Gunfire Scares Citizens........

Late-night gun battles with gangs who forced citizens from their cars and used the vehicles to block streets paralyzed a border city, sound of gunfire alarmed Texans on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande.  The Nuevo Laredo city government posted messages on Facebook warning citizens to stay indoors as the battles erupted at several intersections in the city across from Laredo, Texas.  Frightened people on the U.S. side of the border called emergency dispatchers after hearing the gunfire.  Gangs used stolen cars and buses to block several main avenues in the city across from Laredo, Texas. Several residents called local newspapers to report thefts.

Last week, drug gangs introduced a new threat to Mexico's drug war, detonating their first successful car bomb. The attack killed a federal police officer and two others in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua's largest city.
It's too dangerous to visit Mexico anymore, the people who go across the border for vacations, are opting to fly down to resort areas along the coast.  Fear of the drug cartels, have become a daily risk to residents and visitor's alike.