A recent spate of killings in the Mexican border city of Tijuana seems like a storyline drawn from a TV script: vengeful drug lords tracking down corrupt police officers who allegedly stole a drug shipment.
According to prosecutors, two of the officers suspected of the theft have been killed.
However, the city’s former police chief asserts that at least three other officers have also been slain, suggesting that the cartel believed to own the drugs might have initiated a broader retribution.
This incident compounds the ongoing challenges for Tijuana, which holds the unfortunate distinction of having the highest number of homicides in Mexico, approximately double the count of the second-ranking city, Ciudad Juarez, along the border, the Associated Press reported.
Tijuana, located in the border state of Baja California with a population exceeding 2.1 million, has consistently recorded around 2,000 murders annually for several years.
In comparison, Houston, Texas, with a similar population, reported 435 killings in 2022.
Written by B.C. Begley
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