U.S. personnel leave Mexico after violence sparked by cartel leader's arrest
The move came after drug cartel gunmen fired at the U.S. consulate building in Nuevo Laredo, across the border from Laredo, Texas.
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The move came after drug cartel gunmen fired at the U.S. consulate building in Nuevo Laredo, across the border from Laredo, Texas.
Armando Linares recently said he had received death threats after enrolling in a government journalist protection program.
Aguililla mayor Cesar Valencia was shot dead by unknown attackers while traveling in a city hall vehicle near a soccer field in the town.
A resident told reporters that armed men had arrived in trucks, entered the house and started shooting.
Volunteer search teams made up of relatives of disappeared people led authorities to the pits in a stretch of desert near a garbage dump.
The scenario could explain why the gunmen tried to erase signs of the confrontation, including power-washing blood from the street.
Prosecutors say that they cannot confirm how many died, because the attackers cleaned up the scene and carted away any bodies.