Mexico's Drug Cartels Slay Rival Street Dealers

Maria de la Luz Estrada stands at the grave of her son, Hector Rodriguez Estrada, a Tijuana, Mexico, street drug dealer who was killed along with his pregnant girlfriend in January. Mr. Rodriguez is part of a growing number of drug dealers eliminated by rivals. ASSOCIATED PRESS

From The Washington Times:

Drug dealer Hector Rodriguez Estrada had a feeling he was next. His boss was beaten to death and dumped in an empty lot, his teeth and fingers missing. Then one of Mr. Rodriguez's underlings turned up in a soccer field, his head next to his body.

Mr. Rodriguez, 30, knew his enemies could only get him if he was asleep or high. But the thought made the longtime addict, who sold methamphetamine in his eastern Tijuana neighborhood, more jittery than usual.

"He felt like something was about to happen," said his mother, Maria de la Luz Estrada.

With good reason.

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