Afghan President's brother claimed to be on C.I.A payroll:NYTimes

A report in New York Times can literally brew up storm in the U.S. political cup. While the U.S. forces keep losing life daily fighting Taliban in Afghanistan and the U.S. authorities fight Mexican drug...

Mexico arrests wanted drug suspect

A major figure in the Juarez Drug Cartel was arrested in Mexico City.  Carillo Levya was identified and arrested as he exercised in a city park on Thursday. "Vicente Carrillo Leyva was spotted in Mexico City...

US DEA Raids 120 Cities, Arrest 750 Sinaloa Drug Cartel Members

In an massive anti-crime move dubbed Operation Xcellerator the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) swept through 120 cities overnight in a collaborated arrest of as many as 750 members of the Sinaloa Mexican drug...

Shadow of vigilantes appears in Mexico drug war

" CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) – Shadowy vigilante groups are threatening Mexico's drug gangs near the U.S. border in retaliation for a wave of murders and kidnappings that killed 1,600 people in this city alone last year. One group in the border city of Ciudad Juarez...

Mexico's Drug War: Crisis? Or Political Theatre?

The Border ReportCuliacán, Sinaloa – Go back to those high-profile assassinations last week in Mexico City; then wander over to Culiacán for a moment and take a look at this guy above, Alfredo Beltrán Leyva....

Drug Dealers are falling from the sky

n the midst of one of the most famous off-road races, the Mexican Anti-Drug police got the best prize, out of sheer luck. PGR officers (Procuraduría General de la República) found the dead body of Luis Merardo León Hinojosa, a.k.a "El Abulón", leader of the Arellano...

Mexican Gang Feud Plays Out On YouTube

You can see some crazy stuff on Youtube, but this is up there with the most bizarre. FYI, one of the clips cited in this article was removed. "Since his death, Elizalde has been both mourned and mocked online, Sinaloa and Gulf supporters exchanging taunts via YouTube...

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Mexico's Cartels Escalate Drug War

Gangs enlist militias, whose tactics include beheadings, in battles over smuggling routes.

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