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Hindustan Times
Omar Garcia Harfuch, head of public security, was shot three times when at least two dozen hit-men with high-caliber weapons opened fire in a leafy, upscale neighborhood of Mexico’s capital on Friday morning. Two people in Garcia Harfuch’s security detail died, along with a woman who was driving to work, the mayor said.
Garcia Harfuch was rushed into surgery after being shot in the shoulder, collarbone and knee. He was recovering Saturday, with “more energy than ever,” Sheinbaum said in a briefing Saturday on her Twitter account. She later posted a photo of him smiling from his hospital bed.
A powerful drug cartel has been accused of trying to assassinate the city’s top cop, marking a new escalation in the years-long war between the government and organized crime.
Garcia Harfuch also said in a tweet he’s recovering well and urged the city to continue working to maintain security and peace.
The bloody confrontation turned the normally quiet street into a war zone, with shattered glass littering the ground and an SUV riddled with bullet holes. As police tried to make sense of exactly what happened, details emerged adding to the mystery, including that the attack may have been foretold in intercepted phone calls and a recent newspaper column. Federal Public Security Minister Alfonso Durazo confirmed that threats had been made and said in a press conference that initial information points to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
“The Jalisco cartel has become public enemy No. 1,” said Falko Ernst, a researcher at the International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based NGO for conflict resolution. “This administration didn’t want to engage in open warfare, but it isn’t being left up to them.”
Garcia Harfuch was attacked by as many as 28 gunmen, and sniper rifles and grenades were confiscated on the scene, said Ulises Lara, a spokesman for the city’s Attorney General’s Office. Authorities arrested 12 suspects shortly after the attack and a total of 19 people were detained by the end of the day, including the intellectual authors, Sheinbaum said.
Garcia Harfuch was attacked by as many as 28 gunmen, and sniper rifles and grenades were confiscated on the scene,
originally posted by: Grimpachi
I am surprised anyone survived with that 50 cal.
I think that gun is worth around 9k and they left it behind. They were shooting point-blank range practically.
originally posted by: Grimpachi
I am surprised anyone survived with that 50 cal.
I think that gun is worth around 9k and they left it behind. They were shooting point-blank range practically.
This could mark a turning point in how the Mexican government deals with the narco terrorists, especially if this can be loosely connected to Venezuela.
They've been doing it for decades and you can't spend enough of money like that on anything,
originally posted by: ErEhWoN
If they wanted to deal with narco terrorist, they would legalize drugs.
But then, where would all those Drug War funds go?