12-hour gunfight between military officers and an armed commando leaves 7 dead and 7 injured
08/31/10 – The Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional –Sedena) reported the death of six gunmen and one soldier, as well as the injury of five other soldiers and six gunmen as the result of a twelve-hour gunfight between elements of the Mexican Army and an armed commando. The confrontation occurred at … Read more
Governor of Aguascalientes, Luis Armando Reynoso Femat, expelled from the National Action Party
08/31/10 – The Nation Executive Committee (Comité Ejecutivo Nacional – CEN) of the National Action Party (Partido Acción Nacional – PAN) unanimously decided to expel the Governor of Aguascalientes Luis Armando Reynoso Femat from the ranks of the PAN. In a two-hour session the members concluded the expulsion process initiated on the 17of August, in … Read more
Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias La Barbie, captured
08/31/10 – The Federal Police (Policía Federal –PF) captured and presented Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias La Barbie, this Monday in the Estado de México (Mexico State). He had been hiding out in a safe house in Salazar. The following individuals were also captured and presented with Valdez: 40-years-old Maricela Reyes Lozada, 20-year-old Juan Antonio López … Read more
Eight are killed by Molotov cocktails in Cancún
08/31/10 – Eight people, six women and two men, were killed early Tuesday morning when an armed group attacked a bar located within a small inn known as Castillo del Mar in Cancún, Quintana Roo. It was reported that at least six individuals threw Molotov cocktails from the inside of two large SUV’s as they … Read more
