The financial incentives for people dropping off weapons at collection points in churches were published late Monday in the country’s official gazette.
President Claudia Sheinbaum last month encouraged residents to participate in the “Yes to Disarmament, Yes to Peace” program, assuring those skeptical that they would not be prosecuted if they gave up weapons.
“We also had it in Mexico City and it had significant results,“ added the former mayor of the capital city, home to around nine million people.
In 2023, the country recorded 31,062 homicides, 70 percent of which were caused by firearms, according to preliminary data from the national statistics institute.
Mexico tightly controls gun sales, making them practically impossible to obtain legally, and has repeatedly urged Washington to tackle arms trafficking across the border from the United States.
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