Wednesday, 24. January 2007
Topic: POLICE REPORT - on January 24, 2007 at 1:59:00 PM CET
Some cops in Tijuana resorting to slingshots
The drug cartels here are clearly Goliath, heavily armed with automatic weapons.
The municipal police, stripped of their guns this month as part of a corruption probe, are now playing the role of David.
About 60 officers were issued slingshots yesterday for use on patrols in the tourist section of Avenida Revolucion and the business district of Zona Rio, according to a police department spokesman. Some of the officers bought bags of marbles for ammo.
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