Posted on 10/25/2009 4:00:44 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
Federal law enforcement in Nuevo Laredo is finally releasing information about the shoot out Wednesday afternoon . According to the release only two people are dead but there is no confirmed number of injured people.
The release also says that some Nuevo Laredo police officers were involved in the shootout.
According to federal authorities in Nuevo Laredo six officers allegedly assaulted soldiers from the Mexican military with their handguns.
The assault happened when the officers were patrolling Avenida Monterrey.
That’s when the shots started two people are dead and have not been identified.
Federal authorities also confiscated four handguns, 13 grenades, three bulletproof vests, and five vehicles which most of them had Texas license plates.
During the shootout somebody allegedly witnessed four men who where hurt got into two municipal police units to escape from authorities.
Federal authorities were able to search those two police units and found blood inside that belonged to those officers.
The federal authorities in Nuevo Laredo continue to investigate this case.
Outside of Los Zetas, it is the broad Mexican perception that the MexArmy is less corrupt than the cops.
It’s likely that the cops who opened fire on them were working for the drug barons —that’s my guess.
Ping!
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The Feds and local LE raided a brand new apartment complex about 3 miles from where I live. They arrested members of the Mexican drug gang La Familia. This happened in Pflugerville. Unbelievable.
Is this because the police are corrupt, or because they became confused and decided to defend themselves against all comers?
Not really.
I've seen sillier names for cities all 'round the US.
But can't remember any off hand.
Good link. I read the “No Country” book a while back but did not see the movie until this weekend.
I believe that things are indeed fundamentally different now in the borderlands, and that we are seeing the spread of narco-state on both sides of the border. If Mexico is not already a failed state, it is very close. I was down there in DF twice in the last month, visited the border area three times in the last year, and it feels very spooky. TX is certainly shaky, NM too. I do not feel safe in either state except in areas I know well.
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