12 Mexican Federal Police Officers Assassinated
Michocan, Mexico is the epicenter of La Familia, one of the most ruthless drug trafficking groups in Mexico. Arnoldo Rueda Medina, one of La Familia’s main operatives was arrested last week which has set off a wave of violence in retaliation.
12 Federal Agents were assassinated last week with their corpses left alongside of the road and with a note attached to their bodies. La Familia publicly takes credit for the killings.
The President’s words ring hollow in the midst of this mess. “We cannot, we should not, we will not take one step backward in this matter,” Calderon said Tuesday. Michoacan is the home state of President Felipe Calderon and since his public announcement of a government crackdown on the Cartel there have been over 11,000 assassinations. Unsurprisingly, the Mexican public does not approve of his handling of the drug war.
