Drug violence claims 13 lives in Mexico's Acapulco

[FarCenter]

Thirteen people have been killed in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco, where drug-related violence has surged of late, local media have said.

Five police officers were reportedly killed and another one was wounded when unknown gunmen attacked a police car on Saturday.

Media reports said eight other people were killed in the city earlier on Saturday. Two of them were reportedly beheaded.

Police officials were quoted as saying the dead had fallen victims to turf-wars of local criminal groups.

Media reports said the Saturday violence was the deadliest in Acapulco in recent years.

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[Fumesucker]

1. A more accurate headline: Prohibition related violence claims 13 lives in Mexico's Acapulco..

End the prohibition, end the violence, violence is *always* associated with black markets, it happened with with alcohol Prohibition but how long has it been since we saw a shootout between alcohol distributors?

It's really that simple.

Edited for speling.

[Greyhound]

2. GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!

[sharesunited]

5. No getting around the fact that it was guns and ammo though.

No obfuscating the actual cause of death.

[Renew Deal]

3. People need their joints

:shrug:

[madrchsod]

4. ".....the streets are lined with bricks of acapulco gold....."

i will testify to it`s potency.......