Mexico boosts Los Cabos security after looting

Published September 19, 2014 2:42am ET



LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — Federal police on Thursday vowed to restore order in the hurricane-stricken resort area of Los Cabos after looting emptied store shelves and unnerved residents who worried their homes could be next.

Enrique Galindo, national commissioner of the Federal Police, said seven people, two of them carrying firearms, had been detained on suspicion of attempted looting. He said police would aggressively enforce the law.

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