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Mexico: Police chief survives drive-by on first day
MEXICO CITY, July 8 (UPI) -- Nuevo Laredo Police Chief Omar Pimentel survived his first day on the job in the violent Mexican border town despite efforts to kill him. Drive-by shooters in Nuevo Laredo killed one of Pimentel's bodyguards and wounded two others, El Universal newspaper reported Friday. Seemingly undaunted, the chief later met with city officials to discuss curtailing violence. Pimentel's predecessor Alejandro Dominguez killed last month just hours after being sworn in as police chief. Nuevo Laredo is one of a number of cities that have been the focus of Mexico's efforts to crackdown on organized crime. Dubbed "Operation Safe Mexico," the program is bent on combating a recent wave of drug-related killings as rival gangs vie for control of the towns to ship drugs into the United States. Posted by: Steve 2005-07-08 |
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