THE BORDER REPORT

Conflicting reports are giving different tallies for how many officers died this morning in Culiacán, Sinaloa. Milenio reports five federal police officers were killed while El Debate, the Culiacán daily states two.

Meanwhile, the Mexican Army's reinforcements, some 2,000 strong if the numbers from last week were sustained, is beginning to sour the population. One PAN senator says she's filing a complaint to keep the Army's investigators from seizing the motels and money-exchanging stores that proliferate throughout Culiacán.