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NEWS ABOUT: Ciudad Juarez

Ciudad Juarez stories: 12 news summaries

US Airman Shot Dead
in Mexican Strip Bar

Sergeant among 6 killed by suspected drug cartel hitmen

Nov 5, 09 3:01 AM CST
(Newser) - An off-duty US Air Force sergeant was among six people shot dead at a Mexican strip club last night. Hooded men armed with automatic weapons entered the club in Ciudad Juarez and sought out the victims. "It appears drugs were being sold at the place," a military official... More »

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Mexico • US military • Mexican drug war • US Air Force • Ciudad Juarez

Violence Plummets as Mexican Army Polices Juárez

But human rights violations said to be rampant

Apr 21, 09 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Since Mexico’s army took over for police in the drug haven of Ciudad Juárez, killings have dropped: In 2009’s first two months, there were 434 drug-related murders. In March, 5,000 troops arrived—and murders plummeted to 51, the Washington Post reports. With 10,000 soldiers now... More »

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drugs • human rights • Mexico • police • violence • Mexican army • drug cartel • Ciudad Juarez

 Mexico Nabs Young Drug Lord 


Apr 2, 09 6:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mexico finally has some good news in its violent drug war. Police arrested the No. 2 leader of one of the nation's largest drug cartels, the Los Angeles Times reports. Vicente Carrillo Leyva, 32, had been one of Mexico's most wanted criminals. He's part of a new wave of youthful,... More »

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War on Drugs • Mexico • arrest • drug cartel • Ciudad Juarez • Sinaloa drug cartel • Vicente Carrillo Leyva • Amado Carrillo Fuentes • Ismael Zambada

 Body of Fugitive 
 US Marshal 
 Found in Mexico 

Shot lawman was wanted for pawning government gun

Mar 27, 09 4:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The decomposing body of a US marshal wanted for stealing government property has been found dumped in a canal in Ciudad Juarez, CNN reports. Vincent Bustamente had been shot in the head execution-style, according to Mexican police. The El Paso officer had not been seen since he failed to show... More »

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Mexico • Mexican drug war • El Paso • Ciudad Juarez • U.S. Marshals Service

Soccer Offers
an Escape in Bloody Juárez

Mexicans fill stadium seats despite threats, drug cartel violence

Mar 19, 09 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even as the drug war claimed nine more lives in Ciudad Juárez last weekend, Mexicans filled the local soccer stadium to cheer on their team, the Indios. It’s perhaps the remaining safe bastion in the ravaged town. In May, when the Indios clinched promotion to the Mexican League’... More »

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sports • soccer • Mexican drug war • drug cartel • Ciudad Juarez • Indios • Mexican soccer

Nine Bodies Discovered
Near Ciudad Juarez

Troops descend on Juarez in bid to end cartel violence

Mar 15, 09 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexican police yesterday discovered the bodies of seven men and two women in the desert south of Ciudad Juarez yesterday, CNN reports. The grisly find comes as increasing violence among the country's drug cartels continues to shatter Juarez and other border cities. The conflict has already claimed over 400 lives... More »

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Mexico • Mexican drug war • drug cartel • Ciudad Juarez • troops

(Newser) - As Mexico's drug war erupted in Ciudad Juarez, the bloody results inevitably ended up in one place—the city's overwhelmed morgue. Some 2,300 victims of violence rolled through its doors last year, reports the AP, a flood of death that has resulted in stacked cadavers and plans to double... More »

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murder • violence • Mexican drug war • decapitation • morgue • Ciudad Juarez

 20 Killed in Mexican Prison Riot 

Troops sent in after drug gangs clash inside high-security prison

Mar 5, 09 4:26 AM CST
(Newser) - At least 20 prisoners died yesterday as rival Mexican drug gangs clashed in a prison outside Ciudad Juarez, CNN reports. Hundreds of police and soldiers put down the uprising after two hours. Fighting began as spouses were leaving at the end of conjugal visits, officials said. The high-security prison is... More »

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prison • Mexico • Mexican drug war • drug cartel • riots • Ciudad Juarez

 Mexican Army 
 Sweeps Into Juarez 

Mexico pushes to retake control of border city from warring cartels

Mar 4, 09 5:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Thousands of Mexican troops are pouring into Ciudad Juarez as the government tries to prevent total anarchy in the country's most violent city, reports Reuters. More than 2,000 people have been killed in the border city during the last year as drug cartels—in league with corrupt cops—battle... More »

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Mexico • Mexican drug war • Mexican army • drug cartel • Ciudad Juarez • drug traffickers

(Newser) - Arizona’s three state universities are following the State Department and attempting to dissuade students from spending spring break in Mexican border towns, a traditional pastime, because of drug-associated violence there, the AP reports. One federal official called the warning “sage advice,” noting “documented violence, attacks, killings”... More »

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War on Drugs • Mexico • Arizona • Mexican border • University of Arizona • Mexican drug war • gang violence • Tijuana • drug cartel • spring break • Ciudad Juarez • Nogales

Drug Lords to Mexican Cops: Join Us or Die

Cartels post death threats, hit lists to threaten police

May 19, 08 8:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexican drug cartels are running a campaign of warnings and death threats to police who won’t join them, the AP reports. Banners across roads, hit lists, and messages on cops' two-way radios work to intimidate “those who still don’t believe” in the cartels’ power. Four top Mexican... More »

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Mexico • police • Felipe Calderon • death threats • Mexican drug war • drug cartel • Ciudad Juarez

 Bloody Drug Wars 
 Rock Mexican Town 

With 210 dead in the first three months of 2008, president sends in the army

Apr 16, 08 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bloody drug wars are ravaging the Mexican town of Ciudad Juarez—across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas—despite desperate attempts at control by the government. After 210 lives were claimed by the battles between cartels in the first three months of 2008, President Felipe Calderon sent over 2,... More »

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Mexico • Mexican drug war • drug cartel • Ciudad Juarez

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