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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | October 2007 
Crime in Mexican Capital Escalates
 Prensa Latina
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 |  | More than 80 percent of weapons in Baja California, which are distributed in the black market in other cities later, are smuggled from the south of the United States. |  | |
Mexico City - The Conference of National Chambers of Commerce, Service and Tourism of Mexico warned against the escalation of crime in the Federal District.
The situation, says the institution, endangers the people, who have been victims of armed assaults over the past two years.
Authorities said that the second major crime in the country is arms smuggling, only second to drug trafficking. They added that more than 2,000 people were killed by firearms in 2006.
The police reported that a seven-strong armed commando attacked an armored vehicle carrying money from an exchange house in Paseo de la Reforma, in this capital, on Tuesday.
The Specialized Unit against Arms and Ammunition Trafficking said that in Tijuana, dozens of people buy and sell new AK-47 rifles in less than 1,000 dollars, and AR-15 assault rifles starting at 825 dollars.
The institution added that more than 80 percent of weapons in Baja California, which are distributed in the black market in other cities later, are smuggled from the south of the United States.
The situation in Tijuana is the standard to analyze what happens in the rest of the country. It is one of the bordering cities where guns, rifles and machine guns are smuggled into Mexican territory. |
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