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Hit Men Kill Family of Mexican Hero

Sailor died in raid that took out drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 22, 2009 12:26 PM CST
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(Newser) – Dozens of gunmen burst into a house near Mexico City this morning and executed the mother, sister, and aunt of a serviceman who was killed in the raid that took down a major drug lord last week. Navy sailor Melquisedat Angulo Córdova, whose bravery had earned him the praise of President Felipe Calderon, had been buried with full honors just a few hours earlier.

Two of his brothers were wounded in the assault. The revenge killing is a sign that the cocaine ring headed by Arturo Beltran Leyva is still operational despite its leader's fall, and that Mexico still can’t protect those waging the war against the drug rings, notes the Wall Street Journal.

A soldier stands behind a body identified by navy officials as that of alleged drug cartel chief Arturo Beltran Leyva in Cuernavaca, Mexico, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.
A soldier stands behind a body identified by navy officials as that of alleged drug cartel chief Arturo Beltran Leyva in Cuernavaca, Mexico, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.   (AP Photo/Valente Rosas, Agencia El Universal)
Unidentified family members and friends of Mexican soldier Melquisedet Angulo attend his funeral in Pariaso, Mexico, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009.
Unidentified family members and friends of Mexican soldier Melquisedet Angulo attend his funeral in Pariaso, Mexico, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009.   (AP Photo/Carlos Sobrino)
Soldiers carry the coffin of fellow soldier Melquisedet Angulo during his funeral in Pariaso, Mexico, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009.
Soldiers carry the coffin of fellow soldier Melquisedet Angulo during his funeral in Pariaso, Mexico, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009.   (AP Photo/Carlos Sobrino)
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Miss.Katsuragi
Dec 23, 2009 12:18 PM CST
Well Demi, it would help a lot if U.S. didn't let civilians buy weapons that easy, beacue that's the way narcs get theirs, they pay a lot in bribes in U.S. and Mexico to pass the border , also it's a matter of supply and demand, and junkies aren't only in Mexico
riffran
Dec 23, 2009 5:42 AM CST
pay them suckers bacl tenfold...for every one they kill , pay them back ten
Mad
Dec 23, 2009 5:39 AM CST
Totally missed the point, idiot, that violence is not the answer

 
Mexico City • Mexican drug war • Mexican drug cartel • Arturo Beltran Leyva

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