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Police Chief's Daughter Gunned Down in Mexico

Heavily armed men in two trucks opened fire on his home

By the Associated Press

Posted Mar 9, 2010 10:53 AM CST
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(AP) – Gunmen opened fire on a police chief's house in southern Mexico, killing his 23-year-old daughter and a bodyguard and wounding three others, police said yesterday. Anacleto Flores Valle, the chief of police in the Pacific coast town of Petatlan, was uninjured when heavily armed men in two trucks opened fire on his home Sunday. The gunmen fled and were not identified.

Elsewhere, federal police said yesterday that they detained two American women who were traveling in a Texas-plated pickup truck that had a gas tank loaded with marijuana. Police said the two women were caught speeding on a highway in the northern state of San Luis Potosi. Officers noticed that bolts around the gas tank had been manipulated and took the vehicle in for inspection. They found 200 pounds of marijuana hidden in a container in the gas tank.

Federal policemen man a roadblock at the entrance of the town of Petatlan on the Pacific coast of Mexico in this file photo.
Federal policemen man a roadblock at the entrance of the town of Petatlan on the Pacific coast of Mexico in this file photo.   (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)
A bullet hole is seen in the window of a home belonging to Rogaciano Alba in the town of Petatlan on the Pacific coast of Mexico, Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
A bullet hole is seen in the window of a home belonging to Rogaciano Alba in the town of Petatlan on the Pacific coast of Mexico, Tuesday, May 6, 2008.   (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)
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Craighenn
Mar 11, 2010 6:09 AM CST
The edge of darkness plot in real life.
FromVenus
Mar 10, 2010 1:39 AM CST
That's not even the worst of it. How about reporting the violence on the border.
Derni
Mar 9, 2010 8:12 PM CST
Drugs are the only way to make $$$ right now in Mexico..these horrific acts must hurt tourism

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