A prominent Tijuana journalist is ambushed and a family falls victim to the Arellano cartel. But another side of the city shines through in a burgeoning sense of community.
Jesus Blacornelas, editor of a Tijuana weekly newspaper, was seriously wounded Nov. 27, 1997 in a hail of bullets that left his bodyguard and one of his assailants dead.
The newly named head of federal police operations in Baja California was shot to death in Mexico City early yesterday, two days after helping to lead raids last week against the powerful Arellano Felix drug clan.
A team of Belgian police investigators arrive in Peru today (Monday), indicating that authorities suspect foul play in the case of the disappearance of Natacha de Crombrugghe while solo-hiking in the country.
Last week, 150 kilograms of cocaine, with a street value of about €7m, was found in the port of Ghent hidden in a ship from Brazil, Brussels Times reported. The Shipping Police responded to a call, when the crew of the Brazilian vessel noticed divers arou.