The six men who confessed to the rape of Spanish tourists in Acapulco have been arrested, Reuters reported.
"We have six detainees who have confessed, totally confessed," Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo said on Wednesday at a news conference in Acapulco, according to Reuters.
During the hours-long attack on Feb. 4, five attackers burst into the hotel room where the group was staying, holding them at gunpoint, Acapulco Mayor Luis Walton told The Associated Press. They tied up the six men with phone cords and bathing suit straps, and proceeded to rape the six women.
In Acapulco, where the tourism industry is already struggling, Mayor Luis Walton originally downplayed the incident, saying it could happen anywhere in the world, but soon retracted his statements amid a media firestorm.
Acapulco is the biggest city in the state of Guerrero, which has been increasingly plagued by drug-related violence, Reuters reported.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has said he would reduce the violence that broke out after his predecessor Felipe Calderon launched his offensive against drug cartels. He pledged to create a new militarized police force and increase spending on crime-cutting security.
"We will keep working to improve public security conditions, which, without a doubt, is a fundamental and indispensable condition for the development and promotion of our country," Nieto said, according to Reuters.
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