The rumor about the cartel imposing a curfew on Tijuana wasn't true, but the 23-year-old decided to skip his work at a local restaurant that weekend anyway and stay at home with his girlfriend.
A member of the National Guard pats down a driver who was stopped at a checkpoint in the Gran Tenochtitlan neighborhood in Tijuana.A member of the National Guard pats down a driver who was stopped at a checkpoint in the Gran Tenochtitlan neighborhood in Tijuana.In the days since the attacks, military reinforcements have been sent into Tijuana to bolster security.
Carlos Atilano Peña organized the"united for security" rally outside a military base where Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador gave his daily press briefing during his visit to Tijuana.Carlos Atilano Peña organized the"united for security" rally outside a military base where Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador gave his daily press briefing during his visit to Tijuana.
"It tells you a lot about how the population perceives the effectiveness of the state, either federal or locally, in terms of their response to what is happening."Toya Sarno Jordan for NPRTijuana Mayor Montserrat Caballero says residents of her city can trust officials to keep them safe.Tijuana Mayor Montserrat Caballero says residents of her city can trust officials to keep them safe.A member of the National Guard stands watch over the Gran Tenochtitlan neighborhood of Tijuana.
She also downplayed the severity of last week's attack, saying burning a dozen cars in a city of two million people"statistically does not make it an act of terrorism."
“In the days since the attacks, military reinforcements have been sent into Tijuana to bolster security. And on Friday, Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador visited and gave a national address from a military base, flanked by senior defense officials.”
A friend who still lives at the border in one of those cities also says there’s rumors that was done for political reasons hence you need to dig deeper.
The Mexican government is the head of the cartels.
Jor Biden's Mexico.
no they can't
Maybe we should open the border.
Drone strikes could be in their future.
Coming to your neighborhood soon!