Mexican Navy Vice Admiral Killed In Drug Cartel Ambush

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Gunmen ambushed and killed one of Mexico’s highest ranking navy officials and the officer escorting him Sunday in the rough western state of Michoacan, authorities said. Two other people were injured in the shooting in an area where a fight between rival drug cartels has caused a new outburst of violence.

The state prosecutors’ office said the attack on Vice Adm. Carlos Miguel Salazar happened on a dirt road near the town of Churintzio. The motive was unclear, but Salazar is the top navy commander in the neighboring Pacific coastal state of Jalisco.

This is huge. The cartels rarely go after military officials and what this guy was doing out of his command area andtaking dirt roads is anyones guess. Especially in the state of Michocan right now, its a war zone there. Makes me wonder if he was corrupt and paid by the cartels or something. The Mexican Navy has been the most effective fighting force against the cartels and proved to be the least corrupt as well.....

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http://www.hometownlife.com/usatoday/article/2594953
 
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