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| Police disarmed in Mexican town | |
| 2008-01-02 | |
The Mexican army has confiscated guns from the entire police force of the town of Rosarito, near the Mexican border with the US.
The Rosarito force's 200 guns will be examined to see whether any were used in an attack on the town's police chief earlier this month. One of his bodyguards was killed in the attack. "We recognise that the enemy is inside our house and for this reason we are purging the ranks - we need to have confidence in our police," Baja California state police chief Daniel de la Rosa said. Drug gangs are strong in Mexico's border region, which includes Rosarito, a beach resort town south of Tijuana. Mexican President Felipe Calderon has deployed about 25,000 troops to the region, and to the western state of Michoacan, since taking office 12 months ago. Some 2,500 people have died so far in 2007 in turf wars between rival Mexican drugs gangs. | |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #8 When I was a kid (born/raised here) in San Diego, we had no problems in Rosarito, if you didn't drive shitfaced, spill a drink on the wrong guy/girl, or hit on the wrong girl....just like every bar in America. Times have changed, and not for the better |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-01-02 20:54 |
| #7 Mexican authorities suspect that the town's police have been colluding with drug trafficking gangs Prolly pissed that someone has been holding back on the Army's share of the booty. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2008-01-02 20:49 |
| #6 THe Army didn't like the competition. |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. 2008-01-02 13:35 |
| #5 Good fences make good neighbors. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-01-02 11:47 |
| #4 You know, a good border fence would make drug smuggling so much harder... |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-01-02 10:02 |
| #3 Mexican authorities suspect that the town's police have been colluding with drug trafficking gangs Old family ties and associations are just not good enough these days for a patronage job. These people want real money, imported from the States. [You don't see them doing business in Euros] |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-01-02 08:56 |
| #2 Mexican authorities suspect that the town's police have been colluding with drug trafficking gangs No. Really? |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2008-01-02 08:28 |
| #1 Rosarito used to be a nice beach town, good surfing, better beer, and just down the road from Puerto Nuevo lobster cafes.... now, you take your life in your hands. Well done, Mexico! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-01-02 06:47 |