Thread: S. Arizona officers on alert after Sonoran chief killed

S. Arizona officers on alert after Sonoran chief killed
Nov. 4, 2008 12:00 AM
Associated Press

Southern Arizona law-enforcement officers were on alert after Mexico's Sonoran state police chief was killed Sunday near the border in Nogales, Mexico.

Sonora police director Juan Manuel Pavon Felix was riddled with bullets as he entered a hotel, according to the state investigative police office.

Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada said his department and the U.S. Border Patrol put SWAT teams on alert and took other steps after initial reports that the gunmen might try to cross from Mexico. He says none did.

The report said the gunmen were armed with automatic rifles and hand-held and rocket-propelled grenades.

Scores of soldiers and police officers have been killed in escalating drug violence in Mexico. Last month, the State Department urged Americans to use caution when traveling in northern Mexico.


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You just watch, Nexico is going to lose this war and our Military will have to go down there to put an end to it. We won't have any choice because they border our country.