In a strong warning to the private security sector in the state, the Baja California Sur Private Security Directorate reported that nine companies will be forced to cease operations for failing to comply with current legal requirements.
According to the head of the agency, Francisco Javier Ruiz Tapiz, these companies were operating without obtaining all of their licenses. In the municipalities of La Paz and Los Cabos, some irregularities were detected: of 144 security guards inspected in Los Cabos, two were working without the required state authorization.
Currently, 99 companies are registered in the state that do operate with a state permit and comply with regulations. The sanctioned companies have been given a period of time to regularize their operations, while the state directorate maintains that it will not lower its surveillance of the sector to prevent them from operating “disorderly or illegally.”
This step is significant in the context of a state that depends on these companies for enhanced surveillance and protection, so the legality and professionalization of the service are key to public trust.
Source: tribunademexico
