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David Puente is the anchor for ABC News' "Exclusiva." He regularly reports on immigration and politics in Latin America and the Hispanic community in the U.S.
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May 08, 2008 4:59 PM
In Mexico the chief of federal police, Edgar Millan Gomez died today outside his home. According to the Public Safety Department, Edgar was shot ten times in the country’s capital. Police arrested a suspect, but they still didn’t determine the motive for this morning’s attack. Last year more than 2,500 people died in Mexico, due to organized crime and drug-related violence. Police are investigating if this incident is possibly linked to drugs.
In Chile, police and soldiers forced remaining residents to leave the region of a volcanic eruption today. Chaiten volcano’s week-old eruption has scattered ash across South America, forced airports to close and caused more than 7,000 people to leave their homes. The country’s government has proposed $10.6 million in disaster funds to help the victims during the first month.
In Colombia an army lieutenant colonel, Lt. Col. Byron Carvajal is going to face fifty-four years in prison, a decision that was made this Wednesday. He was convicted in February of ordering the massacre of ten anti-drug police officers. Carvajal has ordered this ambush in Jamundi, a town in Western Colombia. Senior police officials believe that Carvajal and his troops were protecting a drug lord.
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