“The mayor of the southeastern Mexican city of Merida told Efe that organized crime elements pose a threat to many of her colleagues, 27 of whom have been killed nationwide over the past five years.
Of those mayors, 19 were killed from the start of 2010 to the present, several “at the hands of their own bodyguards or people close to them,” Mayor Angelica Araujo said, noting that the most recent homicide occurred last weekend.”
Source: Mexican Mayor Says Many Colleagues Under Threat From Gangsters | Fox News Latino