Posted on 04/02/2008 6:37:13 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
March 27
Federal police arrested four alleged financial operatives of the Sinaloa drug cartel, the government announced. The four suspects have been identified by the U.S. Treasury Department as Sinaloa members suspected of money laundering.
Six people, including two soldiers, died during a firefight in Badiraguato, Sinaloa state. Some soldiers were detained afterward for violating the rules of engagement during the incident.
Police in Cancun, Quintana Roo state, increased security at a hospital in the city after fears surfaced that an alleged Cuban smuggler being treated at the hospital may be kidnapped.
A man in Yautepec, Morelos state, died from gunshot wounds. He had been kidnapped the previous day.
March 28
The mayor of Las Choapas, Veracruz state, was unharmed when gunmen opened fire on his vehicle at an intersection, though his driver was wounded.
The body of a federal agent assigned to the Acapulco airport was found just outside the city with a knife wound to the throat.
Three police officers were wounded during a firefight and high-speed chase with alleged drug gang members in the city of Huetamo, Michoacan state.
Three people were shot dead in separate gang-related incidents in Sinaloa state.
March 29
A group of gunmen opened fire on a police officer traveling in his personal vehicle along a highway between Mexico and Michoacan states. His wife and son, who were with him in the vehicle, were wounded in the attack.
A gun battle between rival gangs in Zirandaro, Guerrero state, left five gang members dead.
The commander of a tactical police unit in Cancun, Quintana Roo state, was abducted and then shot dead hours later. A mocking note found with the body read in part, “How did your training help you?”
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