Police chief decapitated in northern Mexico town

[cory777]

Source: AP

By MARK WALSH, Associated Press Writer

MONTERREY, Mexico – The decapitated body of the police chief of a northern Mexico town and the body of his brother were found inside the chief's patrol truck Friday, authorities said. Hours earlier, gunmen killed a deputy police chief and his bodyguard in another part of Mexico's north.

The body of Heriberto Cerda, the police chief in Agualeguas, was found on the bed of a patrol pickup truck, which was left on a dirt road in the nearby town of General Trevino. His head was on his lap, said a spokesman for Nuevo Leon state prosecutors who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case.

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[BlueIris]

1. ...egh.

So horrifying.

[greiner3]

2. Change a few proper nouns;

And this could be the US in a few years.

Just saying.

[dipsydoodle]

3. I thought you needed

a hat to get ahead. :eyes:

[pundaint]

4. The toll of the Drug Law War continues to rise.

[timo]

5. its a tough choice

Plata o plombo? (lead or silver?) I guess he chose the wrong one, I live right here on the border, and from my conservative estimate, only about a 1/3rd of whats going on is being reported right now.