Drug Gangs

Mexico Prison Break: Suspected Drug Gang Breaks Free 59 Prisoners

Reuters | Posted 06.16.2009 | World


Suspected members of a Mexican drug cartel disguised as federal police entered a state prison in the northern state of Zacatecas on Saturday and freed...

US Tricked By Afghan Drug Lord To Take Out Rival

Spiegel | Posted 05.02.2009 | World


A "high-ranking" member of al-Qaida was seized during a recent US mission in Afghanistan which left five people dead. But the Americans were set up: T...

Clinton: Mexico Violence Fueled By America's 'Insatiable' Demand For Drugs

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 04.25.2009 | World


MEXICO CITY — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday pledged to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with Mexico in its violent str...

Mexico Drug Gangs Buy Public Support

Los Angeles Times | Tracy Wilkinson | Posted 04.13.2009 | World


Reporting from Monterrey, Mexico -- The small houses of the Independencia neighborhood climb a hill that rises from the bone-dry Santa Catarina riverb...

Mexican Drug Cartels Load Up On US Bullets

GlobalPost | Todd Bensman | Posted 04.05.2009 | World


LAREDO, Texas -- For evidence of the booming bullet business along the U.S.-Mexico border, look no further than the case of Carlos Alberto Osorio Ca...

Tijuana: Gangsters Spill Blood, Spread Fear (VIDEO)

Worldfocus | Posted 04.04.2009 | World


During the last year, more than 6,000 people have been murdered in Mexico's drug wars, more than 700 of them in Tijuana alone. Teodoro Eduardo Garc...

Ciudad Juarez: Mexican Troops Enter City Embroiled In Drug Gang War

BBC | Posted 04.04.2009 | World


More than 1,500 Mexican troops have moved into a city on the US border being fought over by rival drug gangs. Soldiers moved into Ciudad Juarez to try...

Mexico's Drug Wars Reach Cancun

Los Angeles Times | Ken Ellingwood | Posted 04.02.2009 | World


Reporting from Cancun, Mexico -- The suspect cruised around in an SUV that had been reported stolen. He toted corrido music glorifying drug smugglers ...

Ciudad Juarez Gets Up To 5,000 More Troops To Control Violence

Los Angeles Times | Ken Ellingwood | Posted 03.30.2009 | World


Reporting from Mexico City -- Amid growing alarm over drug violence in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the Mexican government will deploy as many as 5,000 more...

Mexican Drug Gangs Terrorize Town, Police Force

AP | JULIE WATSON | Posted 03.20.2009 | World


VILLA AHUMADA, Mexico — For people caught inside Mexico's drug corridors, life is about keeping your head down and watching your back, especiall...

Mexican Drug Gang Fights Leave 21 Dead

BBC | Posted 03.14.2009 | World


Gun battles between suspected drug gang members and troops have left 21 dead in northern Mexico, police say. The violence started when gunmen drove i...

US Will Give $400 Million To Mexico To Fight Drug Gangs

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.03.2009 | World


In the first stage of the multi-year Merida Initiative, the U.S. is providing $400 million to Mexico and $65 million to Central America to fight drug ...