The police chief of the violent Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo is missing, authorities said Monday.Not a good sign.
Tamaulipas state prosecutors said they have opened an investigation into the whereabouts of Roberto Balmori Garza, police chief of the city across the border from Laredo, Texas.
Local media reported that two of Balmori Garza's brothers were found shot dead Sunday inside the trunk of a car in the neighboring state of Nuevo Leon.
One of his brothers was a federal investigator, media reported.Actually, for much longer than that. It's just that things have gotten even more violent the last few weeks.
Nuevo Laredo, a stronghold of the Zetas drug cartel, has been the scene of bloody drug-gang turf battles since the beginning of the year.
Two years ago, gunmen killed a retired army general who had been police chief of Nuevo Laredo for a month. Two of his bodyguards also were slain and two suffered wounds.I'm not sure why anyone would accept the position of police chief.
Or be one of his bodyguards...
4 comments:
Don't worry. The Mexican government is asking congress for a registry of border state gun owners.
So it will all be ok soon.
Nope, NOT safe down there... Never really was...
Muck Fexico!
Oh yeah, kerrcarto, that makes me feel much safer. Especially after hearing about this crap.
Sheriffs can inspect homes for safe gun storage in Washington state under Democratic weapon bill
NFO - It used to be safe enough, back when you could bribe your way out of trouble. Nowadays, no way... particularly when our government is arming the cartels.
CD - Si.
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