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Mexican drug war stories: 92 news summaries

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Mexican Mayor Trumpets Foe's Death—Before
Body Found

Faces tough questions in drug lord's slaying

Nov 5, 09 3:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Monterrey-area mayor Mauricio Fernandez is facing some tough questions after announcing the death of his drug baron nemesis hours before the body was found and days before it was identified. "Saldana, who apparently is the one who was asking for my head, was found dead today in Mexico City,... More »

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Mexico • mayor • Mexican drug war • drug cartel • extrajudicial killings

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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(Newser) - Hooded gunmen killed 17 people after storming a Mexican drug and alcohol rehab center in Ciudad Juarez yesterday, Sky News reports. The men, believed to be hitmen from a drug cartel, forced the patients to line up in a corrider before gunning them down. Gangs have targeted rehab clinics in... More »

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Mexican Drug Informants Import Violence to US

Intra-cartel murder shocks El Paso; feds gave trafficker visa

Aug 27, 09 5:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration and state governments are spending billions to keep Mexico's escalating drug war from spilling over the border. But the feds fighting trafficking have also relied on Mexican cartel members for intelligence—and that, says the Washington Post, has unleashed gangland-style violence in American cities. Drug kingpins living... More »

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Texas • Mexico • murder • Mexican drug war • El Paso • drug cartel • drug traffickers • Mexican drug cartel

 Obama Defends 
 Mexico's Drug War 

Cartels are the biggest violators of human rights, president says

Aug 10, 09 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama expressed his support for Mexico’s war on drug cartels after today's North American summit, the New York Times reports. Obama defended Felipe Calderón—who some criticize for not holding the Mexican army accountable for reported human rights abuses against the drug traders—saying that the ruthless... More »

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Barack Obama • human rights • Mexico • Mexican drug war • Mexican army • drug cartel • Obama administration • President Obama • drug cartels

(Newser) - More than $100 million in anti-narcotics aid to Mexico has been delayed because of alleged human rights abuses in the country's war with drug cartels, the Washington Post reports. Sen. Patrick Leahy, chair of a subcommittee that oversees foreign aid spending, blocked plans to release a favorable State Department report... More »

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(Newser) - Amid the ongoing drug wars in Mexico, one small branch of the country's finance ministry has a special job: selling off the jewel-encrusted pistols, armor-plated Hummers, and even wild panthers and lions seized from dealers' bling-tastic mansions. "You realize that the mansions in movies like Scarface aren't exaggerations,"... More »

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Mexico • Mexican drug war • bling • drug dealer • drug traffickers • narcotics

Dozen Mangled Mexican Bodies Were Feds

Agents tortured, killed
in revenge for drug trafficker's arrest

Jul 15, 09 5:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Twelve people tortured, murdered, and dumped along a highway  in the Mexican state of Michoacan Monday were Mexican federal agents, the AP reports. The off-duty agents—11 men and one woman—were caught in an ambush by members of a drug cartel, officials said. The murders are believed to be... More »

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(Newser) - The bodies of 11 men and a woman were found by the side of a remote highway in Mexico's Michoacan state yesterday, Reuters reports. The victims had been tortured before being executed, police said. Officials believe the killings are linked to an ongoing feud for control of the state between... More »

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Drug Gunmen Attack Mexican Police Bases

Five dead as violence spikes in western state after recent arrests

Jul 12, 09 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gunmen attacked federal police bases in at least six Mexican cities, killing three police officers and two soldiers, the BBC reports. The burst of violence follows arrests and gun battles on Friday in Morelia, where 40 men armed with assault rifles and grenades carried out the raid on the police... More »

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 Mexican Army Slammed 
 for Drug War Torture 

US holds up aid until Mexico can 'pass' human rights investigation

Jul 9, 09 3:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - A growing body of evidence points to widespread human rights abuses by the Mexican military in its battle against drug cartels, the Washington Post reports. Human rights groups say the army has responded to the traffickers' brutal tactics with equal brutality, carrying out deadly campaigns of "disappearances," forced... More »

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torture • human rights • Mexico • Mexican drug war • Mexican army • drug cartel • human rights abuse • drug traffickers

 Mexican Cartels 
 Lure US Teens to Kill 

Boys as young as 13 become smugglers, assassins

Jun 23, 09 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The powerful cartels that control the drug trade in Mexico increasingly have help north of the border—in the form of American teenagers, some as young as 13, who work as smugglers and assassins. The New York Times profiles one boy, who was recruited by the Gulf Cartel to kill... More »

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Texas • crime • Mexico • murder • Mexican drug war • drug cartel • Laredo, Texas • drug smuggling

Authorities Say Time's Nearly Up for Mexico's Drug King

Head of Sinaloa cartel uses wealth, ruthlessness to avoid capture

Jun 13, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joaquin Guzman grew up in grinding poverty in Mexico, but today he's on the Forbes billionaires list as a larger-than-life "narco folk hero," write David Luhnow and Jose de Cordoba in a profile of "El Chapo" for the Wall Street Journal. Guzman, kingpin of the Sinaloa cartel,... More »

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11 Mutilated Bodies Found
in Arizona Van in Mexico

Bodies left with threatening messages from drug cartels

Jun 5, 09 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexican police have found the shot and mutilated bodies of 11 men in a stolen van with Arizona plates near the US border, Reuters reports. The arms and legs of most of the bodies had been hacked off. Threatening messages believed to be from a drug cartel were left with... More »

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Mexico • murder • Mexican border • Mexican drug war • drug cartel • Joaquin Guzman

 25 Mexican 
 Cops Busted 
 for Drug Ties 

Calderon launches troops to root out police corruption

Jun 2, 09 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexican soldiers and federal agents have arrested at least 25 police officers accused of links to drug trafficking operations, reports AP. The busts are part of an ongoing effort to stem the tide of drug violence. President Felipe Calderon has committed over 40,000 troops to combat the cartels. Calderon... More »

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Mexico • police • drug trafficking • Mexican drug war • Mexican army • Felipe Calderón

Mexico Captures Drug Suspect on Most-Wanted List

'El Gori' believed to be top lieutenant of the Gulf drug cartel

May 22, 09 7:02 AM CDT
(AP) - Soldiers have arrested a suspected member of a powerful drug cartel who is listed among Mexico's 37 most-wanted traffickers. Raymundo Almanza Morales was captured in the northern city of Monterrey after soldiers received an anonymous tip. His brother was arrested earlier this year on suspicion of masterminding the killing of... More »

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(Newser) - Some 15 vehicles packed with criminals wearing police uniforms arrived at a Mexico prison yesterday to free as many as 59 inmates linked to a drug cartel, reports the BBC. The men convinced guards they were members of the federal police there to conduct an inspection. Once inside, they overpowered... More »

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 4 Americans 
 Strangled, 
 Stabbed 
 in Tijuana 

Murdered California residents told friends they were going clubbing in Mexico

May 15, 09 4:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The bound, beaten, strangled, and stabbed bodies of four young Americans have been found in a van in Tijuana, AP reports. The the two men and two women left their homes in the San Diego and Chula Vista areas last week to visit Mexican nightclubs. More »

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 Mexico's Ailing 
 Tourism Hit by 
 Swine Flu 

Outbreak whacks industry already reeling from drug violence

Apr 27, 09 5:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The swine flu outbreak is wreaking havoc on Mexico's tourism industry, already severely weakened by a worsening drug war. Tourism dropped 20% over the weekend, the head of a hotel association tells the New York Times. With most attractions closed, tourists already in the capital were seen in masks as... More »

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 Obama Defends Handshake, 
 Urges Cuba to Free Prisoners 

Bolivian prez accuses US of assassination plot

Apr 19, 09 3:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama defended his friendly chat with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and asked Cuba to free its political prisoners, the Wall Street Journal reports. At the close of the Summit of the America's today, Obama brushed off Republican criticism, saying that turning a new page with Venezuela and Cuba represents... More »

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Barack Obama • Latin America • Venezuela • Mexico • Cuba • Bolivia • Mexican drug war • assassination • Evo Morales • political prisoner • Hugo Chávez • microfinance

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