More Mexican Murders
Posted by StormWarning on 11 May 2008 at 05:10 pm | Tagged as: Current Affairs, International Issues, Mexico, National Security, Opinions
Just the other day we read about the gunning down of Mexican top cop Edgar Eusebio Millán Gómez as he entered his home. Yet on Friday, another high level Mexican law enforcement officer was killed, the 4th since May 1.
Esteban Robles, the former head of the capital’s anti-kidnapping squad, was leaving his apartment early Friday when drive-by shooters opened fire with AK-47 assault rifles.
Robles’ killing came a few hours after the funeral of Señor Gómez (there is some belief by Mexican intelligence that the assassination of Gómez was an inside job since the killers had keys to his apartment - a sure sign I think). But in addition, yesterday afternoon, on Saturday, Juan Antonio Roman Garcia, the #2 law enforcement officer in Juarez was killed when his car was sprayed by machine gun fire.
His death has plunged the city into mourning because he was an exemplary officer with an impeccable 20-year record who fulfilled his duties until his last breath, despite the dangers,” said Ciudad Juarez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz.
If that isn’t enough to stop you from spending time in Mexico on vacation (OKAY, you’re not a law enforcement officer, so you aren’t at the top of anyone’s hit list, but the chances are that you are an American), you have this…attacks on Mexican ranchers in which 17 people were murdered and the daughter of the rancher was kidnapped.
A prominent cattle rancher hid Monday from gunmen who killed two of his sons and kidnapped his daughter in weekend attacks that left 17 people dead in southern Mexico, relatives and authorities said.
Men with assault rifles forced victims into a line and sprayed them with bullets Sunday at Rogaciano Alba’s ranch in Petatlan, a town in southern Guerrero state, investigators said. Five people were killed and five others died at a hospital, State Attorney General Eduardo Murueta said Monday.
Will the $1.4 billion Merida Initiative to fight the drug violence be enough? I think not. Don’t fool yourself, this is not just an internal problem for Mexico.
As my “regular” readers know, I’ve been on the case of the emerging threat of Mexican violence from almost the beginning of this blog (the Mexican Tourist Board doesn’t like me). See additional stuff on this in Snooper’s post, War in Mexico.
Edgar Eusebio Millan Gomez, Esteban Robles, Juan Antonio Roman Garcia, Juarez, Merida Initiative, Mexican ranchers
