Mexican diplomat in L.A. is survivor of drug wars
A brief article showing what it takes to be a good politician in Mexico.
As the new Mexican consul in Los Angeles, David Figueroa has a keen appreciation of what’s required to be a public official in his country.
When Figueroa was mayor of the border town of Agua Prieta, Sonora, his father was shot four times on Mother’s Day 2006.
Several months later, after Figueroa became a congressman, he remembers driving from an airport near Mexico City and seeing bright flashes as two dozen gunshots ripped through his car.
He was hit in the leg; another bullet grazed his forehead. “It was horrible,” he said.
On Day of the Dead 2007, a gunman approached Figueroa as he left his hotel in Mexico City. Figueroa ducked as the man pulled a gun from his waistband and fired.
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