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Forensic personnel and policemen use a sheet to block the view ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:57:07 GMT

(Reuters) - Forensic personnel and policemen use a sheet to block the view of the body of one of two members of the investigative police killed in the border city of Ciudad Juarez November 19, 2009. Two policemen were killed at a service station by drug hitmen in an attack that left another two policemen and a civilian injured, according to local media. In a separate incident, two members of the investigative police were gunned down in a shoot by-driving. REUTERS/Alejandro Bringas (MEXICO SOCIETY CONFLICT CRIME LAW)

Police investigators inspect a crime scene where two policemen ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:53:54 GMT

(Reuters) - Police investigators inspect a crime scene where two policemen were killed at a service station station in the border city of Ciudad Juarez November 19, 2009. Two policemen were killed at a service station by drug hitmen in an attack that left another two policemen and a civilian injured, according to local media. In a separate incident, two members of the investigative police were gunned down in a shoot by-driving. REUTERS/Alejandro Bringas (MEXICO SOCIETY CONFLICT CRIME LAW)

Forensic personnel prepare to remove the body of one of two ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:51:45 GMT

(Reuters) - Forensic personnel prepare to remove the body of one of two members of the investigative police killed in the border city of Ciudad Juarez November 19, 2009. Two policemen were killed at a service station by drug hitmen in an attack that left another two policemen and a civilan injured, according to local media. In a separate incident, two members of the investigative police were gunned down in a shoot by-driving. REUTERS/Alejandro Bringas (MEXICO SOCIETY CONFLICT CRIME LAW)

A man and a child walk past a fence marking the border between ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:30:14 GMT

(Reuters) - A man and a child walk past a fence marking the border between Mexico and the U.S. in Tijuana November 15, 2009. The Friendship Park on the Pacific Ocean between San Diego and Tijuana became a place where families and lovers divided by illegal immigration could unite briefly after it was opened in 1971. The United States has now severely restricted access to the border spot by raising a larger barrier and fencing off access to the old mesh fence that abutted onto Mexico. Picture taken November 15, 2009 REUTERS/Jorge Duenes (MEXICO SOCIETY POLITICS)

Cars of the U.S. border patrol are parked in San Isidro on the ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:29:11 GMT

(Reuters) - Cars of the U.S. border patrol are parked in San Isidro on the border between the U.S. and Mexico November 15, 2009. The Friendship Park on the Pacific Ocean between San Diego and Tijuana became a place where families and lovers divided by illegal immigration could unite briefly after it was opened in 1971. The United States has now severely restricted access to the border spot by raising a larger barrier and fencing off access to the old mesh fence that abutted onto Mexico. Picture taken November 15, 2009 REUTERS/Jorge Duenes (MEXICO SOCIETY POLITICS)

A fence with a sign reading: "Friendship Park" marks ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:26:52 GMT

(Reuters) - A fence with a sign reading: "Friendship Park" marks the border between the U.S. and Mexico near Tijuana November 15, 2009. The Friendship Park on the Pacific Ocean between San Diego and Tijuana became a place where families and lovers divided by illegal immigration could unite briefly after it was opened in 1971. The United States has now severely restricted access to the border spot by raising a larger barrier and fencing off access to the old mesh fence that abutted onto Mexico. Picture taken November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes (MEXICO SOCIETY POLITICS)

A man and a child walk past a fence marking the border between ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:55:18 GMT

(Reuters) - A man and a child walk past a fence marking the border between Mexico and the U.S. in Tijuana November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes

A man and a child walk past a fence marking the border between ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:58:20 GMT

(Reuters) - A man and a child walk past a fence marking the border between Mexico and the U.S. in Tijuana November 15, 2009. A tradition for nearly 40 years ended in Tijuana when a park, where thousands of families used to meet through a metal mesh which divides Mexico from the United States, was closed with a new fence and a post surveillance. The writing on the monument reads "Limits of the Mexican Republic." Picture taken November 15, 2009 REUTERS/Jorge Duenes (MEXICO POLITICS)

Cars of the U.S. border patrol are parked in San Isidro on the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:52:55 GMT

(Reuters) - Cars of the U.S. border patrol are parked in San Isidro on the border between the U.S. and Mexico November 15, 2009. A tradition for nearly 40 years ended in Tijuana when a park, where thousands of families used to meet through a metal mesh which divides Mexico from the United States, was closed with a new fence and a post surveillance. Picture taken November 15, 2009 REUTERS/Jorge Duenes (MEXICO POLITICS)

A U.S. border patrol agent opens a metal door on the border ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:25:14 GMT

(Reuters) - A U.S. border patrol agent opens a metal door on the border between the U.S. and Mexico in San Isidro November 15, 2009. A tradition for nearly 40 years ended in Tijuana when a park, where thousands of families used to meet through a metal mesh which divides Mexico from the United States, was closed with a new fence and a post surveillance. Picture taken November 15, 2009 REUTERS/Jorge Duenes (MEXICO POLITICS)

A fence with a sign reading: "Friendship garden" marks ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:58:47 GMT

(Reuters) - A fence with a sign reading: "Friendship garden" marks the border between the U.S. and Mexico November 15, 2009. A tradition for nearly 40 years ended in Tijuana when a park, where thousands of families used to meet through a metal mesh which divides Mexico from the United States, was closed with a new fence and a post surveillance. Picture taken November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes (MEXICO POLITICS)

Demonstrators hold crosses on the US side of the US-Mexico border ...

(AP) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:37:28 GMT

(AP) - Demonstrators hold crosses on the US side of the US-Mexico border wall during a protest organized by the Binational Committee for Interamerican Migrants to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, in Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

Demonstrators hold crosses on the US side of the US-Mexico border ...

(AP) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:36:13 GMT

(AP) - Demonstrators hold crosses on the US side of the US-Mexico border wall during a protest organized by the Binational Committee for Interamerican Migrants to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, in Tijuana, northern Mexico, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

REFILE - ADDING PURPOSE TUNNEL People walk through a cross-border ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:55:24 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - ADDING PURPOSE TUNNEL People walk through a cross-border tunnel in Tijuana, Mexico November 7, 2009. TThe unfinished tunnel with electricity and a ventilation system, is 10 metres (33 ft.) deep, 122 metres (400 ft.) long and is missing only 143 metres (469 ft.) for drug traffickers and illegal immigrants to reach California in the U.S., according to local authorities. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes (MEXICO POLITICS CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY)

REFILE - ADDING PURPOSE OF TUNNEL People walk through a cross-border ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:54:15 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - ADDING PURPOSE OF TUNNEL People walk through a cross-border tunnel in Tijuana, Mexico November 7, 2009. The unfinished tunnel with electricity and a ventilation system, is 10 metres (33 ft.) deep, 122 metres (400 ft.) long and is missing only 143 metres (469 ft.) for drug traffickers and illegal immigrants to reach California in the U.S., according to local authorities. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes (MEXICO POLITICS CRIME LAW)

People look down a tunnel shaft in the border city of Tijuana, ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People look down a tunnel shaft in the border city of Tijuana, Mexico November 7, 2009. The unfinished tunnel with electricity and a ventilation system, is 10 metres (33 ft.) deep, 122 metres (400 ft.) long and is missing only 143 metres (469 ft.) for drug traffickers and illegal immigrants to reach California in the U.S., according to local authorities. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes (MEXICO POLITICS CRIME LAW)

Tools are seen at the end of a 9 meters deep (29 feet), 122 ...

(AP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:30:24 GMT

(AP) - Tools are seen at the end of a 9 meters deep (29 feet), 122 meters long (400 ft) tunnel near the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

An altar is seen at the bottom of a 9 meters deep (29 feet), ...

(AP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:28:36 GMT

(AP) - An altar is seen at the bottom of a 9 meters deep (29 feet), 122 meters long (400 ft) tunnel found by the Army on a house near the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.(AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

Soldiers use an elevator to descend journalists to a 9 meters ...

(AP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:21:42 GMT

(AP) - Soldiers use an elevator to descend journalists to a 9 meters deep (29 feet), 122 meters long (400 ft) tunnel found by the Army inside a house near the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

A tunnel is seen near the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico, ...

(AP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:19:07 GMT

(AP) - A tunnel is seen near the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

Soldiers control an elevator that gives access to a 9 meters ...

(AP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:13:08 GMT

(AP) - Soldiers control an elevator that gives access to a 9 meters deep (29 feet), 122 meters long (400 ft) tunnel found by the Army inside a house near the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Six suspects were arrested. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

Soldiers use an elevator to descend journalists to a 9 meters ...

(AP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:09:27 GMT

Border Patrol Agent Adrian Corona looks over to Mexico from ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:21:24 GMT

(Reuters) - Border Patrol Agent Adrian Corona looks over to Mexico from the US side of the international border near Calexico, California, adjacent to the Mexican border town of Mexicali, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

The Mexican border town of Mexicali is seen through the US-Mexico ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:02:13 GMT

(Reuters) - The Mexican border town of Mexicali is seen through the US-Mexico international border fence in Calexico, California, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

A man walks past an immigration services store in Calexico, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:45:59 GMT

(Reuters) - A man walks past an immigration services store in Calexico, California, adjacent to the Mexican border town of Mexicali, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

A man walks past a store with grocery signs in Spanish in Calexico, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:43:52 GMT

(Reuters) - A man walks past a store with grocery signs in Spanish in Calexico, California, adjacent to the Mexican border town of Mexicali, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

A sign is posted in the desert on the US side of the international ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:36:13 GMT

(Reuters) - A sign is posted in the desert on the US side of the international border near Calexico, California, adjacent to the Mexican border town of Mexicali, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

Border Patrol Agent Adrian Corona surveys detection towers on ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:36:10 GMT

(Reuters) - Border Patrol Agent Adrian Corona surveys detection towers on the US side of the international border near Calexico, California, adjacent to the Mexican border town of Mexicali, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

Border Patrol Agent Adrian Corona looks over to Mexico from ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:34:02 GMT

A sign is posted in the desert on the US side of the international ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:31:55 GMT

Police officers patrol the San Rafael cemetery during the Day ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:49:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Police officers patrol the San Rafael cemetery during the Day of the Dead in the border city of Ciudad Juarez November 2, 2009. Black-clad mothers and orphaned children laid plastic flowers at the desert graves of drug war victims on Monday as Mexicans in one of the world's most violent cities celebrated the Day of the Dead. Some families in Ciudad Juarez's main cemetery near the U.S. border blasted brassy Norteno music out of their car stereos over the graves of loved ones, victims of a drug war that has killed more than 2,000 people in the city this year. REUTERS/Alejandro Bringas (MEXICO SOCIETY OBITUARY)

Relatives of policeman Luis Raul Saenz, killed in June, mourn ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:46:21 GMT

(Reuters) - Relatives of policeman Luis Raul Saenz, killed in June, mourn at his grave at the San Rafael cemetery in the border city of Ciudad Juarez November 2, 2009. Black-clad mothers and orphaned children laid plastic flowers at the desert graves of drug war victims on Monday as Mexicans in one of the world's most violent cities celebrated the Day of the Dead. Some families in Ciudad Juarez's main cemetery near the U.S. border blasted brassy Norteno music out of their car stereos over the graves of loved ones, victims of a drug war that has killed more than 2,000 people in the city this year. REUTERS/Alejandro Bringas (MEXICO SOCIETY OBITUARY)

The mother of policeman Luis Raul Saenz, killed in June, mourns ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:44:02 GMT

(Reuters) - The mother of policeman Luis Raul Saenz, killed in June, mourns at his grave at the San Rafael cemetery in the border city of Ciudad Juarez November 2, 2009. Black-clad mothers and orphaned children laid plastic flowers at the desert graves of drug war victims on Monday as Mexicans in one of the world's most violent cities celebrated the Day of the Dead. Some families in Ciudad Juarez's main cemetery near the U.S. border blasted brassy Norteno music out of their car stereos over the graves of loved ones, victims of a drug war that has killed more than 2,000 people in the city this year. REUTERS/Alejandro Bringas (MEXICO SOCIETY OBITUARY)

A cameraman takes a video inside a tunnel used by drug traffickers, ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:39:34 GMT

(AFP/File) - A cameraman takes a video inside a tunnel used by drug traffickers, at the Mesa de Otay zone in Tijuana, Mexico, near the border with the US, in October 2009. Mexico has extradited a record 100 alleged murderers, sex and drug offenders to face trial in the United States this year, the US Department of Justice said Sunday.(AFP/File/Daniel Conejo)

Volunteers from the Pro-migrant Defense Coalition hang crosses ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:56:08 GMT

(AP) - Volunteers from the Pro-migrant Defense Coalition hang crosses on the US-Mexico border fence as part of Day of the Dead commemorations in memory of migrants who have died trying to cross the border in Tijuana, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. The Pro-migrant Defense Coalition hung 5,100 wooden crosses in honor of 5,100 migrants who have died crossing to the US since 1995, according to their statistics. Day of the Dead is celebrated on Nov. 2, with celebrations beginning late Nov. 1. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

Leticia Jimenez hangs crosses on the U.S.-Mexico border wall ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:45:36 GMT

(AP) - Leticia Jimenez hangs crosses on the U.S.-Mexico border wall as part of Day of the Dead celebrations in Tijuana, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Volunteers from the Pro-migrant Defense Coalition hung 5,100 wooden crosses in honor of 5,100 migrants who have died crossing to the US since 1995, according to their statistics. Day of the Dead is celebrated on Nov. 2, with celebrations beginning late Nov. 1. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

Volunteers from the Pro-migrant Defense Coalition hang crosses ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:39:48 GMT

A marigold hangs on crosses hung at the U.S.-Mexico border wall ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:38:51 GMT

(AP) - A marigold hangs on crosses hung at the U.S.-Mexico border wall as part of the Day of the Dead celebrations in Tijuana, in Mexico, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Volunteers from the Pro-migrant Defense Coalition hung 5,100 wooden crosses in honor of 5,100 migrants who have died crossing to the US since 1995, according to their statistics. Day of the Dead is celebrated on Nov. 2, with celebrations beginning late Nov. 1. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

A volunteer from the Pro-migrant Defense Coalition hang crosses ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:36:06 GMT

(AP) - A volunteer from the Pro-migrant Defense Coalition hang crosses on the US-Mexico border fence as part of Day of the Dead commemorations in memory of migrants who have died trying to cross the border in Tijuana, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. The Pro-migrant Defense Coalition hung 5,100 wooden crosses in honor of 5,100 migrants who have died crossing to the US since 1995, according to their statistics. Day of the Dead is celebrated on Nov. 2, with celebrations beginning late Nov. 1. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

Sgt. David Cray stands in a wash used by drug smugglers Tuesday, ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:28:44 GMT

(AP) - Sgt. David Cray stands in a wash used by drug smugglers Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 along the Mexican/United States international border on the Tohono O'Odham Indian Community near Sells, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

This Dec., 1, 2008 photo provided by the Arizona Attorney General's ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:28:35 GMT

(AP) - This Dec., 1, 2008 photo provided by the Arizona Attorney General's office shows seized marijuana. With gadgetry such as custom-built ramps as well as ultralight planes, false doors and good old-fashioned duct tape, smugglers have demonstrated unbounded creativity when it comes to sneaking drugs across the Mexican border. And the U.S. government acknowledges there is only so much it can do to stop the flow. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Sgt. David Cray walks thru a border gate Tuesday, Sept. 29, ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:28:26 GMT

(AP) - Sgt. David Cray walks thru a border gate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 along the Mexican/United States international border on the Tohono O'Odham Indian Community near Sells, Ariz. The gate, located in the southwestern area of the reservation, is an entry point frequently used by drug smugglers. With gadgetry such as custom-built ramps as well as ultralight planes, false doors and good old-fashioned duct tape, smugglers have demonstrated unbounded creativity when it comes to sneaking drugs across the Mexican border. And the U.S. government acknowledges there is only so much it can do to stop the flow. (AP Photo/Matt York)

The international border, shown Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, cuts ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:28:23 GMT

(AP) - The international border, shown Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, cuts through the Tohono O'Odham Indian Community near Sells, Ariz. Drug smugglers from Mexico, left, frequently use this corridor to bring illegal drugs into the United States, right. The government has spent $2.4 billion to build more than 600 miles of border fences since fiscal 2005, increased the ranks of the Border Patrol from 12,000 agents in 2006 to 20,000, and funded U.S. Customs and Border Protection with $8.1 billion in 2008.(AP Photo/Matt York)

This Dec., 1, 2008 photo provided by the Arizona Attorney General's ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:28:07 GMT

(AP) - This Dec., 1, 2008 photo provided by the Arizona Attorney General's office shows a horse trailer loaded with marijuana . With gadgetry such as custom-built ramps as well as ultralight planes, false doors and good old-fashioned duct tape, smugglers have demonstrated unbounded creativity when it comes to sneaking drugs across the Mexican border. And the U.S. government acknowledges there is only so much it can do to stop the flow..(AP Photo/Matt York)

This undated image provided by the Arizona Attorney General's ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:27:50 GMT

(AP) - This undated image provided by the Arizona Attorney General's office shows a seized custom built truck ramp used for illegally crossing the border between the United States and Mexico. With gadgetry such as custom-built ramps as well as ultralight planes, false doors and good old-fashioned duct tape, smugglers have demonstrated unbounded creativity when it comes to sneaking drugs across the Mexican border. And the U.S. government acknowledges there is only so much it can do to stop the flow. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Sgt. David Cray points out drug smuggling paths Tuesday, Sept. ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:27:40 GMT

(AP) - Sgt. David Cray points out drug smuggling paths Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 along the Mexican/United States international border on the Tohono O'Odham Indian Community near Sells, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

A cameraman takes footage inside a tunnel near the US-Mexico ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:53:48 GMT

(AP) - A cameraman takes footage inside a tunnel near the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. Mexican soldiers have discovered a secret tunnel complete with electricity and an air supply that may have been planned for smuggling migrants or drugs under the U.S. border into San Diego (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

Members of the media stand outside a tunnel near the US-Mexico ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:53:09 GMT

(AP) - Members of the media stand outside a tunnel near the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, in Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. Mexican soldiers have discovered a secret tunnel complete with electricity and an air supply that may have been planned for smuggling migrants or drugs under the U.S. border into San Diego (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

REUTERS PICTURES OF THE DECADE. Military and forensic experts ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:18:31 GMT

(Reuters) - REUTERS PICTURES OF THE DECADE. Military and forensic experts inspect the body of a man who was killed outside a nightclub in the border city of Ciudad Juarez August 31, 2009. The man was handcuffed to a fence and shot several times by drug hitmen outside a nightclub, according to local media. The assailants also left a warning message, known as "narco mensaje", at the site of the shooting. REUTERS/Alejandro Bringas (MEXICO)

File picture shows a US agent guarding a drug tunnel along the ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:04:35 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - File picture shows a US agent guarding a drug tunnel along the Mexican-US border. Mexico has welcomed a massive US operation targeting Mexican drug gangs that included the arrest of 303 people and the seizure of tonnes of narcotics over two days of raids(AFP/Getty Images/File/Sandy Huffaker)