Slayings in Baja get more brazen
Bodies found in streets; backup troops readied
Oct. 10 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
TIJUANA –
A spate of Tijuana violence that started with bodies being dumped late at night has expanded in the last few days to include shootings on busy public streets.
The bloodshed continued yesterday as authorities reported that at least nine men were killed in a 24-hour period. The deaths in Tijuana are being blamed on the ongoing battle between feuding drug gangs in the region.
 OCTOBER 6 (ENLACE)
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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Jose Canseco detained at border, later released: Former baseball star Jose Canseco was detained by immigration officials at a San Diego border crossing as he tried to bring a fertility drug from Mexico, authorities and his lawyer said yesterday.
Canseco was issued a notice to appear in federal court “relative to a smuggling violation,” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Lauren Mack said.
TIJUANA, Oct. 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
City's drug-gang slayings to continue, local expert says: TIJUANA
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Until well-armed drug gangs become fearful of killing people in public, a local expert on organized crime does not see an imminent end to the violence that has gripped Tijuana.
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Jose Canseco detained at border, later released: Former baseball star Jose Canseco was detained by immigration officials at a San Diego border crossing as he tried to bring a fertility drug from Mexico, authorities and his lawyer said yesterday.
Canseco was issued a notice to appear in federal court “relative to a smuggling violation,” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Lauren Mack said.
TIJUANA, Oct. 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
City's drug-gang slayings to continue, local expert says: TIJUANA
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Until well-armed drug gangs become fearful of killing people in public, a local expert on organized crime does not see an imminent end to the violence that has gripped Tijuana.
TIJUANA, 3:31 p.m. Oct. 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Four men in vehicle gunned down on Tijuana street: Four men were shot to death Thursday afternoon in the middle of a busy neighborhood as the wave of violence continued in the city, according to a municipal police official.
TIJUANA, Oct. 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Mayor says city will not back down:
As the body count grew yesterday in the deadly feud between rival drug gangs, Tijuana Mayor Jorge Ramos promised his police force would not back down from the recent onslaught of violence.
TIJUANA, 8:09 p.m. Oct. 8 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Mayor: Won't back down despite Tijuana drug feud: As the body count grew Wednesday in the deadly feud between rival drug gangs, Tijuana Mayor Jorge Ramos promised his police force would not back down from the recent onslaught of violence.
TIJUANA, Oct. 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Five more bodies discovered in recent days: Five bodies were found in Tijuana over the past few days, as drug-gang violence continued to rack the city.
TIJUANA, 12:58 p.m. Oct. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Five more dead in Tijuana over weekend: The body count slowed over the weekend, but the violence continued with a shootout Saturday evening that left one person dead, four injured and 20 trucks and SUVs riddled with bullets on and near one of the city's main highways.
Oct. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Border bloodshed likely to worsen, experts warn: After a particularly violent week in Tijuana that has left 54 dead in a fierce cartel power struggle, experts on both sides of the border fear the worst is yet to come.
Oct. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Drug turf war results in eight more deaths: TIJUANA – The bloody turf war involving Tijuana's drug traffickers claimed eight more lives yesterday, including two men who had been decapitated.
SAN DIEGO, 7:43 p.m. Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)CBP officer accused of bribery and drug charges: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer accused of accepting bribes to allow cocaine and heroin to be smuggled into the country at the Calexico Port of Entry was arraigned Friday in federal court.
5:31 p.m. Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Body count continues to rise in gang war: The bloody turf war among Tijuana's drug traffickers claimed eight more lives Friday, and two of the victims had been decapitated.
Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Killers leave 9 bodies, message: TIJUANA – Eight bodies were found early yesterday in a residential area near the center of the city and a ninth was discovered several miles away, the latest deadly toll of what law enforcement authorities are saying is a fight between criminal groups operating in the region.
Oct. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Progress is seen on new border crossing: San Diego-area officials said yesterday they reached a milestone in the campaign to ease traffic along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Oct. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Spike in violence yields two bodies, three barrels: TIJUANA – Authorities are investigating the deaths of two men whose bodies were found near a Tijuana water-utility tank early yesterday and whether human remains may be inside three barrels found outside a restaurant.
TIJUANA, Sept. 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Drug traffickers' digs now gallery: Drug traffickers were the first to see opportunity in the oddly shaped house near the border fence in Tijuana, digging a tunnel from the house to a parking lot in San Ysidro. Now artists have taken over, determined to pierce the international boundary in an entirely different way – with painting, poetry and music.
Sep. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
The week in Mexico :Tijuana philanthropist José Fimbres Moreno, a founder of the Calimax supermarket chain and of CETYS University, died last Sunday in a San Diego hospital. He was 78.
Sept. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
2 police officers shot to death in random attack: TIJUANA – Two police officers shot to death yesterday in eastern Tijuana were randomly targeted by assailants opening fire on patrol vehicles, Tijuana Police Chief Julian Leyzaola said.
TIJUANA, 3:41 p.m. Sept. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Two officers, assistant chief die in Baja ambushes: Two Tijuana police officers were shot to death and five others were wounded in three separate ambushes late Thursday and early Friday in eastern Tijuana.
Sept. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Sewage treatment plant praised: TIJUANA – It sits on a hillside miles from San Diego, rising above tightly packed colonias in Tijuana's fast-growing eastern end. Despite its distance from the border, the new Monte de Los Olivos sewage treatment plant has been drawing applause in California.
TIJUANA, Mexico, 11:38 a.m. Sept. 26 (AP)Site of Tijuana drug tunnel becomes art center: Artists and intellectuals now sip wine where drug traffickers once convened. Sculptures have replaced bundles of U.S.-bound marijuana.
Sept. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Border visits no longer will be day at beach: It was like any seaside picnic, with family members sitting on folding chairs, colorful umbrellas and a cooler full of sodas. The only unusual thing was the steel mesh fence running through the middle of it.
Sept. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Officials pursuing leads in rioting at state penitentiary: TIJUANA – Investigators are following numerous leads as they try to piece together the events at the La Mesa state penitentiary that ignited two days of rioting last week and left at least 23 dead.
TIJUANA, Sep. 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Crossing to shed pounds: Tipping the scales at just under 300 pounds, 13-year-old Joey Fishell of San Diego agreed to travel to Tijuana with his mother. Instead of landing on Avenida Revolucion like most tourists do, they made a bee line for one of the city's weight-loss-surgery clinics.
TIJUANA, Sept. 20 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Officials report progress at prison after rioting: As top state officials faced persistent questions about the deaths of at least 17 inmates during Wednesday's rioting inside La Mesa state penitentiary, workmen yesterday covered up bullet holes and graffiti on the exterior walls and fixed damaged areas inside.
TIJUANA, Sept. 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Prison under control, officials in Tijuana say: A day after rioting left at least 17 dead inside the La Mesa State Penitentiary, officials said the prison was under control as a new warden took over and medical teams attended to detainees who were ailing or suffering from drug withdrawal.
TIJUANA, Sept. 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Baja official: Prison faces more uprisings: The beleaguered La Mesa state penitentiary faces the threat of another riot, said Francisco Javier Sanchez Corona, the head of Baja California's Human Rights Commission.
TIJUANA, 4:44 p.m. Sept. 17
Prison under control after violence flares anew: Authorities regained control of the state penitentiary and surrounding blocks Wednesday afternoon, three hours after rioting broke out again at the facility for the second time in three days.
TIJUANA, Sep. 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
19 bodies found in prison after inmates riot again: As inmates inside La Mesa State Penitentiary rioted yesterday for the second time in four days, authorities found 19 bodies inside the prison and unrest spread to surrounding streets when angry mobs targeted police.
TIJUANA, 3:00 p.m. Sept. 17
More violence breaks out at La Mesa prison: More violence broke out at the overcrowded La Mesa State Penitentiary Wednesday afternoon, just three days after authorities quelled a riot that left at least four inmates dead and several dozen injured.
2:00 p.m. Sept. 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Women riot in TJ prison; crowd outside grows restless:
Sept. 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Prison still locked down after riot; death toll reaches 4: TIJUANA – The state prison in Tijuana remained locked down yesterday, two days after inmates rioted for 12 hours, and the death toll rose to four when an injured inmate died yesterday afternoon at a hospital.
TIJUANA, Sep. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Inmate's death may have sparked Tijuana prison riot: A riot at a notorious Baja California prison that left three inmates dead and portions of the facility in flames before police reasserted control yesterday may have been triggered by the death of an inmate during an altercation with prison staff.
TIJUANA, 3:39 p.m. Sept. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
TJ prison's top commanders considered fugitives after deadly riot: A deadly riot at a notorious state penitentiary took a bizarre turn Monday when authorities revealed that the prison's two top commanders were now fugitives and a third officer had been arrested.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
County mayors meet with Baja California counterparts: From Tijuana to San Diego, from Tecate to National City, more efficient border crossings and greater binational collaboration are critical to the growth of communities on both sides, their mayors said yesterday.
TIJUANA, Sept. 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
San Ysidro border crossers backed up: – A computer system activated Monday at the San Ysidro Port of Entry has caused delays for northbound border crossers and drawn strenuous protests from Tijuana officials about the resulting congestion around government offices in the city's Rio Zone.
TIJUANA, 10:23 p.m. Sept. 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Border jams in SENTRI lanes are easing: Traffic jams near the border resulting from a new computer system at the San Ysidro Port of Entry eased significantly Thursday, Tijuana's transit chief said.
Sept. 10 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Pedestrian lane for SENTRI card now permanent: SAN YSIDRO – Miguel Diaz of Tijuana could not have picked a better morning for his car to break down, if such a thing exists.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10Mexican truck plan could be shut down: The House overwhelmingly voted to end the disputed cross-border trucking pilot project yesterday, raising the possibility that Congress could shut down the program before year's end. 2:12 p.m. Sept. 9 (SIGNONSANDIEGO)
Cross-border attacks on agents rise in current year: Cross-border attacks on agents continue, says the Border Patrol, despite changes in the way agents patrol the San Diego areas just across from Tijuana.
Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Baja bike ride threatened by recent drop in tourism: ROSARITO BEACH – A colorful Baja California group bicycle ride that has traditionally drawn thousands of participants is in jeopardy due to a decline in U.S. visitors to the state.
Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
After sighting, police look for lion in Tijuana: TIJUANA: City police are on the alert for a lion reported in a rural eastern area of the city near La Presa Dam.
Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
8 arrested after tunnel discovered near border: MEXICALI – Eight suspects were in custody yesterday in the Baja California capital of Mexicali after state agents caught them working on a clandestine cross-border tunnel that had an elevator, lighting and ventilation.
3:49 p.m. Sept. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Eight arrested in discovery of elaborate cross-border tunnel: Eight suspects were in custody Tuesday in the Baja California capital of Mexicali, after state agents caught them digging a clandestine cross-border tunnel with its own elevator, lighting and ventilation systems.
THE BORDER, Aug. 31 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Both sides see less violence: A charred hole near one man's front door and several lingering coughs are about all that's left to remind residents of Tijuana's Colonia Libertad of a time late last year when las bombas were coming across the border fence.
ESCONDIDO, Aug. 31 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
14 people arrested in deportation sweep: Police and federal agents arrested 14 people during a two-day deportation sweep throughout the city last week, Escondido police said.
Aug. 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Groups to march against recent violence in Tijuana: TIJUANA: A doctors association and a broad range of civic groups are encouraging people on both sides of the border to participate in a protest today against the wave of violence and kidnappings in the city.
ENSENADA, Aug. 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Mexican project up for bid: Traveling to a remote coastal community 150 miles from the U.S. border yesterday, President Felipe Calderón formally announced the bidding for Mexico's $5 billion rail-and-seaport project at Punta Colonet.
ENSENADA, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Calderon announces bidding for Punta Colonet project: Traveling to a remote coastal community 150 miles from the U.S. border Thursday, President Felipe Calderon formally announced the bidding for Mexico's $5 billion rail-and-seaport project at Punta Colonet.
7:10 a.m. Aug. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Sewage spill closes beach near international border: SOUTH COUNTY: A 342,000-gallon sewage spill that began Tuesday night and ended early yesterday has closed a stretch of beach near the U.S.-Mexico border, county health officials announced.
TIJUANA, Aug. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Nearly 130 prosecutors, cops dismissed in Baja: TIJUANA
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Aug. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
4 headless bodies found at two sites: TIJUANA – Four decapitated bodies have been found since Monday in two locations in Tijuana.
TIJUANA, 9:58 p.m. Aug. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Decapitated bodies found in two Tijuana locations: Four decapitated bodies have been found since Monday in two locations in Tijuana. Three were discovered early Tuesday in the same spot with the same message scrawled in black marker across their backs: “We are people of the weakened engineer.”
Aug. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Arrest is made in '98 massacre near Ensenada: A Mexican citizen living in Los Angeles has been arrested for his alleged role in the decade-old execution-style massacre of 19 people near Ensenada – including a 1-year-old baby – in a drug-related attack.
TIJUANA, Aug. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
U.S. teen whose mom was deported to tell story at convention: Elisa Morales Guzmán was a typical American teenager. She attended high school, hung out with her friends and dreamed of becoming a famous actress.
SAN DIEGO, 4:27 p.m. Aug. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Suspected gunman in 1998 Baja massacre turned over to Mexicans: A suspected gunman in what was described as “one of the most heinous mass killings in recent times” was arrested Thursday in Los Angeles and turned over to Mexican authorities Friday night at the U.S.-Mexican border in San Ysidro under “extraordinary” security, authorities said Sunday.
TIJUANA , Aug. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Ranking cartel figure captured: A special federal task force captured several men believed to be high-ranking members of the Arellano Félix cartel as the men gambled early yesterday at Caliente Casino, Mexican military officials said.
TIJUANA, Aug. 22
Key cartel figures captured in pre-dawn raid: A special federal task force captured several men believed to be high-ranking members of the Arellano Felix cartel amid gunfire in a pre-dawn raid Friday, according the local Mexican military command.
SANTA ANA, 12:40 a.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
Immigration agency scraps self-deportation program: U.S. authorities have drawn sharp criticism for showing up at homes before dawn to capture illegal immigrants who have skirted court orders to leave the country.
FEDERAL COURT, Aug. 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Man who bought car full of pot wins case: A federal judge has awarded $551,000 to a Mexican printer who spent a year in prison after soldiers near Ensenada found 37 pounds of marijuana in a sport utility vehicle he bought from the U.S. government.
Aug. 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Appeals court annuls ruling that ordered U.S. teen to Mexico:A teenage U.S. citizen avoided what amounted to temporary banishment when a state appeals court reversed a San Diego Superior Court judge's decision ordering him to continue living with his grandparents in Tijuana and not come back to the United States while on probation.
Aug. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Official seeking binational effort to curb pollution: Saying binational cooperation is crucial for improving air quality on the U.S.-Mexico border, Mexico's top environmental official called yesterday for the establishment of 15 cross-border pollution control districts.
UNIVERSAL CITY, 6:29 p.m. Aug. 14 (AP)
Schwarzenegger says U.S.-Mexico border unites: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday urged fellow governors on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border to cooperate on issues from water management to building a green economy.
SAN YSIDRO, Aug. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Mexico criticizes shooting at border: The shooting of a Mexican man by a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a rock-throwing incident west of the San Ysidro border crossing drew a rebuke yesterday from the Mexican Consulate in San Diego and a demand that U.S. authorities conduct a “thorough investigation.”
SAN YSIDRO, Aug. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Binational group forms to address border issues: The San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce has joined forces with all five Baja California border cities and with chambers of commerce from here to Calexico to create the Binational Chamber of Border Commerce.
TIJUANA, Aug. 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Families deported from U.S. find helping hand at shelter: Mexican families deported from the United States to Tijuana have a new place where they can contemplate their next move during their time of uncertainty.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., 5:00 a.m. Aug. 11 (REUTERS)
Mexico smugglers ply sea route to California: Mexican smugglers are cramming illegal immigrants and drugs into boats and ferrying them to California by sea to try to beat the tightened security on the U.S. land border, authorities say.
Aug. 8 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Outspoken Mexican general being transferred: It started with a single, random gunshot inside a Brazilian restaurant in Mexicali, the capital of Baja California.
TIJUANA, Aug. 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
External container gas sales restricted: Gas station owners in Tijuana and Rosarito have agreed to restrict gasoline sales for external containers, hindering Americans looking to take lower-cost, government-subsidized fuel back to the United States.
TIJUANA, Aug. 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
2 California cops arrested in Tijuana: Two Northern California police officers could face up to 20 years in a Mexican prison after being caught in Tijuana with firearms and about 6,000 rounds of ammunition, authorities said.
TUCSON, Ariz., 11:44 a.m. Aug. 6 (AP)
Mexican soldiers enter Arizona, hold agent briefly: Federal authorities say four Mexican soldiers crossed into Arizona and briefly held a U.S. Border Patrol agent at gunpoint before realizing where they were and returning to Mexico.
Aug. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
2 children rescued in ransom attempt: After U.S. Border Patrol agents twice stopped their efforts to enter the country illegally south of Imperial Beach, a Mexican couple decided to just go back home.
7:29 p.m. Aug. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Mexican agents found with cash could face jail: Two Mexican federal police agents found with more $500,000 in cash at a residence in suburban Los Angeles could face up to four years in a U.S. prison, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office said yesterday.
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