Recent South of the Border News

Mon Jan 10, 2011 6:36 am » by **Constabul**

been a bit since i posted any, so here are a few.

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Head hanging from Tijuana Bridge on the way to Rosarito/Ensenada last week | Hard to see

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Mexico violence: Headless bodies found in Acapulco

The decapitated bodies of 15 young men have been found in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco.

Police said they were discovered near a shopping centre and were all aged between 15 and 25.

They were dumped there by drug cartel members fighting over the control of the drugs business in the city.

More than 30,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since late 2006.

President Felipe Calderon has deployed thousands of troops to battle the drug cartels, and claims to be making progress in reducing their influence.

But critics of Mr Calderon's policies say they have increased the level of violence without reducing the flow of cocaine and other drugs into the US.

Human rights groups have also raised concerns that using the military has exposed civilians to possible abuse.
'Warning'

In this latest violent incident, police responding to a report of a burning vehicle near Acapulco's Plaza Senderos shopping centre shortly after midnight found five other abandoned vehicles and the decapitated bodies.

Media reports say that three messages signed by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, leader of the Sinaloa cartel and Mexico's most wanted drug baron, were found alongside the bodies.

The messages reportedly said that the attack was a warning against criminal groups fighting Mr Guzman's organisation.

It is believed to be the largest single group of decapitation victims found since President Calderon launched his offensive against the cartels.

Acapulco is in an area of Mexico where the drug trade is controlled by La Familia Michoacana, one of the most violent cartels.

The BBC's Julian Miglierini says the city, which became a popular summer resort in the 1970s and 1980s, has seen a sharp rise in violence related to drug gangs.

He adds that while the government insists that the city remains a safe destination for tourists, many fear that Acapulco's reputation had been badly damaged by the violence.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12143227
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AKs confiscated in Tijuana in another bust

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Lots of violence in Tijuana this week. Lot of weapons siezed, a state investigator ambushed by AK wielding attackers that got into a fire-fight with TJ Municiple Police after the ambush. The TJ Police killed one but 2 of them were wounded.

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Gunmen kill 3 in Mexico, including 13-year-old boy

MONTERREY, Mexico – Gunmen opened fire on people gathered at a street corner in the northern city of Monterrey, killing two adults and a 13-year-old boy, authorities said Tuesday.

The boy's twin brother and two men were wounded in the attack Monday night, the Nuevo Leon state attorney general's office said.

Authorities had no immediate suspects. While the motive was unclear, Mexican drug cartels have recruiting younger and younger members.

The government has increasingly detained youths under 18 for drug-related crimes. Last month, authorities arrested a 14-year-old boy who they alleged worked as an assassin for a drug gang in central Mexico.

Monterrey, Mexico's third-largest city, has been besieged by fighting between the Gulf cartel and the Zetas drug gang.

In Apodaca, another town in Nuevo Leon state, a shooting broke out Monday night between marines and suspected cartel gunmen.

One marine and one suspect were injured, though not seriously, the Mexican navy said in a statement. Five suspected members of the Zetas were arrested, including a minor, it said.

A spokeswoman for the town government said electricity and telephone service went down for three hours during the shootout, though the cause was unclear. Navy officials said they had no information on that.

Gunmen used vehicles to block five roads in Apodaca — a common cartel tactic to impede movement of government security forces — according to the town spokeswoman, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110104/ap_ ... war_mexico

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Mon Jan 10, 2011 6:38 am » by **Theyrecomming**

We need to legalize all drugs to end this shit!
Less people will die, I'm sure some will still trip and do stupid shite but it's better than having all these people decapitated. I would never go to Mexico since I can't bring my gun with.

Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:32 am » by **Constabul**

Bump

Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:38 am » by **Newearthman**

theyrecomming wrote:We need to legalize all drugs to end this shit!
Less people will die, I'm sure some will still trip and do stupid shite but it's better than having all these people decapitated. I would never go to Mexico since I can't bring my gun with.

Good call. People who make and deal drugs are crazy!