But so have at least three other officers, according to the city’s former police chief, suggesting the cartel believed to have owned the drugs may have launched a generalized retribution.
According to prosecutors, in mid-November, a half-dozen local and state police officers in Tijuana allegedly hatched a plot to steal a large shipment of drugs from a warehouse where traffickers were storing it.
On 18 November, just hours after the theft, gunmen sprayed the federal prosecutors’ office in Tijuana with at least 30 rounds, pockmarking the building’s facade.
The employee said the second officer declined an offer for a spot in the state witness protection program in return for testifying in the case.
Observers say turf battles between the Jalisco New Generation and Sinaloa cartels, and other groups – like remnants of the old Arellano Felix gang – are largely to blame.
In June, the city’s mayor, Montserrat Caballero, announced she had decided to live at an army base for her own safety after receiving threats.
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But so have at least three other officers, according to the city’s former police chief, suggesting the cartel believed to have owned the drugs may have launched a generalized retribution.
According to prosecutors, in mid-November, a half-dozen local and state police officers in Tijuana allegedly hatched a plot to steal a large shipment of drugs from a warehouse where traffickers were storing it.
On 18 November, just hours after the theft, gunmen sprayed the federal prosecutors’ office in Tijuana with at least 30 rounds, pockmarking the building’s facade.
The employee said the second officer declined an offer for a spot in the state witness protection program in return for testifying in the case.
Observers say turf battles between the Jalisco New Generation and Sinaloa cartels, and other groups – like remnants of the old Arellano Felix gang – are largely to blame.
In June, the city’s mayor, Montserrat Caballero, announced she had decided to live at an army base for her own safety after receiving threats.
The original article contains 597 words, the summary contains 166 words. Saved 72%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!