It's actually been pretty quiet along the border for the last couple weeks. This Los Angeles Time piece on the murder of Juan Jose Soriano caught my attention because of the charming details:
...while Soriano slept with his wife and baby daughter, two heavily armed men broke into his house and shot him 45 times. The 35-year-old father of three young daughters died in his bedroom. He had lasted two days as the second-in-command of the department...
(LA TIMES)
It's a non-special story: the murder of a police commander at the hands of the drug cartel. Here is some interesting verbiage about Tecate tucked in at the bottom of the piece:
A city of 120,000 tucked in the rugged mountains 40 miles east of Tijuana, Tecate is best known for its tree-lined plaza and beer brewery. But its tranquil veneer masks its reputation as a hub of organized crime groups that use the surrounding area of boulder-strewn peaks and remote valleys as a launching pad for smuggling drugs and humans.
It is fun to visit, especially in the summer. The teacte brewery is a bummer, though.
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