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Regional security chief shot dead in Mexico | Regional security chief shot dead in Mexico |
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A Mexican security chief has been shot dead in the north-eastern state of Tamaulipas, officials have confirmed. | A Mexican security chief has been shot dead in the north-eastern state of Tamaulipas, officials have confirmed. |
They said Ricardo Nino Villarreal and his wife were killed on Saturday as they drove in the neighbouring Nuevo Leon state, but their bodies were only found by passers-by the following day. | They said Ricardo Nino Villarreal and his wife were killed on Saturday as they drove in the neighbouring Nuevo Leon state, but their bodies were only found by passers-by the following day. |
He was one of several men sent by the federal government to stem a wave of violence in Tamaulipas. | He was one of several men sent by the federal government to stem a wave of violence in Tamaulipas. |
The state has been the scene of turf wars between drug-smuggling cartels. | The state has been the scene of turf wars between drug-smuggling cartels. |
The local officials said Mr Nino Villarreal, a former general, was killed as he drove on the road linking the cities of Monterrey and Nuevo Laredo. | The local officials said Mr Nino Villarreal, a former general, was killed as he drove on the road linking the cities of Monterrey and Nuevo Laredo. |
Mr Nino Villarreal - who was security chief for the Nuevo Laredo area - is believed to have been ambushed by the attackers, who fired more than 100 shots according to officials. | |
The army took full control of security in Tamaulipas in May after scores of people died in a series of clashes between rival Zetas and the Gulf cartels. | The army took full control of security in Tamaulipas in May after scores of people died in a series of clashes between rival Zetas and the Gulf cartels. |
The cartels smuggle large amounts of drugs over the border into the US state of Texas and beyond. | The cartels smuggle large amounts of drugs over the border into the US state of Texas and beyond. |
It is not the first time a high ranking member of Mexico's security forces has been killed. | It is not the first time a high ranking member of Mexico's security forces has been killed. |
In May, Tamaulipas' chief of intelligence, Col Salvador Haro Munoz, was shot dead along with his two bodyguards. | In May, Tamaulipas' chief of intelligence, Col Salvador Haro Munoz, was shot dead along with his two bodyguards. |
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