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Mexico:
Gun
Battle
at
Border
Kills
Guard,
and
Newspaper
Editor
Shot
by
Cartel.
More
Prohibition-related
violence
12/5/97
On November 24, an group of armed men opened fire on the Mexican border
guards at Nogales, Arizona ,in an effort to free a compatriot who had been
stopped carrying $123,000 in cash. One agent was killed and another was
wounded in the clash. Two Americans who were waiting to cross the border
were also reportedly wounded.
The incident began at approximately 6:00pm when a customs agent pulled
over a pickup truck coming over from the US side. The agent inquired about
the contents of a large box in the back. Unsatisfied with the response
of the truck's occupants, the agent asked them to open it. At that point,
the driver handed the box to the truck's passenger who jumped out and attempted
to run. The box proved too heavy, however and the man dropped it, causing
it to break open, spilling its contents of American currency.
The two were escorted to the office, and, while the agents were counting
the cash, a group of between 5 and 9 armed men appeared and opened fire
at the officers. Two of the assailants were wounded and taken into custody.
The truck's driver and the rest of the attackers escaped.
and... Crusading Mexican Editor Shot and Wounded
On November 27, in yet another example of the destructive effects of
American Prohibition on Mexican society, five armed men opened fire on
the car of Jesus Blancornelas, severely wounding him, and killing his bodyguard.
Blancornelas was the editor of "Zeta" a Tijuana weekly which
had railed against the Tijuana-based operations of the Arellano Felix brothers,
a major drug-trafficking organization.
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Issue #21, 12/5/97
British Correspondents Needed for The Week Online | Harvard Study Finds Mandatory Sentences Wasteful | Study Finds Racial Disparities in Drug Sentences in Alabama: Really? Hmm | Clinton Backs UN Drug Czar's Plan to Give Economic Aid to the Taliban in Exchange for Opium Eradication | New Hampshire Legislator Introduces Medical Marijuana, Hemp Bills: "It's time to discuss these issues" says lawmaker | Prohibition-Induced Gang Warfare on Native American Reservation: 50 shots fired between children battling over drug turf | Colombia Passes Extradition Legislation... But it Won't be Retroactive | Mexico: Gun Battle at Border Kills Guard, and Newspaper Editor Shot by Cartel. More Prohibition-related violence | UK's New "Drug Czar" Rejects Legalization of Cannabis | Quote of the Week: Mr. Hellawell should hear what was said about the possibility of repealing Alcohol Prohibition in America! | Drug Policy Institute Accepting Applications | Editorial: Supporting barbarians in the drug war
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