Eight suspects arrested in deaths of Baja police

UNION-TRIBUNE
8:07 p.m. July 8, 2009

TIJUANA – Eight suspects linked to deadly attacks against municipal police officers in Tijuana and Rosarito Beach this week have been arrested and taken into military custody.

A statement issued Wednesday from the Second Military Zone in Tijuana said the suspects worked for alleged drug trafficker Teodoro GarcÃ*a Simental, known as El Teo.

The suspects allegedly carried out Monday's shootings that claimed the lives of two officers and injured a third. The suspects range in age from 21 to 37.

An anonymous report about the presence of heavily armed individuals led to their detention in Rosarito Beach, the statement said. Seven rifles and three hand grenades were seized.

A third officer was shot to death Tuesday morning.

Sandra Dibble: (619) 293-1716; sandra.dibble@uniontrib.com

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