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Mexican Police Force Quits After Cartel Attack

Town's entire force flees as gunmen attack new station

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 28, 2010 5:35 AM CDT

(Newser) – The entire police force of a small Mexican town rapidly decided police work wasn't for them after cartel gunmen attacked their new headquarters. All 15 members of the force in Los Ramones, on the outskirts of Monterrey, resigned and fled in terror as gunmen attacked the building—inaugurated just three days earlier—with automatic weapons and grenade launchers, the Financial Times reports.

Nobody was injured in the attack, but six police vehicles were destroyed and more than 1,000 bullet casings were found at the scene. "The idea was to give a greater service to the population,” the town's mayor said about the new station. “This is really serious.” State police and members of the Mexican military will be sent to the town until a long-term solution can be found.

Bullet holes are seen over a police vehicle and a police station wall after an attack in Los Ramones, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico.
Bullet holes are seen over a police vehicle and a police station wall after an attack in Los Ramones, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico.   (AP Photo/Carlos Jasso)
Bullet holes are seen over a police vehicle and a police station wall after an attack in Los Ramones, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico.
Bullet holes are seen over a police vehicle and a police station wall after an attack in Los Ramones, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico.   (AP Photo/Carlos Jasso)
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Lordtek
Nov 5, 2010 8:15 AM CDT
Speedbird you are either politically stupid or just plain stupid. Missile is a missile, shoot a hellfire over there from over here and receive a dirty nuke over here from over there... Your logic is flawed and dangerous. We started a war yet we don't put drug dealers over here into military trials; this is not true justice this is police state tactics at best. At worst its just showing how irresponsible America is thinking we can decide to go to war and not expect casualties be it civilian or armed forces on both sides.
Speedbird
Oct 28, 2010 9:58 AM CDT
If drone strikes are so effective in Pakistan I don't see any reason why they shouldn't be used in Mexico, whether the Mexican government like it or not. Technically the drones can remain in US airspace and fire missiles into the Mexican border towns.
sdklfjsl
Oct 28, 2010 8:42 AM CDT
we need to send in some military advisors, maybe follow that up with a couple of divisions of infantry, of course they will need air support....The Mexicans will welcome us with open arms....everyone else has.
We will be in and out of there in a couple of months waving the mission accomplished signs...God Bless America!
 

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