6 killed in shootout with cartel
Published: 05.28.2008
MEXICO CITY - Five federal police and a suspected hit man were killed in a shootout Tuesday as authorities surrounded a house in Culiacan, home to the Sinaloa drug cartel.
Four other federal police were hospitalized. Police took several suspected cartel members into custody, according to a federal police official who wasn't authorized to give his name.
At least three banners threatening 21 local police officers by name were hung in Chihuahua over the weekend.
Labels: Drug Wars, Mexican Society, Sinaloa Cartel
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