MEXICO CITY -- Assailants early Sunday blew up at least nine electrical power plants in one of Mexico's largest states, triggering blackouts that
gunmen then used as cover to torch gasoline stations, residents and authorities said.
The attacks in Michoacan state, west of the capital, did not cause deaths or serious injuries, authorities said. But they served as a pointed reminder
of the strength of drug gangs and other criminals.
Shortly after midnight, attackers armed with Molotov c-cktails almost simultaneously disabled electrical substations in at least nine cities and towns
in Michoacan, plunging an estimated 1 million people into darkness. The power was out for 15 hours.
Gunmen then torched four gasoline stations, including two in the state capital of Morelia, a popular tourist destination.
Michoacan for years has been controlled either by the Knights Templar or its predecessor La Familia, cartels that specialize in methamphetamine
exported to the United States and that have controlled many city halls and police departments. More recently, groups of citizens have taken up weapons
to form self-defense squads against the traffickers.
Just another incident for the "Open Borders" people to ignore.
ITS sorta here
captkw - 10-28-2013 at 12:10 PM
At least up near the border sometimes...The Usa war on drugs is the stupid,,wrong,A bad joke and has and will not stop drugs reaching the USA...Its
Way past time for a change !!DENNIS - 10-28-2013 at 01:06 PM
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Originally posted by captkw
At least up near the border sometimes...The Usa war on drugs is the stupid,,wrong,A bad joke and has and will not stop drugs reaching the USA...Its
Way past time for a change !!
Nancy had it right all along: "Just say no."
She also said, "homeless people should just buy a condo. Then they wouldn't be homeless anymore."
God bless her lil' ol' stoopid heart.
