Once wealthy Mexican state plagued by killings, extortion

Business and church leaders say they are being hit by a wave of extortion demands by criminal gangs in Mexico's north-central state of Guanajuato, which was recently considered a Mexican success story for attracting high-tech manufacturing investment, including five auto assembly plants.Arturo Gonzalez Palomino, head of the state's association of auto dealerships, said Tuesday that at least two car lots in Celaya have been shot up by criminals demanding protection payments."They spayed the deale