“Hey Poice chief, resign or we’ll kill one cop every 2 days”. Juarez Chief resigns
Is Juarez controlled by the drug cartel? A city of 1.3 million people and one bridge from El Paso….
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - Ciudad Juarez’s police chief stepped down Friday after criminal gangs made a chilling demand: Resign or we will kill more local officers.
Public Safety Secretary Roberto Orduna announced he was leaving his post only hours after gunmen killed a police officer and a jail guard and left signs on their bodies saying they had fulfilled a promise made Wednesday to slay at least one officer every 48 hours until Orduna quits.
The slayings were a sign that gangs are determined to control the police force of the biggest Mexican border city, with a population of 1.3 million people across from El Paso, Texas. Ciudad Juarez is a major entry point for drugs heading into the United States and a hot spot in a brutal, multi-front war involving ruthless drug cartels and Mexican security forces.