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NEWS ABOUT: Mexican drug war

Mexican drug war stories: 92 news summaries

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Thug Attack
Kills 10 on Mexican Ranch

Organized crime cited; 2nd shooting in 2 days to target rancher

May 5, 08 5:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sixty gunmen opened fire on a Mexican ranch yesterday, killing 10 and injuring six more, AFP reports. The shooting came a day after another in the same state killed at least seven. Both attacks were on the head of a local cattlemens' organization; both carried signs of organized crime in... More »

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Mexico • organized crime • Mexican drug war • drug cartel • ranch • gunman • shooting

 15 Dead in 
 Tijuana Shootout 

Mexico sends in thousands of troops to quell further fighting

Apr 26, 08 7:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A gunfight between Tijuana drug cartel rivals left 15 dead and eight wounded near the US border today, Reuters reports. The worst violence in Mexico's 3-year drug war, it filled a city road with bodies and took the lives of two top hit men from the Arellano Felix cartel. "... More »

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War on Drugs • Mexico • Mexican border • drug trafficking • Mexican drug war • Tijuana • gun violence • shootout • Arellano Felix Organization

 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

OPINION

Mexico Spiraling Out of Control

Country is losing ground to drug cartels, Reuters columnist writes

Jan 16, 08 5:56 PM CST
(Newser) - The violent conflict between drug cartels and Mexico's government has the country perilously close to spinning out of control, writes Reuters' Bernd Debusmann. The battle for control of the drug trade that delivers the majority of the US’ cocaine and marijuana has produced a culture in which there is “... More »

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Mexico • Felipe Calderon • marijuana • Mexican drug war

Wave of Murders Cuts Down Mexican Musicians

13 unexplained killings in 18 months plague grupero scene

Dec 18, 07 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Some of Mexico’s biggest music stars are being murdered, often in gruesome fashion, and no one’s sure why, the New York Times reports. The past year and a half has seen the killings of 13 Mexican musicians, all purveyors of grupero, a country-esque style often dealing with... More »

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music • Mexico • organized crime • Mexican drug war • Mexican music • Zayda Pena • Sergio Gomez • K Paz • Michoacan

Popular
Mexican Singer
Tortured, Killed

K-Paz frontman
second slain in wave
of border violence

Dec 4, 07 11:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Sergio Gomez, lead singer of popular Mexican band K-Paz, was found dead beside a highway yesterday. The killing is the latest in a string of south-of-the-border music slayings, the LA Times reports. Gomez was abducted late Saturday after a concert, and his body appeared to have been tortured. He is... More »

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Mexico • murder • Mexican drug war • Mexican music • Zayda Pena • Sergio Gomez • K Paz • Michoacan

US Nears Deal to Fight Mexican Drug Cartels

Aid package would signal new level of cooperation

Aug 8, 07 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Bush administration will send hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Mexico to combat drug cartels in a deal that's on the verge of approval, the Washington Post reports. The package, which would include equipment and training for anti-drug teams, represents a new level of cooperation. "The... More »

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Bush administration • drugs • Mexico • Felipe Calderon • Colombia • Mexican drug war • drug cartel

Mexican Meth Mogul Nabbed in Mall Restaurant

Chinese-born fugitive doesn't get to finish his codfish, DEA says

Jul 25, 07 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - A reputed Mexican drug lord known for his flamboyant lifestyle and vast supply of cash fell into the hands of the DEA Monday in a decidedly unglamorous setting: a suburban Maryland mall. Zhenli Ye Gon faces charges under US drug laws, the Washington Post reports, and Mexico wants him extradited.... More »

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Mexico City • Mexico • drug trafficking • Mexican drug war • Drug Enforcement Administration • methamphetamine • Zhenli Ye Gon • mall

Cartels Come Down Hard on Mexican Cops

Local law enforcement wages drug war
within and without

Jul 9, 07 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite the Mexican government's vow to crack down on drug cartels, local police forces are outmanned, outmaneuvered, and outgunned by the more sophisticated trafficking organizations, the Los Angeles Time reports. The ill-prepared and often corrupt community police have emerged as the weakest link in the offensive against drug trafficking on... More »

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drugs • Mexico • Arizona • Mexican border • drug trafficking • Mexican drug war

In Anti-Drug Move, Mexico Purges Police

Surprise replacement of chiefs intended to root out corruption

Jun 26, 07 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mexico has dismissed all of its federal police chiefs in an effort to kick-start the country's stalled war on drugs. Corruption within law enforcement is a major factor in the failure of President Felipe Calderon's six-month drug crackdown, the LA Times reports. Six federal officers were arrested this month for... More »

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drugs • Mexico • police • cocaine • Felipe Calderon • corruption • Mexican drug war

Mexico Deploys Soldiers to Fight Drug War

Law-enforcement gaps, budget woes give traffickers upper hand

May 17, 07 8:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - In its battle against drug traffickers, the Mexican army fights not just the cartels but also a lethal combination of corruption, power vacuums, and even geography. Desertion rates are high, salaries low, and the assignment difficult if not impossible. The LA Times visits Apatzingan, a drug-war hotspot whose police chief... More »

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drugs • Mexico • Felipe Calderon • drug trafficking • Mexican drug war • Mexican army

Mexican Drug Wars Fought
in Cyberspace

Gangs use Web to recruit, plan, and intimidate rivals; cops are clueless

Apr 9, 07 4:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mexican drug cartels are making themselves at home on YouTube, posting music  videos that show off the bloodied bodies of their tortured and executed competitors. The gangs have turned to the Internet to recruit members, plan attacks, and intimidate and threaten rival gangs. The result is an al-Qaeda–like virtual... More »

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Internet • YouTube • War on Drugs • drugs • law • law enforcement • Mexico • organized crime • Mexican drug war • drug cartel

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