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Sunday, January 3, 2010

A Mexican radio reporter is kidnapped, and now the police who are investigating are targeted

Jose Luis Romero was kidnapped by armed men in the city of Los Mochis on Friday. Just hours after, Jesus Escalante, the chief of investigations for the Sinaloa state police, was killed by unknown gunmen. Authorities believed the kidnapping of Romero and the assassination of Escalante may be linked. The 40-year old Romero is a crime reporter, and the area he covers is considered a stronghold for Mexico’s drug cartel. The Washington post has more details here.

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