Mexican army secures Ensenada LNG plant

SWAT-style municipal police stopped by steel barrier; plant continued operating during standoff

By Onell R. Soto
Originally published February 12, 2011 at 6:35 p.m., updated February 12, 2011 at 8:36 p.m.

A tense standoff at a big natural gas plant that supplies Mexican and U.S. customers, including those in San Diego, ended only after Baja California officials and the Mexican army stepped in, the plant’s owner said.

More than 50 municipal police, dressed in SWAT-style uniforms, burst through two gates shortly after 4 p.m. Friday and entered a guardhouse that controls access to sensitive parts of the plant.

“They entered the building, but they couldn’t go anywhere beyond that because we have a hardened steel turnstile,â€