Strikes spread in Mexico, thousands of police deployed to capital By Neil Hardt 6 January 2017 Police made up to 600 arrests throughout Mexico yesterday as protests continued against President Enrique Pena Nieto’s cut to gas subsidies, known colloquially as the gasolinazo. One police officer was killed during confrontations in an impoverished neighborhood of … Continue reading Strikes spread in Mexico, thousands of police deployed to capital