Mazatlán Mayor Alejandro Higuera Osuna narrowly survived an assassination attempt last night when a convoy transporting him and his security guards was fired upon by armed gunmen. He was traveling from Culiacán, the state capital, when the attack occurred on a major highway. The events were reported today by the Sinaloa state prosecutor's office. Sources say that shells from automatic weapons, including AK-47s and AR-15s, were recovered at the scene. Those arms are commonly carried by sicarios (hit men) who work for drug cartels. AR-15s are made in the United States.
Cartel attacks against mayors are commonplace events in Mexico, where at least 25 city leaders have been executed since December 2006. Last week one occurred in another state, and the mayor there was not so fortunate: http://mexicogulfreporter.blogspot.com/2011/11/mexican-mayor-executed-this-evening.html.
Sinaloa state frequently appears on international lists of areas to be avoided in Mexico. In a 24 hour period late last week, 17 people were murdered in drug violence there. Story: http://mexicogulfreporter.blogspot.com/2011/11/65-of-mexico-declared-off-limits-to.html.
In Culiacán, eight people were machine gunned to death Nov. 4 while playing volleyball on a neighborhood court. Six others were seriously wounded. The gunmen who attacked them were carrying the same weapons. http://mexicogulfreporter.blogspot.com/2011/11/eight-executed-during-volleyball-game.html.
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