Posted on 03/15/2007 3:14:45 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
MEXICO CITY — A human head was found today outside the state security office in the Gulf state of Tabasco.
A state police official who wasn't authorized to give his name told The Associated Press by telephone that the head was found in a plastic bag early today by employees of the office in Villahermosa, 400 miles east of Mexico City.
Officials are trying to determine the victim's identity, as well as why he was killed and by whom.
In the past year, beheadings have become common among rival drug cartels, and the heads are often left outside security offices, sometimes with messages warning police to leave local drug lords alone.
The killings have become so brazen that President Felipe Calderon recently launched a nearly nationwide crackdown on the growing violence, sending some 20,000 federal police and soldiers to drug strongholds across the country.
Tabasco appears to be a new target of traffickers, who police suspect opened fire on the car of Tabasco state police director Francisco Fernandez, injuring him and killing his chauffeur last week.
Fernandez worked as a military attache in Mexico embassies in Panama and Washington, and also led the anti-drug units in the northern states of Chihuahua, Durango and Sinaloa, a drug stronghold of the Sinaloa cartel.
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When you consider Mexico not only has abolished the death penalty, but also abolished life in prison, it's no wonder thugs think they can get away with murder.
and this is the country Senor Bush wants to start having student exchanges with? What American student would ever want to go to school in Mexcio?
Ooooooh. Posted at the same second.
The next stage of open borders (the trucks) will most likely...
Alberto Gonzales?
Oooh... a head bag!
Why not just roll 'em all into a "Something Happened Somewhere In The World (Except Australia)" Pinglist?
Ping!
If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.
After this meeting with this so called Mexican President I am disgusted! Take a good look at whats going on down there, this what we all have to look forward to LAWLESSNESS! And why not, our politicians are already breaking the laws of our country giving them amnesty. I am ashamed and disgusted! Bush is folding like a cheap camera. Instead of coming down hard on this socialist criminal he treats him like a human.immigration reform is nothing but a free ticket to the US, and we all will be footing the bill! 2008 can't come fast enough! GET OUT AND VOTE! VOTE CONSERVATIVE! because we can't tell who's a Republican anymore!
Those drugs can really make you lose your head.
made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Corleone
Gold or lead-Escobar
As for Australia, that continent has 20 million people, and threads about the country can often be found by searching under a few Australian/New Zealander freepers.
Antarctica obviously has an even smaller population than Australia.
Who are you typing about in comments 12 to 14?
But they ship most of their criminals north of the border.
Mexico Police HQ? Is this in Southern California?
It's in southern Mexico, bordering Guatemala and near Belize.
Where is the mission in the picture on your post #2?
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