Ex-Tijuana mayor cleared of weapons charges, held for homicide probe in high-stakes case

TIJUANA, Mexico — A federal judge dismissed weapons charges against a flamboyant gambling magnate-turned-politician on Tuesday, dealing a stinging setback to President Felipe Calderon’s battle against organized crime and fueling claims that a pre-dawn military raid on the former mayor’s compound was an attempt to damage his party ahead of Mexico’s presidential elections. But Jorge Hank Rhon did ...