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POLICE BOSS IN LAWLESS TOWN A CASUALTY OF MEXICO'S CONTINUING DRUG WAR
By AP
Alejandro Dominguez was the only person brave enough to apply for the job of police chief in Mexico's lawless border city of Nuevo Laredo.
He took office Wednesday afternoon, declaring he wasn't afraid of anything. Shortly after nightfall, he was dead, gunned down by assailants in this city on the front line of a turf battle between Mexico's two main drug gangs.
Early Thursday, most city officials channelled all questions to Mayor Daniel Pena, who was holding private meetings and hadn't made a public appearance.
Councilman Joaquim Trevino called on President Vicente Fox to do more, two months after the federal government sent in 700 soldiers and federal agents. "The reality is that there isn't anyone who wants this job," he said.
Only a few people ventured out into the streets, and a handful of federal authorities made routine patrols.
A spokesman at the federal Attorney General's Office refused to say if his office planned to take additional measures.
On Thursday, most residents hadn't even heard of the killing, and those who had weren't surprised. Since January, more than 60 people have been killed in Nuevo Laredo. |
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