Another Top Chief, José Martínez Quiñónez Murdered today at Parral Chihuahua,

Police abandon posts Mexican newspapers reported that a weekend attack by gangsters on Villa Ahumada, a small town 95 miles south of the border at El Paso, was triggered by the arrest a week ago of the area's reputed crime boss. Among at least six people reportedly killed in the raid was the brother of the boss as well as three city police officers and innocent bystanders. Villa Ahumada's remaining police officers abandoned their posts. On Monday, Calderon called the crackdown he launched upon taking office nearly 18 months ago a "struggle for the future of Mexico." "No way will the Mexican government stumble in this struggle," he said.

The body of Victor Enrique Payan was found with a second, unidentified Morelos state police officer late Tuesday in the trunk of a car south of Mexico City, city police official Miguel Amelio Gomez said Wednesday. Attached to their bodies was a message warning against joining the Sinaloa drug cartel, based in the northwestern state of the same name. Authorities could not immediately explain the message, but were investigating to see if the officials had any ties to drug traffickers. Mexican police have a history of corruption, and a number of police and soldiers sent to fight the cartels have ended up joining them. Mexico's president has sent more than 24,000 soldiers nationwide to fight drug gangs. The traffickers have responded with unprecedented violence, beheading police and killing soldiers.

Ciudad Juárez
Lunes 19 de mayo de 2008

17:29

El jefe de Servicios Periciales de la Procuraduría General de Justicia del Estado (PGJE) en la zona sur, José Martínez Quiñónez, fue ejecutado afuera de su domicilio en la ciudad de Parral, por un grupo armado, informó la dependencia.

De acuerdo con el reporte preliminar, el homicidio ocurrió entre las 07:30 y 07:45 horas de este lunes en la colonia Infonavit Praderas, cuando el jefe policiaco salía de su domicilio y se dirigía a sus labores.

Indicó que al parecer varios sujetos armados esperaban en un vehículo a Martínez Quiñónez afuera de su casa, y en cuanto salió le dispararon.

Precisó que el funcionario de la PGJE murió casi en forma instantánea, luego de recibir más de seis impactos de bala, aunque intentó regresar a su domicilio.