TIJUANA, Mexico, April 26, 2008

13 Dead In Mexico Border Shootout

Running Gun Battle Between Two Groups Of Drug Traffickers Rattles Tijuana

    • A man lies dead next to an automatic weapon after a shootout in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, April 26, 2008. Running gunbattles broke out between suspected drug traffickers on the streets of Tijuana Saturday, killing 13 people and wounding nine, law enforcement officials said. Photo

      A man lies dead next to an automatic weapon after a shootout in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, April 26, 2008. Running gunbattles broke out between suspected drug traffickers on the streets of Tijuana Saturday, killing 13 people and wounding nine, law enforcement officials said.  (AP Photo)

    • A man lies dead in a car in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, April 26, 2008. Running gunbattles broke out between suspected drug traffickers on the streets of Tijuana Saturday, killing 13 people and wounding nine, law enforcement officials said. Photo

      A man lies dead in a car in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, April 26, 2008. Running gunbattles broke out between suspected drug traffickers on the streets of Tijuana Saturday, killing 13 people and wounding nine, law enforcement officials said.  (AP Photo)

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(AP)  Mexican police have gathered up more than 1,500 spent shell casings following massive gunbattles in Tijuana that left 13 dead and nine injured.

At one point, the suspected drug traffickers shot at one another as their sport utility vehicles sped down a busy six-lane boulevard.

All of the dead are believed to be drug traffickers, possibly rival members of the same cartel. Eight suspects and one federal police officer were injured.

Police have recovered 21 vehicles, many with bullet holes or American license plates, and 54 guns.

Police say the first shootout claimed seven victims. Three subsequent gunbattles - one outside a hospital - claimed five more. The body of a man police believe to be the 13th victim turned up at a city hospital.


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by jennasmith2 April 26, 2008 2:02 PM PDT
sounds like the wild west
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by quetzal0666 April 26, 2008 2:06 PM PDT
Say Hello to muy little friend!!!!
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by bookout2 April 26, 2008 2:33 PM PDT
Bush could care less.
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by bookout2 April 26, 2008 2:36 PM PDT
Keep selling those ak47s. Let kill all those
Mexicans. Hey, wait a minute. My grandmother
couldn''t buy cocaine anymore. Jheish!
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by prinzowhales April 26, 2008 2:37 PM PDT
Wonder if the Bush cartel won...I understand the Mexican special forces--who have carried out strikes in the US--are siding with his bunch.

You can understand why it is important to Bush that the borders be open...that Border Patrolmen be imprisoned for daring to fire on drug smugglers after they are attacked.

There is more violence along the border than on the West Bank.
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by mrvolleyba11 April 26, 2008 2:43 PM PDT
i could care less! ...amazing how poeple ALWAYS work "Bush" into everything!!!
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by quetzal0666 April 26, 2008 3:03 PM PDT
Prinzowhales ....

no, theres no Jews firing rockets their direction....
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by ringading3 April 26, 2008 3:04 PM PDT
Somebody took somebody''s Blackberrie.
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by marcpcbs April 26, 2008 3:43 PM PDT
President Bush''s re-election was a trick question.

"Who wants a little bush?"
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by marcpcbs April 26, 2008 3:45 PM PDT
How do you say corruption in mexican?
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by hungry1968 April 26, 2008 4:26 PM PDT
We can''t build the fence high enough, wide enough, or fat enough. We should electrify it with a million volts too.
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by hungry1968 April 26, 2008 4:28 PM PDT
How do you say corruption in mexican?

Posted by marcpcbs at 03:45 PM : Apr 26, 2008




Republicano
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by billdale April 26, 2008 4:37 PM PDT
The cops here in LA brag that there are fewer murders-- but the truth is that now there are a lot more ordinary, productive citizens-- even young children-- who are being killed in random shootings either in drive-bys or car-to-car shootings on the freeway, which appear to be unprovoked.

I suspect it''s drug gangs with more bullets and guns than brains, and they are ordering these killings as initiations to keep their new members'' mouths shut.
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by besscannon-2009 April 26, 2008 4:54 PM PDT
That is the kind os stuff going on down there, and, tere are people saying we don''t need a fence? We need the biggest, highest, thickest fence we could erect to keep those hot headed Latin idiots out! They are killing Americans, if not with guns, then drugs, they are corrupt money hungry animals and need to be kept out of our country. Illegals come in here and act like they own this country and we owe them free medical care, free food, etc. If we went down there to their country and did the same things we would be in an all out war with Mexico. Nobody else lets themselves be made fools of like our government. The world is probably laughing at us because they KNOW they wouldn''t let it happpen to their country. Our government isn''t taking care of Americans, they are deserting us and taking care of the rest of the world. This bubble is getting too big, it is going to burst wide open soon and, we the people of the United States are going to be the losers. Somebody better face facts, start telling it like it really is and stop all the idiocy or, we may have another revolution right here at home. Throw all the idiot bums out and start over. Might have another 200 years of democracy before they can screw it up so bad again.
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by andrew_693 April 26, 2008 5:19 PM PDT
Besscannon yeah as if americans don''t kill people nor have guns in their house like those mexicans do. The reason why they kill each other is to provide you with your drugs otherwise where would you go get your fix you poor ***. By the way are you still sponsoring shootings in Iraq? the biggest shootings this year happened in the country you invaded, Iraq and Afghanistan. If people stopped using drugs here in the US and stop voting Republicons there wouldn''t be any shootings in almost the entire planet.
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by rushlimpdrug April 26, 2008 5:52 PM PDT

"Up To 15 Dead In Mexico Border Shootout"

Man, I thought this was a story about L.A.
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by andrew_693 April 26, 2008 5:57 PM PDT
15 dead? it sounds like the shootings in a rural school here in the US.
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by andrew_693 April 26, 2008 6:01 PM PDT
15 dead? it sounds like the shootings in a rural school here in the US.
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by emsusu1 April 26, 2008 7:23 PM PDT
WHEN NEED A BETTER SYSTEM TO KEEP OUT DRUGS AND CRIMINALS FROM CROSSING OVER AND CAUSING HAVOC HERE IN THE STATES
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by sblake63 April 26, 2008 7:39 PM PDT
WHEN NEED A BETTER SYSTEM TO KEEP OUT DRUGS AND CRIMINALS FROM CROSSING OVER AND CAUSING HAVOC HERE IN THE STATES



Posted by emsusu1 at 07:23 PM : Apr 26, 2008

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We have one but liberal cry babies wont allow it. It''s called killing them on sight no questions asked and sending back to Mexico in body bags!
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by Dkathyduncan April 26, 2008 7:47 PM PDT
Texas Govenot Rick Perry is trying to open U.S border to these criminals by building the them their own superhighways I-69 and I-35. We don''t have the traffic to require these types of freeways. The people who will be using these freeways will be criminals trying to bring in illegal alliens or drugs.
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by antizion April 26, 2008 8:23 PM PDT
We have one but liberal cry babies wont allow it. It''''s called killing them on sight no questions asked and sending back to Mexico in body bags!
Posted by sblake63 at 07:39 PM : Apr 26, 2008
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Hey I am a liberal and you have my permission to shoot them all you like and trust me, I won''t cry.

You might have a look at the Clinton Bush controlled cocaine import agency (CIA) and start there. Two of their planes went down in mexico in the last six months alone and not a peep from the zionist controlled propaganda media. Pathetic.
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by neobrian-2009 April 26, 2008 8:32 PM PDT
Rush Would be pissed !
That would be great, but the drug-addled libs in these forums would be kinda upset, I guess.

Posted by michaelt302 at 07:53 PM : Apr 26, 2008
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What a '' Amoeba brained Moron Con "Mikee00000t'' Is !
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by Marie Zarankevich April 26, 2008 8:55 PM PDT
AntiZion -- Who put itching powder in YOUR Jockeys??
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by ranger1948 April 26, 2008 10:36 PM PDT
jmcgilvtay
Yes just what we need legalized drugs in the U.S. YOU THINK WE DON''T HAV ENOUGH PROBLEMS ALREADY ? I think it is great when the drug dealers kill each other as long as innocent people are not injured or killed. Setup a zone where the drug cartels can meet and kill each other without interference. The man in the picture was carrying an illegal fully automatic shotgun with a 100 round magazine. You think i give a rats *** that he died. I think we should have the death penalty for drug dealers like most other coutries do.
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by ranger1948 April 26, 2008 10:39 PM PDT
bagdadshere
Apparntly you haven'' been to Baghdad lately.
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by ranger1948 April 26, 2008 10:42 PM PDT
jennasmith2
No the wild west was safer, they only had six shooters and rifles, no automatic weapons.
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by bhappy2-2 April 26, 2008 11:14 PM PDT
Why should we be concerned if a bunch of ILLEGAL ALIEN INVADERS shoot each other before they can ILLEGALLY INVADE our country? GOOD RIDDANCE!
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by algoresarse April 26, 2008 11:49 PM PDT
Posted by jmcgilvray at 09:18 PM : Apr 26, 2008
+ report abuse

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is that what they liberal media told you??
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by algoresarse April 26, 2008 11:52 PM PDT
Posted by jmcgilvray at 09:18 PM : Apr 26, 2008
+ report abuse

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do you know how a ''LIBERAL'' would solve this problem???

LEGALIZE DRUGS..

and you know what a ''LIBERAL'' would say when this country turns into a sh*thole just like mexico because of gangs and drugs..THE GOVT had a secret conspriacy to control the masses..

ARE YOU GETTING ME ON this?
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by rowdytexan2 April 27, 2008 12:19 AM PDT
Dang, just 13? Couldn''t they get more with that buckshot hot rod they were carrying? Let me help!
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by marcpcbs April 27, 2008 12:56 AM PDT
Posted by hungry1968
"We can''''t build the fence high enough, wide enough, or fat enough. We should electrify it with a million volts too."
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I vote for two million volts
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by marcpcbs April 27, 2008 1:07 AM PDT
Posted by algoresarse

"Posted by jmcgilvray at 09:18 PM : Apr 26, 2008
+ report abuse

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do you know how a ''''LIBERAL'''' would solve this problem???

LEGALIZE DRUGS..

and you know what a ''''LIBERAL'''' would say when this country turns into a sh*thole just like mexico because of gangs and drugs..THE GOVT had a secret conspriacy to control the masses..

ARE YOU GETTING ME ON this?"
__________________
I sure am
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by rudy654-2009 April 27, 2008 1:08 AM PDT
Posted by algoresarse at 11:52 PM

You sound like a belly scratchin redneck, "burp"
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by rudy654-2009 April 27, 2008 1:10 AM PDT
The biggest consumer of illegal drugs are: AMERICANS!!
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by rudy654-2009 April 27, 2008 1:11 AM PDT
vote for two million volts


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Posted by marcpcbs at 12:56 AM

I vote that you and hungry get to pay for it!!
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by rudy654-2009 April 27, 2008 1:12 AM PDT
Posted by jmcgilvray at 09:18 PM

To qualify as a liberal all you have to do is disagree with a redneck and his six pack of Olympia.
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by ranger1948 April 27, 2008 1:56 AM PDT
rudy654
What is your definition of a rednck ?
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by ranger1948 April 27, 2008 2:00 AM PDT
andrew693
Have you ever been to another country ? What does using drugs in the U.S. have to do with shootings in te rest of the world ?
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by farmerbb April 27, 2008 6:54 AM PDT
My suggestion, for the umpteenth time. Part One.

(1) Make ALL these drugs, legal. Produce them in government-regulated companies, and sell them for the cost of production, plus 10%.

(2) Sell them to anyone over the age of majority, with the proviso they must consume them on the premises of the government store that sells the stuff.

(3) Stiff penalties to anyone who sells these drugs to anyone under the age of majority. Like 15 years in jail.

(4) Make drug education mandatory in schools, perhaps complete with visits to drug rehab places so kids can see what the druggies look like.

(5) Fund lots of rehab places where any addict can go to get free treatment to break the habit.

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by farmerbb April 27, 2008 6:54 AM PDT
My suggestion on this problem, Part Two.

There are several problems with the current system.

(a) The damage to the personality of the drug-taking segment. But we don''t have entire police departments trying to stop people from jumping off tall buildings. It is assumed once you are an adult, you KNOW that will hurt or kill you. Why do we try to stop people from taking drugs that will do the same ? If that person is stupid enough to take them, well too bad.

(b) The crimes committed by people who need money to buy illegal drugs, which affect people who have no interest or connection with illegal drugs.

(c) The enormous amounts of money the drug makers & sellers get for illegal drugs. In some cases this is enough to distort the entire government of a nation.

Once the drugs are cheap and readily available, the crimes will drop to almost nothing, the government distortion will stop, and we can focus on preventing young people from starting to take these drugs, and helping those who want to quit. Problem solved.
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by ranger1948 April 27, 2008 7:52 AM PDT
Great suggestion, make drugs legal then we hacve a country full of drug adicts that can''t work or be trusted, and we end up paying the bill for drug rehab.I still prefer he death penalty for drug dealers and strng prison sentences for those caught using. I know drugs are also in prison but i think we could easily put a stop to that.
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by ranger1948 April 27, 2008 7:53 AM PDT
When two drug cartels decide to shoot it out like this i like seeing it. Eliminates partof the problem. Like i said earlier give then a free fire zone where they can meet and shoot it out. Have no police involvement. Let them kill each other.
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by underdogus April 27, 2008 10:27 AM PDT
violence in Chicago,violence in Tijuana,violence in Baghdad,violence everywhere....NEXT STORY!! watch your head...........
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by blackwater66-2009 April 27, 2008 10:38 AM PDT
I can tell the difference between Baghdad and this place, except the distance between them. Perhaps we need a little more fire power on the borders !! Were is the fence ???
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by hissteps4u April 27, 2008 2:36 PM PDT
Grab your Money and run to the nearest Border rates are Low and the money goes Far..... Why in the world would anyone go to such a border town with their American dollars??? I refuse to go to Mexico Period..... America is only slightly better I am afraid to say and getting worse by the day.

I realize this was gang related but The City offers Nothing of value in the first place i know i have been there done that.

Next trip for me is the Caymans LOL
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by grammawhamma April 27, 2008 3:43 PM PDT
If the United States ever would go to war against Mexico...I wonder which side the illegal Mexican immigrants would be on.
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by underdogus April 27, 2008 6:50 PM PDT
i wonder what side the liberal will be on
Posted by jamesm12341 ..with the MUSLIMS...ALLAH!!
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by prinzowhales April 27, 2008 7:20 PM PDT
Bush41''s private phone number was found when Barry Seal, the notorious CIA drug smuggler was gunned down in Louisiana after having been set up by the Feds. Seal was part and parcel of the Mena drugs, guns and money smuggling operation protected by then Governor Clinton of Arkansas. The money moved through the Arkansas bond and banking businesses to Chicago and other points...One recipient was the bank of former Representative Dan Rostenkowski of Illinois.

The Bushies are a narco-terrorist family.
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by prinzowhales April 27, 2008 7:23 PM PDT
When Dan Lassiter was tried and convicted for selling drugs it was noted that he and Governor Clinton would trade cocaine for s.ex with underage girls in Lassiter''s Arkansas state office. This court testimony was never challenged or refuted. Lassiter handled much of the fund laundering through his Arkansas Finance and Development offices.
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