Note: this prosecutor´s statement is based on the statements of supposed members of a drug cartel as to why they called in an attack on the police.
AP/Washington Post: "Mexican authorities say five police officers fatally shot near Mexico City after stopping a car were trying to extort money when they were attacked.
Mexico State prosecutor Alfredo Castillo says the officers from the town of Ixtapaluca (Ees-tah-pah-lu-ca) asked the four La Familia Michoacana cartel members in the vehicle for 6,000 pesos (about $460) to let them go." read more
The Americas MexicoBlog of the CIP Americas Program chronicles and analyzes reports from the U.S. and Mexican press regarding the consequences for Mexico of the U.S. War on Drugs. The blog also focuses on the central struggle within Mexico to strengthen the rule of law and its justice system and to protect human rights. Economic integration promoted by NAFTA and relevant political developments in both countries are also covered.
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