Guadalajara, Mexico - The government of the Mexican state of Jalisco will invest $850 million pesos ($50 million USD) in high-tech devices to strengthen security and combat crime in Guadalajara, the state capital.

Jalisco Attorney General, Eduardo Almaguer, presented the plan that includes the Center for Coordination, Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C5).

Eduardo Almaguer stated that 5,500 cameras and three high-tech sensors will be installed in addition to 1,500 audio devices and 1,500 panic buttons distributed throughout the metropolitan area of Guadalajara.

The Attorney General pointed out that in the C5 will converge all emergency calls, anonymous complaints and various protocol alerts, in addition to centralize the immediate coordination between different levels of government.

C5 sensors, which are able to detect shots fired by a firearm, will be located at bus stations, airports and areas seriously affected by crime, he said.