Now THIS is a drug war

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Coordinated attacks in at least eight Mexican cities killed three federal police officers and two soldiers Saturday in what officials are calling an unprecedented onslaught by drug gangs.

Another 18 federal officers were wounded, the state-run Notimex news agency reported, citing federal police official Rodolfo Cruz Lopez.

The attacks were in retribution for the capture early Saturday of Arnoldo Rueda Medina, a high-ranking member of the drug cartel known as La Familia Michoacana (The Michoacan Family), Notimex reported.

Holy crap, these guys are serious. They basically declared war on the Mexican police department. This sounds like something out of a Hollywood B movie. It will be interesting to see what sort of response Mexico musters. Anything less than an all-out assault on these gangs will be seen as a huge sign of weakness. Stay tuned.