13 Mexican troops charged with transporting drugs; also, people are being slaughtered as usual
I haven’t posted much from Mexico this past week or two. This one article will cover some of the gap.
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) - The Mexican army has ordered three junior officers and 10 soldiers to stand trial on drug trafficking and organized crime charges after they were allegedly caught with more than a ton of methamphetamines and 66 pounds (30 kilograms) of cocaine.
The soldiers were arrested last week with drugs at a military checkpoint south of Tijuana, across the border from San Diego. They are being charged within the military justice system…
…In the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, police on Friday found the dismembered body of a man near the city’s main coastal boulevard…
…Outside Acapulco, on the toll road to Mexico City, a man’s bound, mutilated body was found near a burned-out car. The unknown victim had been shot in the face and head, and his ear was severed…
…Another body that had been cut in pieces was found in three plastic bags dumped on a street…
…Near the city’s colonial San Diego Fort, meanwhile, unidentified assailants attacked three homes with gasoline bombs, gunshots and a grenade…
…In the northern state of Coahuila, across from Texas, a state trooper, a female passer-by and five gunmen were killed during a series of shootouts between police and presumed cartel henchmen…
…Gunmen in three sport utility vehicles attacked police in state capital, Saltillo, on Friday morning, leading to a chase and gunfight…
…Minutes later, gunmen riding in SUVs ambushed and killed a state police officer in nearby Ramos Arizpe. An hour later in Saltillo, three gunmen and a woman who was caught in the crossfire died…
Hmm, nothing from Juarez. I guess they deserve their own article.