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Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Police in Tijuana Get Death Threats

By LUIS PEREZ
Associated Press Writer

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- Police in this violent border city have received a wave of death threats since soldiers took their guns away on allegations of collusion with drug traffickers, officials said Monday.

The soldiers have not said when they will return the guns.

Tijuana Public Safety Secretary Luis Javier Algorri said the city's police officers have been inundated with death threats on their radios and blamed the drug gangs.

The Tijuana police initially stopped patrolling when their guns were taken, saying it was too dangerous.

Most police returned to work without their guns during the weekend. In some cases, officers have been accompanied by armed state police. Others have patrolled in larger numbers than normal. One officer was seen holding a slingshot which he said was for his protection.

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