Drug Violence, Deaths In Mexico Have Spread To Once-Safe Regions -- Dallas News
MEXICO CITY – Best known for the sleepy beach towns that dot its coastline, Mexico's western state of Nayarit is now facing the kind of brutal drug violence that has plagued the Texas-Mexico border for years.
Nayarit is just north of Puerto Vallarta, a destination point for many Americans, where year-round sunshine nourishes beaches and ample fields of tomatoes, pinto beans and tobacco.
But on Friday, Nayarit Gov. Ney González Sánchez abruptly suspended the school year 15 days early as frantic parents expressed concerns about an unusual spike in violence, including a shootout in a shopping center parking lot.
So far this year, the number of killings in Nayarit has topped 100 – more than in the past four years combined, with 30 in just the past week.
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Mayor of Mexican town shot dead after death threats -- BBC
Mexican officials: Mayor of Guadalupe killed by gunmen -- CNN
Gunmen kill mayor of border town in Mexico drug war -- Reuters
9 suspects, 3 Mexican soldiers killed in clashes -- MSNBC/AP
12 Bodies Found
Nayarit is just north of Puerto Vallarta, a destination point for many Americans, where year-round sunshine nourishes beaches and ample fields of tomatoes, pinto beans and tobacco.
But on Friday, Nayarit Gov. Ney González Sánchez abruptly suspended the school year 15 days early as frantic parents expressed concerns about an unusual spike in violence, including a shootout in a shopping center parking lot.
So far this year, the number of killings in Nayarit has topped 100 – more than in the past four years combined, with 30 in just the past week.
Read more ....
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Mayor of Mexican town shot dead after death threats -- BBC
Mexican officials: Mayor of Guadalupe killed by gunmen -- CNN
Gunmen kill mayor of border town in Mexico drug war -- Reuters
9 suspects, 3 Mexican soldiers killed in clashes -- MSNBC/AP
12 Bodies Found
Read more ....
Mayor of Mexican town shot dead after death threats -- BBC
Mexican officials: Mayor of Guadalupe killed by gunmen -- CNN
Gunmen kill mayor of border town in Mexico drug war -- Reuters
9 suspects, 3 Mexican soldiers killed in clashes -- MSNBC/AP
12 Bodies Found in Sinkhole Caves in Mexican Resort City -- Latin American Herald Tribune
Violence Reaches New Peak In Mexican Drug War -- NPR
Mexico's Bloody Summer: Drug War Spins Out of Control -- Gawker
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More News On Mexico's Drug Cartel War
Mayor of Mexican town shot dead after death threats -- BBC
Mexican officials: Mayor of Guadalupe killed by gunmen -- CNN
Gunmen kill mayor of border town in Mexico drug war -- Reuters
9 suspects, 3 Mexican soldiers killed in clashes -- MSNBC/AP
12 Bodies Found in Sinkhole Caves in Mexican Resort City -- Latin American Herald Tribune
Violence Reaches New Peak In Mexican Drug War -- NPR
Mexico's Bloody Summer: Drug War Spins Out of Control -- Gawker
Librarian Compiles Juarez Drug Death Data -- NPR (Audio)