Tag: Mexico
In a Cartel Funeral, It's Who Doesn't Show Up Tha...
BorderReporter.com“It’s the funerals,” my guy says. “Always watch the funerals. Whoever shows up to the funerals, that’s how we’re going to know what happens next.”He’s cocky but knowledgeable, this Justice Department agent who’s watched this border since...
Texas officials sue US over border fence... but n...
I didn't see this one coming, and bet you didn't either. "WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas mayors and business leaders have filed a class-action lawsuit to stop construction of the U.S.-Mexico border fence.The Texas Border Coalition alleges Friday in a suit filed in Washington that...
$1.5 Billion, the Sex-Trafficking House and Its I...
BorderReporter.comArturo Beltrán Leyva’s become the new narco non grata
and the Mexican government is trying to tie him to the murder of the
acting federal police chief last week. But a year-old case involving another murdered high-level official raises some questions...
World's most obese man vies for different record
Mexico's Manuel Uribe, once the world's most obese man, is now vyingfor a different record: the human who has lost the most weight."Uribe, who weighed as much as a small truck at more than half a tonne, is dieting...
Video: Mysterious Fireball Lights Up New Mexico N...
"New Mexico, USAA mysterious flash of lights over New Mexico's Sandia Crest early Monday morning had some residents wondering if they had seen an unidentified flying object.But experts said the bright spot, spotted...
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. Are...
Brenda Martin Safe And Sound
Brenda Martin, the 52-year-old Canadian woman who languished for two years in a Mexican prison without a trial for her alleged involvement in an international investment scam, spent Mother's Day with her mother,...
Gunmen kill third top Mexican policeman
The third top Mexican policeman has been shot dead today, while the country continues to fight against drug-trafficking."Assailants sprayed the car of the deputy police chief of the border city of Ciudad Juarez on...
Top police killed in Mexican assassination wave
One of Mexico City's anti-kidnapping commander was assassinated earlier today, which makes him the fourth top police authority to be killed in 10 days."One day after acting federal police chief Edgar Millan was...
Accused Child Molester Sought - San Diego
"Anyone with any information can call Crime Stoppers anonymously (888) 580-TIPS and may be eligible for a $1,000 reward.Police are seeking the public's help in locating a Sacramento man accused of Sexual molestation...
Gunmen Kill Chief of Mexico’s Police
Mexico's police chief Edgar Millán Gómez has been assassinated. NowPublic will continue to follow this story, please post your comments, photos, and video responses below. "MEXICO CITY — Gunmen assassinated the acting chief of Mexico’s federal police early...
What's Worth More, a Smuggled Migrant, or a Pound...
THE BORDER REPORTThis story’s about a week old, but I like it because it sums up nicely just how entrepreneurial migrant smuggling has become on the U.S.-Mexico border. An anonymous tipster notified Sonoran state...
Study ranks Canadians second-last on environment
Canada has been ranked second to last, only beating the US in a new study of consumer habits and how they affect the environment.Out of 14 countries, Canada scored a very low rating from the National Geographic...
Canadian consumers rank second-last in green survey
Huge homes, widespread car culture push Canada to back of the pack
Five Killed in a 150-Mile Long Gunbattle
All photos courtesy of Nuevo Día newspaper
Clearly, someone had insisted on murder.
Four people died in a sporadic gunbattle that
stretched for more than 150 miles, ending in Hermosillo, Sonora,
yesterday. An entire family was targeted, heavies from Sinaloa...
