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Violence has soared in recent years in Mexico as the army has attempted to crack down on criminal gangs [EPA]
At least 70 inmates have escaped from a jail in the northeast of Mexico, on the border with the United States.
Prisoners in the city of Reynosa in the state of Tamaulipas fled the jail without any violence occurring, according to a state government official.
"We know that at least some 70 prisoners escaped from the Reynosa prison, we don't know how many exactly, but we can say there was no violence during the escape," the official, who asked not to be named, told the AFP news agency.
The official said that those who escaped had been held for crimes including drug trafficking.
Tamaulipas borders the US state of Texas and has seen some of the worst of Mexico's drug violence.
The state is fought over by gangs for control as a drugs route to the US.
The main two drugs cartels in the region, the formerly allied Zetas and Gulf Cartel, have raised violence levels there recently as the fight for prominence escalates.
Mexcian jails themselves are known for being often controlled by drugs gangs and see frequent prisoner escapes, often with the help of complicit prison authorities.
Another Reynosa prison suffered an escape of 13 prisoners with the help of armed attackers in April.
In March a jail in Matamoros, also in Tamaulipas, was the scene of a jailbreak of 41 prisoners, along with two guards.
In Zacatecas, northern Mexico, 53 inmates aided by prison guards and an armed group, fled a prison last year.
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Scores of inmates flee Mexico jail
At least 70 inmates escape from prison in northeastern
city of Reynosa, on the border with US state of Texas.
10 Sep 2010 21:44 GMT
english.aljazeera,net
At least 70 inmates escape from prison in northeastern
city of Reynosa, on the border with US state of Texas.
10 Sep 2010 21:44 GMT
english.aljazeera,net
Violence has soared in recent years in Mexico as the army has attempted to crack down on criminal gangs [EPA]
At least 70 inmates have escaped from a jail in the northeast of Mexico, on the border with the United States.
Prisoners in the city of Reynosa in the state of Tamaulipas fled the jail without any violence occurring, according to a state government official.
"We know that at least some 70 prisoners escaped from the Reynosa prison, we don't know how many exactly, but we can say there was no violence during the escape," the official, who asked not to be named, told the AFP news agency.
The official said that those who escaped had been held for crimes including drug trafficking.
Tamaulipas borders the US state of Texas and has seen some of the worst of Mexico's drug violence.
The state is fought over by gangs for control as a drugs route to the US.
The main two drugs cartels in the region, the formerly allied Zetas and Gulf Cartel, have raised violence levels there recently as the fight for prominence escalates.
Mexcian jails themselves are known for being often controlled by drugs gangs and see frequent prisoner escapes, often with the help of complicit prison authorities.
Another Reynosa prison suffered an escape of 13 prisoners with the help of armed attackers in April.
In March a jail in Matamoros, also in Tamaulipas, was the scene of a jailbreak of 41 prisoners, along with two guards.
In Zacatecas, northern Mexico, 53 inmates aided by prison guards and an armed group, fled a prison last year.
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At least 70 inmates have escaped from a jail in the Mexican city of Reynosa, on the border with the US state of Texas, a local government official says.
"We know that at least some 70 prisoners escaped from the Reynosa prison. We don't know how many exactly, but we can say there was no violence during the escape," an official from the Tamaulipas state government told AFP, declining to be named.
Prisoners in the jail in Reynosa, across from McAllen, Texas, were held for various crimes, including drug trafficking, the official said.
Advertisement: Story continues belowThe northeastern state of Tamaulipas has seen some of Mexico's worst drug violence in recent months as two formerly allied drug gangs, the Gulf Cartel and the Zetas, fight for control of the area's key trafficking routes into the US.
Breakouts and deadly riots are quite common in Mexican jails, where violent drug gangs often maintain influence.
Armed attackers helped 13 prisoners escape from a Reynosa prison in April and 41 prisoners escaped, along with two guards, from a jail in Matamoros, also in Tamaulipas, in March.
Last year, 53 prisoners escaped from a jail in Zacatecas, northern Mexico, aided by an armed gang and prison guards.
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At least 70 inmates have escaped from a jail in the Mexican city of Reynosa, on the border with the US state of Texas, a local government official says.
"We know that at least some 70 prisoners escaped from the Reynosa prison. We don't know how many exactly, but we can say there was no violence during the escape," an official from the Tamaulipas state government told AFP, declining to be named.
Prisoners in the jail in Reynosa, across from McAllen, Texas, were held for various crimes, including drug trafficking, the official said.
Advertisement: Story continues belowThe northeastern state of Tamaulipas has seen some of Mexico's worst drug violence in recent months as two formerly allied drug gangs, the Gulf Cartel and the Zetas, fight for control of the area's key trafficking routes into the US.
Breakouts and deadly riots are quite common in Mexican jails, where violent drug gangs often maintain influence.
Armed attackers helped 13 prisoners escape from a Reynosa prison in April and 41 prisoners escaped, along with two guards, from a jail in Matamoros, also in Tamaulipas, in March.
Last year, 53 prisoners escaped from a jail in Zacatecas, northern Mexico, aided by an armed gang and prison guards.
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Gunmen killed 25 people in a series of drug-gang attacks in Ciudad Juarez, marking the deadliest day in more than two years for the Mexican border city, authorities said Friday.
Thursday's toll included 15 people killed when attackers stormed four homes in three hours, said Arturo Sandoval, a spokesman for the Attorney General's Office of Chihuahua state, where Ciudad Juarez is located.
In the worst of those attacks, gunmen burst into a house and killed two young men – then killed four others for being witnesses.
Sandoval said it was the highest single-day murder toll in the city across from El Paso, Texas, since March 2008. He did not give more details of how many died back then, or say what day.
Two graffiti message appeared in Ciudad Juarez threatening Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the fugitive head of the Sinaloa drug cartel.
"You are killing our sons. You already did, and now we are going to kill your families," one sign read.
Ciudad Juarez, with a population of 1.3 million, has become one of the world's most dangerous cities amid a turf war between the Sinaloa and Juarez cartels.
Violence has continued unabated despite the deployment of thousands of soldiers to the city this year. Federal police, including a special investigative unit, later took over security in the city as part of a new strategy announced by President Felipe Calderon.
More than 2,100 people have been killed this year in Ciudad Juarez, putting the city on pace to surpass its previous high of 2,700, set last year.
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AdvertisementDaily homicide tolls routinely reach double digits in Juarez; 24 people were killed Aug. 15.
Also Friday, Sandoval confirmed that a U.S. resident kidnapped in Ciudad Juarez last month was found dead.
Saul de la Rosa, 27, was abducted along with two other people when he crossed into Ciudad Juarez on Aug. 28. All three bodies were found Sept. 2, and Sandoval said documents found on De la Rosa indicated he was a U.S. resident.
Elsewhere in Mexico, at least five people were killed in the southern Pacific coast state of Guerrero, where various cartels are also fighting for territory, state police reported. One body was found floating in the ocean in a beach town just north of the resort city of Acapulco, his hands and feet bound.
In central Morelos state, a prison riot left one inmate dead and eight wounded.
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25 Killed In Mexican City's Deadliest Day In 3 Years
OLIVIA TORRES
09/10/10 06:56 PM
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OLIVIA TORRES
09/10/10 06:56 PM
www.huffingtonpost.com
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Gunmen killed 25 people in a series of drug-gang attacks in Ciudad Juarez, marking the deadliest day in more than two years for the Mexican border city, authorities said Friday.
Thursday's toll included 15 people killed when attackers stormed four homes in three hours, said Arturo Sandoval, a spokesman for the Attorney General's Office of Chihuahua state, where Ciudad Juarez is located.
In the worst of those attacks, gunmen burst into a house and killed two young men – then killed four others for being witnesses.
Sandoval said it was the highest single-day murder toll in the city across from El Paso, Texas, since March 2008. He did not give more details of how many died back then, or say what day.
Two graffiti message appeared in Ciudad Juarez threatening Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the fugitive head of the Sinaloa drug cartel.
"You are killing our sons. You already did, and now we are going to kill your families," one sign read.
Ciudad Juarez, with a population of 1.3 million, has become one of the world's most dangerous cities amid a turf war between the Sinaloa and Juarez cartels.
Violence has continued unabated despite the deployment of thousands of soldiers to the city this year. Federal police, including a special investigative unit, later took over security in the city as part of a new strategy announced by President Felipe Calderon.
More than 2,100 people have been killed this year in Ciudad Juarez, putting the city on pace to surpass its previous high of 2,700, set last year.
Story continues below
AdvertisementDaily homicide tolls routinely reach double digits in Juarez; 24 people were killed Aug. 15.
Also Friday, Sandoval confirmed that a U.S. resident kidnapped in Ciudad Juarez last month was found dead.
Saul de la Rosa, 27, was abducted along with two other people when he crossed into Ciudad Juarez on Aug. 28. All three bodies were found Sept. 2, and Sandoval said documents found on De la Rosa indicated he was a U.S. resident.
Elsewhere in Mexico, at least five people were killed in the southern Pacific coast state of Guerrero, where various cartels are also fighting for territory, state police reported. One body was found floating in the ocean in a beach town just north of the resort city of Acapulco, his hands and feet bound.
In central Morelos state, a prison riot left one inmate dead and eight wounded.
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mbabulldog
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what's the daily bag limit on inmates?
This jail has a history of corrupt warden and officers, and to date they can't be found, most likely they had been paid off for the releases/escapes and/or joined the cartels. Just a hunch. The following article is a combo of two reports, continunity and clarity is lost in translation due to report being written in spanish and machine translated. A lot is rehash, just glance at highlighted for new content.
This is merely another example of how the power of the cartels infiltrate the police agencies.
From Blogdelnarco .com
This is merely another example of how the power of the cartels infiltrate the police agencies.
From Blogdelnarco .com
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