A mayor in Tamaulipas was shot and killed
08/30/10 – The mayor of Hidalgo, Tamaulipas, Marco Antonio Leal García, was killed by an armed group this past Sunday afternoon. García was driving back home after spending the weekend at his private ranch. A group of individuals traveling in an unidentified vehicle shot at him from a distance with high-powered assault rifles as he … Read more
Leader of Los Zetas in Monterrey was captured
08/30/10 – Juan Francisco Zapata Gallegos, whose aliases are “el Billy” and “el Pelón” and was the leader of the organized crime group Los Zetas in the municipality of Monterrey, was captured this past Friday afternoon after an anonymous tip led a military patrol to his location. When captured, Gallegos attempted to pass off as … Read more
3,200 Mexican federal police agents were fired
08/30/10 – The federal Secretariat of Public Security (Secretaría de Seguridad Pública – SSP) announced today that they had fired 3,200 elements of the force due to their failing of trust exams and breaking the federal police code of law. The comission general of the federal police, Facundo Rosas, announced that the 3,200 elements were … Read more
