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Mexico Arrests 17 in Wave of Killings

Federal authorities said Monday they have arrested a group of 17 gunmen who could be responsible for many of the 200 drug-related killings this year in the state of Tamaulipas that borders Texas. The men were detained in a house in the Tamaulipas state capital of Victoria after a Sunday morning shootout that left two police officers dead, Mexico’s top drug prosecutor, Jose Luis Santiago Vasconcelos, told a news conference.Full Story