Battle-Tested Cop Is Mexico's Hope to Tame Cartels and Placate Trump
Omar García Harfuch survived a harrowing cartel hit. Now he's trying to pacify one of the world's most violent nations — and the Trump administration.
His heart pounding, Omar García Harfuch crouched inside an armored SUV as hooded cartel assassins opened fire in one of Mexico City's wealthiest neighborhoods just as dawn broke one morning in 2020.
Bullets tore through his collarbone, arm and knee. Two bodyguards were bloodied and would soon die. García Harfuch grabbed one of their rifles and began shooting back, trying to fend off attackers until reinforcements arrived.
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