Mexico shootout leaves 18 dead in Tamaulipas state

" Gunbattles between rival gangs in a north-eastern Mexican town have left 18 people dead, police say. The Tamaulipas state government said shooting erupted in the town of Abasolo but gave few details. Gunmen in trucks and other vehicles had exchanged fire around the town,...

Drug gangs drive off cops, terrorize US border town

It's amazing to think that this can happen 80 miles south of Texas.  "VILLA AHUMADA, Mexico – For people caught inside Mexico's drug corridors, life is about keeping your head down and watching your back,...

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