Posted on 09/14/2007 1:33:48 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
MONTERREY, Mexico – Gunmen murdered a police chief in the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosi Thursday as he drove to a restaurant with his family, the latest killing in a spike in drug violence in Mexico.
A group of men shot dead state police chief Jaime Flores in a daylight ambush in the city of San Luis Potosi, destroying his SUV vehicle and leaving 40 bullet casings on the street, the state attorney general's office said.
“We believe drug gangs were behind this,” said a spokesman who declined to be named. Flores' wife and two children survived the attack.
Following months of ferocious killings in Mexico this year, drug violence appeared to calm as President Felipe Calderón sent troops to crush warring drug cartels fighting for dominance of smuggling routes to the United States.
But violence has again flared this month, with gunmen killing two federal officers in the northern city of Monterrey and seriously injuring a public sector worker in shoot outs in the city center this week.
Mexican police found the head of a police officer kidnapped by drug hitmen in the southern state of Guerrero Thursday, El Universal newspaper said.
More than 1,600 people have been killed in drug-related killings in Mexico so far this year and some 2,000 died in 2006.
Is the news media referring to this as a “civil war” yet?
Nope, but I’m sure it’s our fault.
I’m trying to imagine something like this happening here and I can’t even begin to imagine how forceful our response would be.
Mexico is a hellhole.
Ping!
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This crap is already spilling over the borders. When the Mexican 18 wheelers begin running regularly, you will see much more on our side. Bush doesn't care anymore.
?Plomo o plata?
Didn’t they recently kill the Mexico City Police chief too?
Doing the jobs...
Traveling to Monterrey this month for the first time. Any advice on whether to rent a car or trust a cab?
Alone? Depends on how much and far you need to travel. Last time I was there, we drove down, but hired a driver for Monterrey traffic.
Mexico Security Memo: Oct. 1, 2007
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1905103/posts
Let me know if there are any updates on the bodies found at China when you get back.
Vaya con Dios.
Sept. 26
The body of an unidentified man was found along a highway near Monterrey, Nuevo Leon state. Police said the man was shot at least five times and was dressed in women’s clothing.
Sept. 29
An unidentified man was shot to death in downtown Monterrey, Nuevo Leon state. The man reportedly was armed with a pistol.
Let’s be careful down there.
SS
should we assume his family was killed too? Or was he on his way to meet his family.
“Flores’ wife and two children survived the attack.”
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