Rival drug gangs terrorize Mexican town

[BridgeTheGap]

VILLA AHUMADA, Mexico - For people caught inside Mexico's drug corridors, life is about keeping your head down and watching your back, especially when the sun dips behind the cactus-studded horizon.

No town knows this better than Villa Ahumada, where the entire police force quit after 70 cartel hit men roared through last spring, killing the police chief, two officers and three townspeople.

Residents were left defenseless again last week when gunmen returned and kidnapped nine people, despite the soldiers manning checkpoints far outside town.

"This was a mellow town where we would walk along main street at night. But now we're too scared to even go out," said Zaida de Santiago.

For this lanky 14-year-old, everything changed last May 17. She was dancing at a neighbor's ranch when gunfire shattered the night. The party's hosts turned off the lights and silenced the music. The guests stood frozen, ears trained to the sound of automatic weapons as the gunmen raced down gravel streets in their SUVs.

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[ixion]

1. Ending the drug war, and legalizing marijuana, solves these types of problems

but hey, why do the right thing when you can keep the black market hucksters fully funded. :eyes:

[Summermoondancer]

2. Legalize drugs and your problem is solved.

[gangexpert]

3. ignore white gangs

such as ira & natives
out of 800,00 gang members in usa 700,000 are white

white gangs are also in mexico

gangs such as ira natives redneck mafia hillbilly mafia

goth power grudge power etc

[cliffjj]

4. re: Rival drug gangs terrorize Mexican town

Too bad that Mexico is a major transit country for drug trafficking to the United States. Last I heard Towns near the border are especially affected....Even the military has to move in. I hope they can get it under control.