More firepower to confront criminals

Baja California official says police need better equipment

Por: Omar Millán 23 Marzo 2011 @ 8:31 am
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The state gave weapons and ammunition to police agencies of all levels during a ceremony Tuesday in Tijuana. Photos by David Maung / SanDiegoRed.com

Tijuana .- In the middle of a series of killings, including of police officers, the state announced Tuesday that it had invested a little more than half a million dollars in weapons and ammunition to better equip state and municipal police departments.

The state’s Secretary of Public Safety, Daniel de la Rosa, turned over more than a million cartridges and 180 rifles to local police officers on Tuesday in Tijuana.

“The police officers of Baja California are the ones confronting the criminals face to face … That is why it’s important to continue to give them these fundamental arms to fight and to weaken organized criminals,â€