A team of Los Angeles Times reporters has been covering Mexico's drug war from both sides of the border since June, 2008.
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Dec. 18, 20122012-12-18 | Mexico CityMexico City | Richard Fausset, Cecilia Sanchez, Tracy WilkinsonFausset | StoryStory | Mexican president announces new security force Peña Nieto says the 10,000-member force will be deployed to Mexico's most troubled regions.Mexican president announces new security force |
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Nov. 29, 20122012-11-29 | Mexico CityMexico City | Brian Bennett, Richard Fausset, Tracy WilkinsonBennett | StoryStory | U.S.-Mexico drug war partnership under Calderon broke new ground The president, who steps down Saturday, essentially rewrote the rules under which foreign countries can intervene in Mexico.U.S.-Mexico drug war partnership under Calderon broke new ground |
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Nov. 9, 20122012-11-09 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico reports capture of alleged Zetas cartel commander The Mexican navy says it hopes Said Omar Juarez's capture in Coahuila state will lead authorities to the cartel's remaining top leader. Mexico reports capture of alleged Zetas cartel commander |
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Oct. 9, 20122012-10-09 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico announces capture of Zetas paramilitary suspect The man known as the Squirrel is accused of numerous crimes, including the possible slaying of an American who vanished, reportedly while jet-skiing. Mexico announces capture of Zetas paramilitary suspect |
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Oct. 9, 20122012-10-09 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Leader of Mexico's Zetas drug gang proves elusive even in death Mexican officials confirm that they killed Heriberto Lazcano last weekend, but say his body has been snatched from a funeral home.Leader of Mexico's Zetas drug gang proves elusive even in death |
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Sept. 12, 20122012-09-12 | TapachulaTapachula | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Sifting for answers in a mass grave in Tapachula, Mexico Most of the nameless in Garden Pantheon cemetery are probably migrants, lost on a journey fraught with ruthless gangs. A forensic team aims to give relatives closure.Sifting for answers in a mass grave in Tapachula, Mexico |
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Aug. 17, 20122012-08-17 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico journalists' killings solved? Critics doubt it Veracruz, Mexico, authorities say Sinaloa and Zetas drug cartel members responsible for killing five news workers have been arrested or slain.Mexico journalists' killings solved? Critics doubt it |
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Aug. 8, 20122012-08-08 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Memorial to victims of drug war inspires debate Even as the winning design for the monument was announced, conflicting visions and bitter disputes arose over who should be honored and how.Memorial to victims of drug war inspires debate |
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July 24, 20122012-07-24 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico cartel attacks on press take toll on drug war coverage The Mexican press, as evidenced in recent attacks on two newspaper offices, grapples with decisions about how — and whether — to cover the drug war in ways that won't endanger lives. Mexico cartel attacks on press take toll on drug war coverage |
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June 1, 20122012-06-01 | CuliacanCuliacan | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Drug war displaces families in Sinaloa highlands At least 1,500 Sinaloa families in the Sierra Madre highlands have fled fighting between the Zetas gang and the Sinaloa drug cartel in the last month.Drug war displaces families in Sinaloa highlands |
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May 19, 20122012-05-19 | San DiegoSan Diego | Ken Ellingwood, Richard MarosiEllingwood | StoryStory | Arrest of alleged drug kingpin seen as blow to Sinaloa cartel Alleged drug kingpin Victor Emilio Cazares, among the most wanted trafficking suspects in the United States, has been arrested in Mexico, U.S. and Mexican officials say, despite having changed his appearance through plastic surgery.Arrest of alleged drug kingpin seen as blow to Sinaloa cartel |
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May 14, 20122012-05-14 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Dozens of bodies, many mutilated, dumped in Mexico The remains of at least 43 men and half a dozen women are found along a highway outside Monterrey, officials say. Police suspect drug cartel ties. Dozens of bodies, many mutilated, dumped in Mexico |
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April 3, 20122012-04-03 | MonterreyMonterrey | Daniel HernandezHernandez | StoryStory | In Monterrey, Mexico, a culture of fear is evident The violence spawned by organized crime now dominates the mind-set of Mexico's wealthiest and third-largest city. Many of those who can leave do.In Monterrey, Mexico, a culture of fear is evident |
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March 13, 20122012-03-13 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico drug lord's fate is focus of election year speculation The capture or death of Joaquin 'Chapo' Guzman, the No. 1 drug fugitive, could shift the tone of Mexico's presidential campaign before the July 1 vote. Mexico drug lord's fate is focus of election year speculation |
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Feb. 21, 20122012-02-21 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico prison riot was cover for jailbreak, officials say Authorities say 30 Zetas gang members escaped, with the apparent complicity of guards, and that all 44 slain inmates were from the rival Gulf cartel. Mexico prison riot was cover for jailbreak, officials say |
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Feb. 8, 20122012-02-08 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico arrests Sinaloa drug cartel's reputed enforcer Jose Antonio Torres Marrufo allegedly amassed weapons from the U.S. government's Fast and Furious gun program. He is also wanted in the U.S. on drug charges. Mexico arrests Sinaloa drug cartel's reputed enforcer |
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Dec. 23, 20112011-12-23 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Gunmen attack buses, town in Veracruz, Mexico, killing 11 The five gunmen are chased down and killed in a shootout in Veracruz state, Mexican authorities say. No possible motive is given.Gunmen attack buses, town in Veracruz, Mexico, killing 11 |
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Dec. 19, 20112011-12-19 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken Ellingwood, Tracy WilkinsonEllingwood | StoryStory | Cartels use legitimate trade to launder money, U.S., Mexico say Fruit, fabric and toys are purchased and then exported south, generating paperwork that gives drug money the appearance of lawful proceeds from a transaction, authorities say.Cartels use legitimate trade to launder money, U.S., Mexico say |
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Dec. 8, 20112011-12-08 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico violence claims another member of peace movement Trinidad de la Cruz, a peasant activist, was kidnapped Tuesday by armed attackers in the state of Michoacan, his associates said. His body, with four bullet wounds and an ear sliced off, was discovered about 24 hours later, the Milenio newspaper reported. Mexico violence claims another member of peace movement |
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Nov. 27, 20112011-11-27 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken Ellingwood, Tracy WilkinsonEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico seeks to fill drug war gap with focus on dirty money The evolving anti-laundering campaign could change the tone of the Mexican government's battle by striking at the heart of the cartels' financial empire, analysts say.Mexico seeks to fill drug war gap with focus on dirty money |
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Nov. 27, 20112011-11-27 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken Ellingwood, Tracy WilkinsonEllingwood | StoryStory | International banks have aided Mexican drug gangs Despite strict rules, some banks have failed to 'know their customer' or ask about the source of large amounts of cash, allowing billions in dirty money from Mexico to be laundered. International banks have aided Mexican drug gangs |
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Nov. 27, 20112011-11-27 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken Ellingwood, Tracy WilkinsonEllingwood | StoryStory | U.S. blacklisting seems to have little consequence in Mexico Washington employs sanctions in an effort to deter money launderers and others who serve drug traffickers, but evidence shows that being put on the 'kingpin designation list' doesn't cause hardship. U.S. blacklisting seems to have little consequence in Mexico |
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Nov. 21, 20112011-11-21 | Tohono O’odham NationTohono O’odham Nation | Brian BennettBennett | StoryStory | Indian 'Shadow Wolves' stalk smugglers on Arizona reservation They work for the federal government — and also to protect sacred lands of the Tohono O'odham Nation along the border with Mexico.Indian 'Shadow Wolves' stalk smugglers on Arizona reservation |
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Nov. 16, 20112011-11-16 | MonterreyMonterrey | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico nun is crusader for rights amid drug violence Sister Consuelo Morales is one of Mexico's most effective defenders of human rights. As the nation's drug war enters its sixth year, the fearless nun has her work cut out for her. Mexico nun is crusader for rights amid drug violence |
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Oct. 20, 20112011-10-20 | VeracruzVeracruz | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Shadowy group says it targets cartel; some in Veracruz are glad It is a sign of the desperation and outrage over drug-war violence that the vigilantes are not only tolerated but welcomed. But there is a disturbing question: Just who is behind their killings? Shadowy group says it targets cartel; some in Veracruz are glad |
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Oct. 9, 20112011-10-09 | WashingtonWashington | Richard SerranoSerrano | StoryStory | Fast and Furious guns turned up in cartel enforcer's home Guns illegally purchased under the ATF operation were found in April hidden in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, court records show.Fast and Furious guns turned up in cartel enforcer's home |
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Sept. 27, 20112011-09-27 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken Ellingwood, Tracy WilkinsonEllingwood | StoryStory | Wife of fugitive Mexican drug lord gives birth in L.A. County Joaquin 'Chapo' Guzman's wife, Emma Coronel, gave birth Aug. 15 to twin girls at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, according to birth records and a senior U.S. law enforcement official. Wife of fugitive Mexican drug lord gives birth in L.A. County |
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Sept. 22, 20112011-09-22 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Fallout from deadly Mexico casino fire sets off political brawl The mayor of Monterrey, where 52 people died in last month's arson attack, is in President Felipe Calderon's PAN party, which wants him to resign. Its chief rival, the PRI, has leaped into the fray. Fallout from deadly Mexico casino fire sets off political brawl |
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Sept. 20, 20112011-09-20 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico says a top criminal gang figure has been captured The army and federal attorney general's office said Saul Solis Solis was arrested a day earlier in the western state of Michoacan. He is said to have played a key role with the Knights Templar gang. Mexico says a top criminal gang figure has been captured |
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Sept. 2, 20112011-09-02 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico woman presses case of missing police officer son Thousands have disappeared in Mexico's drug war. But the case of Luis Angel Leon and his colleagues is especially puzzling: fully armed officers vanishing on their way to help police a violent town. Mexico woman presses case of missing police officer son |
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Sept. 2, 20112011-09-02 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | 2 Mexican journalists found slain Ana Marcela Yarce Viveros, co-founder of Contralinea magazine, and Rocio Gonzalez Trapaga, a former Televisa reporter, were abducted in Mexico City. The women's deaths bear the mark of drug cartels. 2 Mexican journalists found slain |
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Sept. 2, 20112011-09-02 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | 2 journalists found slain in capital Ana Marcela Yarce Viveros, co-founder of Contralinea magazine, and Rocio Gonzalez Trapaga, a former Televisa reporter, were abducted in Mexico City. The women's deaths bear the mark of drug cartels.2 journalists found slain in capital |
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Aug. 26, 20112011-08-26 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico gunmen set casino on fire, killing at least 53 The attackers apparently used gasoline to torch the crowded Casino Royale in Monterrey, which has been the setting for a brutal turf war between drug gangs. Mexican President Felipe Calderon denounced the violence as an "aberrant act of terror."Mexico gunmen set casino on fire, killing at least 53 |
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Aug. 3, 20112011-08-03 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Nine poll workers missing in rural Michoacan Days after six workers from a polling firm vanish in a rural, violence-prone part of the state, three more from a separate firm disappear in the same area. Nine poll workers missing in rural Michoacan |
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July 28, 20112011-07-28 | CalexicoCalexico | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Suspicion in Mexico's Sinaloa cartel Why were drug smugglers' cocaine shipments being seized all over the U.S.? The boss in Mexico was demanding answers. He had no idea he was being targeted by the DEA's Operation Imperial Emperor.Suspicion in Mexico's Sinaloa cartel |
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July 27, 20112011-07-27 | Los AngelesLos Angeles | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Flying high for the Sinaloa drug cartel Times were good for Carlsbad pilot John Ward as he smuggled cocaine across the U.S. for Mexico's Sinaloa cartel. But the men at the other end -- they worried him.Flying high for the Sinaloa drug cartel |
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July 26, 20112011-07-26 | Los AngelesLos Angeles | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | The strands of the Sinaloa drug cartel web Inside the Cartel, Part 2: Gabriel Dieblas Roman took orders from cartel bosses in Mexico, hard men who ruled by fear, but he wouldn't approve a shipment without talking to a plucky, middle-aged woman from Compton.The strands of the Sinaloa drug cartel web |
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July 24, 20112011-07-24 | CalexicoCalexico | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Unraveling Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel Inside the Cartel, Part 1: As drug smugglers from the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico sent a never-ending stream of cocaine across the border and into a vast U.S. distribution web in Los Angeles, DEA agents were watching and listening.Unraveling Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel |
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July 21, 20112011-07-21 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Ex-mayor of Cancun released as case appears to collapse A judge had dismissed charges of drug trafficking and money laundering against Gregorio 'Greg' Sanchez. Mexican prosecutors say he may yet be charged with smuggling undocumented Cubans.Ex-mayor of Cancun released as case appears to collapse |
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July 10, 20112011-07-10 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | At least 20 killed in Mexico bar, officials say The attack takes place in the downtown of Monterrey, a prosperous and once-orderly industrial hub hit by over a year of fighting between the Zetas, known as the country's most violent drug gang, and the Gulf cartel. At least 20 killed in Mexico bar, officials say |
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July 7, 20112011-07-07 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken Ellingwood, Cecilia SanchezEllingwood | StoryStory | Four men found guilty in 2010 killing of 15 at Mexico teen party President Felipe Calderon set off outrage when he referred to the victims of the Ciudad Juarez massacre as gang members. He backpedaled after it turned out they were promising students and athletes. Four men found guilty in 2010 killing of 15 at Mexico teen party |
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June 23, 20112011-06-23 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Arrest may do little to change the drug cartel equation The capture of Jose de Jesus 'El Chango' Mendez, La Familia's alleged leader, isn't likely to deal the cartel a fatal blow.Arrest may do little to change the drug cartel equation |
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June 23, 20112011-06-23 | SeattleSeattle | Kim MurphyMurphy | StoryStory | U.S. AK-47s linked to Mexican attorney's slaying A U.S. congressional investigation into Operation Fast and Furious, the controversial federal gun-running surveillance operation, moves to Mexico amid reports that two assault weapons sold in Arizona were found at the scene of a shootout with the suspects in a Mexican attorney's slaying.U.S. AK-47s linked to Mexican attorney's slaying |
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June 22, 20112011-06-22 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | A top leader of La Familia cartel arrested The capture of Jose de Jesus 'El Chango' Mendez is considered a significant blow to the drug cartel, analysts say. But other factions are likely to fill any void.A top leader of La Familia cartel arrested |
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June 21, 20112011-06-21 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexican journalist, family slain Gunmen kill Miguel Angel Lopez Velasco, a columnist in Veracruz who wrote about corruption and drug violence. His wife and son are also targeted by the killers, who broke into their home.Mexican journalist, family slain |
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June 18, 20112011-06-18 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico says leader arrested in kidnapping, killing of 72 migrants Mexican police say Edgar Huerta Montiel, 22, confessed to leading the capture of two truckloads of undocumented migrants in Tamaulipas state, and the killing of 10 of the victims. He also allegedly told of ordering the kidnapping of six busloads of passengers in San Fernando, Mexico.Mexico says leader arrested in kidnapping, killing of 72 migrants |
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June 15, 20112011-06-15 | Mexico CityMexico City | Richard Marosi, Tracy WilkinsonMarosi | StoryStory | Ex-Tijuana mayor freed, faces new charge of murder Jorge Hank Rhon is released from detention after a federal judge throws out weapons charges against him. He is now charged in a woman's killing, but a local judge orders him freed and the case appears to be unraveling.Ex-Tijuana mayor freed, faces new charge of murder |
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June 13, 20112011-06-13 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken Ellingwood, Richard MarosiEllingwood | StoryStory | Raid puts Mexican casino mogul in role of victim The Mexican soldiers stormed the casino mogul's Tijuana estate, rousting him out of bed and allegedly recovering a cache of 88 weapons, among them a revolver engraved with his name: Jorge Hank Rhon. Still in his pajamas, Hank was whisked to Mexico City to be questioned by federal investigators.Raid puts Mexican casino mogul in role of victim |
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June 9, 20112011-06-09 | WashingtonWashington | Brian BennettBennett | StoryStory | U.S. can't justify its drug war spending, reports say As drug cartels wreak murderous havoc from Mexico to Panama, the Obama administration is unable to show that the billions of dollars spent in the war on drugs have significantly stemmed the flow of illegal narcotics into the United States, according to two government reports and outside experts.U.S. can't justify its drug war spending, reports say |
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June 3, 20112011-06-03 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Two years after fire killed 49 Mexico preschoolers, parents don't see justice done Two years after the awful blaze, indignation hangs over Hermosillo like a sooty cloud.Two years after fire killed 49 Mexico preschoolers, parents don't see justice done |
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June 1, 20112011-06-01 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Cop show spawns real drama in Mexico "The Team" aired for three short weeks and never scored high ratings. It proved one thing, though. Amid sharpening divisions over Mexico's drug war, even a mediocre cop drama can be fuel on the fire.Cop show spawns real drama in Mexico |
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May 20, 20112011-05-20 | San DiegoSan Diego | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Prosecutors seek to oust Tijuana drug kingpin's lead attorney Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to disqualify the lead defense attorney for Mexican drug kingpin Benjamin Arellano Felix, saying the lawyer once worked on behalf of the Arellano Felix drug cartel to dissuade a witness from cooperating with U.S. law enforcement. Prosecutors seek to oust Tijuana drug kingpin's lead attorney |
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May 20, 20112011-05-20 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico poet an emblem of nation's drug war carnage To poet Javier Sicilia, his son's March slaying is a sign of Mexico's failure to safeguard its people amid what he considers an ill-conceived war on drug gangs. It has also launched him on a crusade. Mexico poet an emblem of nation's drug war carnage |
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May 19, 20112011-05-19 | San DiegoSan Diego | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Ultralight aircraft now ferrying drugs across U.S.-Mexico border Mexican organized crime groups are using ultralight aircraft to drop marijuana bundles in agricultural fields and desert scrub across the U.S. border. The incursions are hard to detect and are on the upswing. Ultralight aircraft now ferrying drugs across U.S.-Mexico border |
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May 14, 20112011-05-14 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Military says drug lord's successor arrested Martin Beltran Coronel, a nephew of Sinaloa cartel kingpin Ignacio Coronel, is captured outside Guadalajara, in the same suburb where his uncle was slain in July.Military says drug lord's successor arrested |
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May 13, 20112011-05-13 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico immigration agency fires top officials amid reports of collusion with kidnappers The agency chief announces steps to tighten and speed screening of immigration agents and other functionaries in states traversed most often by Central American migrants en route to the United States. Mexico immigration agency fires top officials amid reports of collusion with kidnappers |
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May 10, 20112011-05-10 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico's president offers to meet with anti-violence movement President Felipe Calderon says he would like to try to bridge the gap with organizers of the March for Peace, which drew tens of thousands of Mexicans to the streets to demand a new strategy in the drug war. Mexico's president offers to meet with anti-violence movement |
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May 8, 20112011-05-08 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | In Mexico City, crowds protest drug violence Tens of thousands descend on downtown with placards saying 'No more blood!' and 'We're fed up!' More than 34,000 have died since President Felipe Calderon began cracking down on cartels.In Mexico City, crowds protest drug violence |
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May 7, 20112011-05-07 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Criticism of Calderon mounts over drug violence Outrage over the rising death toll has generated sporadic street protests, and a massive demonstration is set for Sunday in Mexico City to denounce the government's failure to stem the bloodshed.Criticism of Calderon mounts over drug violence |
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April 29, 20112011-04-29 | San DiegoSan Diego | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Mexican drug kingpin extradited to U.S. to face racketeering, drug conspiracy charges The Mexican government Friday extradited to the U.S. drug kingpin Benjamin Arellano Felix, the former leader of one of Mexico’s most feared and powerful organized crime groups.Mexican drug kingpin extradited to U.S. to face racketeering, drug conspiracy charges |
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April 25, 20112011-04-25 | MatamorosMatamoros | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Police, bus companies failed to act as graves filled in Tamaulipas There were clues but nothing was done, and now at least 177 bodies have been unearthed. Demand grows for dismissing the state's elected but apparently ineffective officials.Police, bus companies failed to act as graves filled in Tamaulipas |
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April 23, 20112011-04-23 | Mexico CityMexico City | Cecilia Sanchez, Tracy WilkinsonSanchez | StoryStory | Drug violence puts dent in Mexico City's Easter exodus This year, some residents are forgoing the annual spring trip to tourist areas such as Acapulco, where drug cartel violence have made inroads.Drug violence puts dent in Mexico City's Easter exodus |
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April 16, 20112011-04-16 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Body count from mass graves in Mexico rises to 145 Sixteen police officers are arrested for allegedly providing cover to drug-cartel gangsters suspected in the slayings. The graves were found near the northern Mexico town of San Fernando, where the arrested officers worked.Body count from mass graves in Mexico rises to 145 |
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April 14, 20112011-04-14 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | 16 Mexico police officers held, accused of aiding cartels in massacres The federal attorney general's office identifies the 16 as municipal police in the Tamaulipas town of San Fernando, near where more than 120 bodies have been found in the last week in mass graves.16 Mexico police officers held, accused of aiding cartels in massacres |
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April 13, 20112011-04-13 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Death toll in Tamaulipas mass graves reaches 116 As authorities unearth 28 more bodies in Tamaulipas state while investigating bus kidnappings, the federal government sends in more troops to monitor highways. Officials have arrested 17 people in the case.Death toll in Tamaulipas mass graves reaches 116 |
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April 9, 20112011-04-09 | SeattleSeattle | Kim MurphyMurphy | StoryStory | Key figure in ATF's Gunrunner operation cooperating in congressional inquiry George Gillett Jr. is expected to reveal crucial information about how a federal operation known as Project Gunrunner allowed weapons from the U.S. to pass into the hands of Mexican drug gangs. Key figure in ATF's Gunrunner operation cooperating in congressional inquiry |
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April 8, 20112011-04-08 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | 13 more bodies found in Mexico mass graves The bodies were found in a different spot in the state of Tamaulipas than graves where 59 corpses were found earlier. Authorities found those bodies while investigating kidnappings of bus passengers.13 more bodies found in Mexico mass graves |
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April 7, 20112011-04-07 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexican officials find 59 bodies in mass graves Officials investigating the kidnapping last month of bus passengers find the bodies in eight graves in Tamaulipas; it is not clear whether they were among those seized. Five captives are rescued and 11 suspects arrested.Mexican officials find 59 bodies in mass graves |
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April 7, 20112011-04-07 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken Ellingwood, Cecilia SanchezEllingwood | StoryStory | Thousands across Mexico protest drug violence Marches are held in several cities, prompted by the killing of seven people, one of whom was the son of a prominent poet, Javier Sicilia.Thousands across Mexico protest drug violence |
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April 4, 20112011-04-04 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Ciudad Juarez's top police official accused of rights abuses Human rights activists demand an outside investigation into the disappearance of four civilian men March 26 in the city, which has the highest drug-war death toll in Mexico.Ciudad Juarez's top police official accused of rights abuses |
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March 31, 20112011-03-31 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Calderon replaces Mexico attorney general Locked in a grueling and bloody war with drug cartels, Mexican President Felipe Calderon replaced the nation's top legal official, whose lackluster stint had failed to improve paltry narcotics conviction rates or stem human rights abuses.Calderon replaces Mexico attorney general |
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March 27, 20112011-03-27 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico City an unlikely draw for those fleeing drug war violence Traffickers are aware of the risks of major provocations in Mexico City, home to the federal police, army, navy and intelligence services, not to mention many of the cartel leaders' families.Mexico City an unlikely draw for those fleeing drug war violence |
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March 25, 20112011-03-25 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico news companies agree to drug war coverage guidelines The 10-point accord, covering more than 700 outlets across Mexico, calls on news-gathering organizations to find ways to protect their journalists and to avoid glorifying crime bosses. Mexico news companies agree to drug war coverage guidelines |
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March 24, 20112011-03-24 | Mexico CityMexico City | Cecilia SanchezSanchez | StoryStory | Relative of fugitive cartel chief captured, Mexico officials announce Victor Manuel Felix was one of 18 people arrested in Mexico and Ecuador, authorities say. Police identify him as the father-in-law of Joaquin Guzman's son and godfather of one of the drug lord's children. Relative of fugitive cartel chief captured, Mexico officials announce |
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March 22, 20112011-03-22 | Dulce Nombre de MariaDulce Nombre de Maria | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | El Salvador becomes drug traffickers' 'little pathway' El Salvador finds itself enmeshed in an expanding drug trade, a shift brought on by better enforcement of sea routes; a new, U.S.-funded highway; and gangs with roots in Los Angeles.El Salvador becomes drug traffickers' 'little pathway' |
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March 11, 20112011-03-11 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Tijuana's former top cop to tackle crime in Ciudad Juarez Julian Leyzaola, who is credited with restoring law and order to Tijuana, is named public safety secretary in Ciudad Juarez, where drug cartels have made the city the most violent in Mexico.Tijuana's former top cop to tackle crime in Ciudad Juarez |
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March 11, 20112011-03-11 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken Ellingwood, Kim MurphyEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico demands answers about guns smuggled from U.S. A Mexican legislator says at least 150 Mexicans have been killed or wounded by guns trafficked by smugglers being tracked by U.S. agents. The charges may exacerbate already rocky U.S.-Mexico relations.Mexico demands answers about guns smuggled from U.S. |
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March 8, 20112011-03-08 | Los AngelesLos Angeles | Kim MurphyMurphy | StoryStory | U.S. agents short-staffed and under the gun in Mexico A lack of resources, a policy against arming agents and staffers who don't speak Spanish hamper U.S. agents trying to stem the flow of weapons to drug cartels, say current and ex-staff members.U.S. agents short-staffed and under the gun in Mexico |
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March 7, 20112011-03-07 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico's drug war disappearances leave families in anguish Thousands of people have vanished without a trace – some caught up in violence, others for no reason anyone can fathom. Relatives remain in agonized limbo.Mexico's drug war disappearances leave families in anguish |
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March 4, 20112011-03-04 | SeattleSeattle | Kim MurphyMurphy | StoryStory | U.S. gun-tracing operation let firearms into criminal hands A federal operation aimed at tracing weapons to Mexican drug cartels lost track of hundreds, including two guns found at the scene of a Border Patrol agent's killing in Arizona.U.S. gun-tracing operation let firearms into criminal hands |
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March 2, 20112011-03-02 | SeattleSeattle | Kim MurphyMurphy | StoryStory | Gun used in U.S. agent's killing traced to Texas U.S. authorities say one of three men they arrested recently purchased an AK-47 at a Texas gun shop that was used in the attack last month that killed a U.S. agent and wounded his partner. The suspects are believed to have attempted to deliver at least 40 firearms to the Zetas drug gang. Gun used in U.S. agent's killing traced to Texas |
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Feb. 26, 20112011-02-26 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Violent deaths in Mexico activist's family know no end The Reyes family has become a case study of the unrelenting violence. Surviving kin angrily blame government officials for failing to protect a family 'so historically aggrieved.' Violent deaths in Mexico activist's family know no end |
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Feb. 17, 20112011-02-17 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Agent's death may mean increased security for U.S. role in Mexico drug war The fatal shooting of a U.S. federal agent is not expected to fundamentally alter the U.S.-Mexican alliance, but the expanding corps of U.S. personnel helping Mexico's drug war may face new measures. Agent's death may mean increased security for U.S. role in Mexico drug war |
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Feb. 16, 20112011-02-16 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | U.S. agent slain, second wounded in ambush The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, assigned to the Mexico City office at the U.S. Embassy, were driving toward the northern city of Monterrey when attacked at a blockade, U.S. officials say.U.S. agent slain, second wounded in ambush |
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Jan. 26, 20112011-01-26 | DallasDallas | Associated PressPress | StoryStory | U.S. missionary fatally wounded by gunmen Missionary Nancy Davis is rushed back across the border by her husband but dies in a hospital in McAllen. He says gunmen tried to stop the couple and shot at them when they sped up. U.S. missionary fatally wounded by gunmen |
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Jan. 18, 20112011-01-18 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Officials say Zetas drug gang figure arrested Flavio Mendez Santiago allegedly was in charge of smuggling drugs and migrants in the south.Officials say Zetas drug gang figure arrested |
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Jan. 15, 20112011-01-15 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | 14 killed in army raid in Mexico's Veracruz state The shooting, in which 12 suspects and two soldiers were killed, spanned at least two neighborhoods in the normally quiet Veracruz state capital of Xalapa, Mexico news reports say. 14 killed in army raid in Mexico's Veracruz state |
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Jan. 14, 20112011-01-14 | AcapulcoAcapulco | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Amid drug violence, Acapulco watches tourism recede Although officials insist tourism remains robust in Acapulco, merchants say months of carnage have scared away visitors. The rising death toll has prompted many Mexicans to skip the resort. Amid drug violence, Acapulco watches tourism recede |
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Jan. 9, 20112011-01-09 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | 25 bodies found in Acapulco, 15 decapitated Messages attached to some of the bodies reportedly claim responsibility on behalf of the Sinaloa drug cartel and accuse the dead men of being extortionists. 25 bodies found in Acapulco, 15 decapitated |
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Jan. 6, 20112011-01-06 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico has arrested a leader of Santa Muerte 'church' La Santa Muerte is cherished by the marginalized, impoverished and sometimes-criminal sector. David Romo, a self-appointed bishop of the church, is accused of kidnapping and money laundering. Mexico has arrested a leader of Santa Muerte 'church' |
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Jan. 4, 20112011-01-04 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Out of prison and into mortal danger in Mexico Female kidnapping suspect 'The Redhead' was found tortured and hanging from an overpass after being sprung from prison. Observers wonder if it was a gang hit or even vigilante 'justice.' Out of prison and into mortal danger in Mexico |
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Dec. 31, 20102010-12-31 | El PasoEl Paso | Hector TobarTobar | StoryStory | Mexican exiles in El Paso can see their pasts across the river They come from Ciudad Juarez, fleeing the drug violence that has claimed 3,000 lives this year. But their new lives, though far safer, are marked by loneliness, hardship and psychological torment.Mexican exiles in El Paso can see their pasts across the river |
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Dec. 30, 20102010-12-30 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken Ellingwood, Tracy WilkinsonEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico army's failures hamper drug war The army often relies on numbers over intelligence and falls back on time-worn tactics, such as highway checkpoints, of limited use against drug traffickers. The shortcomings alarm U.S. officials. Mexico army's failures hamper drug war |
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Dec. 23, 20102010-12-23 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico investigating kidnapping of 50 Central American migrants Mexico's announcement comes a day after it declared that no such incident occurred. Migrants arrested during a roundup allege that gunmen seized the group on Dec. 16 in Chiapas.Mexico investigating kidnapping of 50 Central American migrants |
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Dec. 20, 20102010-12-20 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Kidnapped Mexican politician released after seven months Wealthy lawyer and former presidential candidate Diego Fernandez de Cevallos, who appears healthy, declines to talk about his ordeal in detail.Kidnapped Mexican politician released after seven months |
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Dec. 19, 20102010-12-19 | JiutepecJiutepec | Ken Ellingwood, Tracy WilkinsonEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexican drug cartels find youths to be easy prey Faced with a poor education system and dismal job prospects, boys and girls as young as 11 are lured into acting as mules, peddlers, lookouts — even executioners — for drug cartels offering easy money.Mexican drug cartels find youths to be easy prey |
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Dec. 18, 20102010-12-18 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mother shot dead at anti-crime vigil in Chihuahua Video shows the brazen killing outside the Chihuahua governor's office of a woman who had been protesting the freeing of the confessed killer in her daughter's 2008 slaying. Mother shot dead at anti-crime vigil in Chihuahua |
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Dec. 18, 20102010-12-18 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | At least 140 escape prison in Nuevo Laredo Officials give no details of the mass breakout in the border city, the latest in a string of escapes sometimes aided by corrupt prison guards. The inmates appeared to have fled through service entrances. At least 140 escape prison in Nuevo Laredo |
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Dec. 17, 20102010-12-17 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | More than 12,000 killed in Mexican drug war this year, officials say The overall death toll in the 4-year-old war is said to be 30,196, but it could be higher. A top official says recent operations against cartels have weakened them.More than 12,000 killed in Mexican drug war this year, officials say |
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Dec. 12, 20102010-12-12 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken Ellingwood, Tracy WilkinsonEllingwood | StoryStory | Corruption sweep in Mexico's Michoacan unravels in the courts An examination of the sealed case file shows prosecutors relied on evidence that didn't hold up under judicial scrutiny and on three anonymous paid informants whose testimony was largely hearsay.Corruption sweep in Mexico's Michoacan unravels in the courts |
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Dec. 11, 20102010-12-11 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | La Familia cartel leader believed killed in Michoacan violence Mexican authorities believe Nazario Moreno Gonzalez, a.k.a. "El Mas Loco," died in the fighting that raged between drug traffickers and federal troops this week.La Familia cartel leader believed killed in Michoacan violence |
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Dec. 4, 20102010-12-04 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Youth sought in Mexico killings arrested Edgar Jimenez Lugo, who authorities said was born in San Diego, was wanted on suspicion of killing rivals — allegedly beheading some — as part of his work for a violent drug-trafficking cartel. Youth sought in Mexico killings arrested |
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Dec. 3, 20102010-12-03 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | WikiLeaks cables reveal unease over Mexican drug war The secret cables give a much starker U.S. view of the pitfalls facing Mexican President Felipe Calderon in his campaign against drug cartels.WikiLeaks cables reveal unease over Mexican drug war |
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Nov. 29, 20102010-11-29 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Gang leader blamed in Ciudad Juarez violence arrested Arturo Gallegos Castrellon is described as the main leader of the Aztecas street gang. Mexican authorities say he confessed to numerous killings, including that of a U.S. consular employee that was previously blamed on a different Aztecas leader.Gang leader blamed in Ciudad Juarez violence arrested |
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Nov. 27, 20102010-11-27 | San DiegoSan Diego | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Another marijuana tunnel and two more warehouses found 20 tons of pot seized, eight arrested in San Diego and Tijuana.Another marijuana tunnel and two more warehouses found |
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Nov. 24, 20102010-11-24 | Mexico CityMexico City | Daniel HernandezHernandez | StoryStory | Mexican expats warned on holiday travel home The Mexican government advises them to travel in convoys and only in daylight because of the drug war.Mexican expats warned on holiday travel home |
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Nov. 10, 20102010-11-10 | WashingtonWashington | Richard SerranoSerrano | StoryStory | U.S. effort to slow flow of guns into Mexico failing A U.S. inspector general's review finds that a once-praised federal program is too narrowly focused, fails to share information with law enforcement agencies and does not adequately trace U.S. guns in Mexico.U.S. effort to slow flow of guns into Mexico failing |
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Nov. 9, 20102010-11-09 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Dismembered bodies, warped minds The extreme violence produced by the drug war is seen as a form of social disfigurement in which Mexican values get more distorted each time a mutilated body is found. Dismembered bodies, warped minds |
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Nov. 8, 20102010-11-08 | Ciudad JuarezCiudad Juarez | Associated PressPress | StoryStory | 20 slain over weekend in Ciudad Juarez Seven are slain outside a home where people attended a party, Chihuahua state officials say. Eleven others were killed Saturday, and two police officers were shot to death Sunday.20 slain over weekend in Ciudad Juarez |
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Nov. 7, 20102010-11-07 | ReynosaReynosa | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Reynosa: Caught behind enemy lines Reynosa, on the Texas border, is a city under the control of cartels. Traffickers brazenly patrol the streets, set up roadblocks, gun down enemies and censor the news. Those who can, have fled. Others find ways to cope.Reynosa: Caught behind enemy lines |
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Nov. 6, 20102010-11-06 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico drug kingpin slain in fierce gun battle with military Antonio Ezequiel Cardenas Guillen, alias Tony Tormenta, was a top leader of the Gulf cartel. He is said to have tortured and beheaded victims. The U.S. had offered a $5-million reward for his capture.Mexico drug kingpin slain in fierce gun battle with military |
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Nov. 6, 20102010-11-06 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Kidnapped Chihuahua attorney found dead Gunmen said to be with the Sinaloa cartel had made Mario Gonzalez accuse his sister, the former state attorney general, of ties to the rival Juarez drug gang in a video later posted on YouTube. Eight suspects are held.Kidnapped Chihuahua attorney found dead |
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Nov. 5, 20102010-11-05 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mystery of missing 20 may be solved Eighteen bodies found in a mass grave south of Acapulco may belong to members of a vacationing group of men who vanished Sept. 30. Relatives will attempt to identify the corpses while authorities continue to search for more bodies.Mystery of missing 20 may be solved |
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Nov. 2, 20102010-11-02 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Violence casts shadow over Day of the Dead Residents can't forget victims of the drug war during a holiday that celebrates death.Violence casts shadow over Day of the Dead |
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Oct. 28, 20102010-10-28 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Gunmen kill 15 at carwash, in latest Mexico massacre The attack took place at a carwash in the Nayarit state capital, Tepic. State authorities said 13 of the victims, who were all men, worked at the carwash and most were clients of a drug rehab center. Gunmen kill 15 at carwash, in latest Mexico massacre |
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Oct. 27, 20102010-10-27 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Kidnapped Mexican names names, including his sister's In a 'narco-video' with rifles pointed at his head, the brother of the former attorney general of Chihuahua says she took bribes and ordered killings. She says her brother was coerced to lie. Kidnapped Mexican names names, including his sister's |
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Oct. 26, 20102010-10-26 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | 13 executed at Tijuana drug treatment center The assault may have been carried out in retaliation for the seizure of 134 tons of marijuana in the city last week.13 executed at Tijuana drug treatment center |
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Oct. 25, 20102010-10-25 | Ciudad JuarezCiudad Juarez | Times Wire ServicesServices | StoryStory | Ciudad Juarez cries for its slain youths The toll in Friday's shooting rises to 14. In nearby Coahuila state, six people are killed in two incidents.Ciudad Juarez cries for its slain youths |
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Oct. 23, 20102010-10-23 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | A top Salvadoran ex-guerrilla commander advises Mexico's conservative president Joaquin Villalobos, whom U.S. officials once called 'the baby-faced killer,' has emerged as one of the key advisors behind Mexican President Felipe Calderon's military crackdown on drug cartels. A top Salvadoran ex-guerrilla commander advises Mexico's conservative president |
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Oct. 22, 20102010-10-22 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico arrests man alleged to have directed fatal Juarez car bomb attack A man identified as a regional boss of an armed gang was arrested in Chihuahua city, federal police say. He is accused of overseeing the July blast that killed four people, including a police officer. Mexico arrests man alleged to have directed fatal Juarez car bomb attack |
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Oct. 21, 20102010-10-21 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Mexican army destroys 134 tons of marijuana The stash was found Monday after a shootout with traffickers near Tijuana. Officials believe the seizure cost the Sinaloa drug cartel nearly $200 million. Mexican army destroys 134 tons of marijuana |
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Oct. 19, 20102010-10-19 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Civilian trials proposed for troops in rights abuse cases President Felipe Calderon proposes civilian trials for troops accused of serious rights abuses. The move would mark an important concession by the military and meet a key requirement of a U.S. security aid package. Civilian trials proposed for troops in rights abuse cases |
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Oct. 19, 20102010-10-19 | San DiegoSan Diego | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | 105 tons of pot seized in Tijuana It is believed to be one of the largest drug busts in recent Mexican history, authorities say. The marijuana was hidden inside cargo containers stored in a warehouse in an industrial area of Tijuana.105 tons of pot seized in Tijuana |
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Oct. 18, 20102010-10-18 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | The case of the 20 missing Mexican tourists doesn't add up Relatives insist they are ordinary guys. The government focuses on their unusual travel arrangements. Police have little to offer, and Acapulco expresses skepticism about what the travelers were up to. The case of the 20 missing Mexican tourists doesn't add up |
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Oct. 17, 20102010-10-17 | AltarAltar | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Mexico convoy threads its way through strange drug war in Sonora state A heavily armed convoy heads off to deliver pensions to people caught behind the siege line as one drug cartel tries to starve out another in a sinister battle for trafficking routes into Arizona. Mexico convoy threads its way through strange drug war in Sonora state |
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Oct. 16, 20102010-10-16 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Tijuana throws festival for a break from drug violence Days after big names launched the Tijuana Innovadora, grisly slayings provided a reminder of Mexico's drug war. Still, the city is determined to shrug off the violence and enjoy its moment in the sun.Tijuana throws festival for a break from drug violence |
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Oct. 9, 20102010-10-09 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken Ellingwood, Richard MarosiEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico's president opposes marijuana legalization Prop. 19, the California measure to legalize pot, would undercut Mexico's fight against drug cartels, President Felipe Calderon says. He calls on the Obama administration to oppose the measure.Mexico's president opposes marijuana legalization |
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Oct. 6, 20102010-10-06 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexican president wants to do away with local police President Felipe Calderon's reform would eliminate Mexico's 2,000 local police departments, seen as tainted by corruption from the drug war. The plan must still be approved by Congress and the states.Mexican president wants to do away with local police |
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Oct. 4, 20102010-10-04 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | 14 injured in grenade attack on crowd in Guadalupe Several witnesses say local police blocked traffic after the explosion to clear the way for the attackers. The mayor agrees to investigate the claim. 14 injured in grenade attack on crowd in Guadalupe |
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Oct. 3, 20102010-10-03 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Gunmen kidnap 22 in Acapulco The Mexican tourists from a neighboring state were reportedly seized as they looked for lodging. Gunmen kidnap 22 in Acapulco |
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Oct. 3, 20102010-10-03 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | In Mexico, a dividing line on 'El Infierno' Its citizens have made Luis Estrada's 'El Infierno' a blockbuster. But the film, which gives a bleak view of the country's raging drug war, has angered government officials.In Mexico, a dividing line on 'El Infierno' |
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Sept. 28, 20102010-09-28 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexican mayor killed in a town threatened by drug traffickers Gustavo Sanchez of Tancitaro in Michoacan state is found beaten to death with rocks, authorities say. He is the fifth mayor in Mexico killed in six weeks.Mexican mayor killed in a town threatened by drug traffickers |
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Sept. 27, 20102010-09-27 | San DiegoSan Diego | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Determined federal prosecutor targets the Tijuana cartel U.S. Atty. Laura Duffy gets much of the credit for crippling it, and now she vows to shut it down for good.Determined federal prosecutor targets the Tijuana cartel |
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Sept. 26, 20102010-09-26 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Why Mexico is not the new Colombia when it comes to drug cartels Comparisons took on a new urgency after a statement by Hillary Clinton, but a careful look at tactics, targets and the nature of the foe shows they're apples and oranges.Why Mexico is not the new Colombia when it comes to drug cartels |
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Sept. 25, 20102010-09-25 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Fourth Mexico mayor killed in under six weeks Gunmen ambushed Prisciliano Rodriguez Salinas at his ranch home near the industrial center of Monterrey in northern Mexico. Rodriguez was mayor of the nearby town of Doctor Gonzalez.Fourth Mexico mayor killed in under six weeks |
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Sept. 23, 20102010-09-23 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexican lawmaker-elect is sworn in after evading police Julio Cesar Godoy, accused of ties to traffickers, is now immune from prosecution.Mexican lawmaker-elect is sworn in after evading police |
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Sept. 17, 20102010-09-17 | Ciudad JuarezCiudad Juarez | Times Wire ServicesServices | StoryStory | Gunmen target 2 news photographers in Ciudad Juarez; 1 slain The victims worked for Diario de Juarez, a newspaper that has not stopped reporting on drug-gang violence. Elsewhere in Mexico, news reports say troops kill 41 gunmen in two incidents.Gunmen target 2 news photographers in Ciudad Juarez; 1 slain |
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Sept. 14, 20102010-09-14 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico arrests key suspect in Beltran Leyva cartel The capture of Sergio Villarreal Barragan, one of the four most-wanted suspects in the Beltran Leyva gang, is another blow to the cartel, weakened by a security crackdown and infighting.Mexico arrests key suspect in Beltran Leyva cartel |
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Sept. 11, 20102010-09-11 | WashingtonWashington | Paul RichterRichter | StoryStory | Obama rejects Clinton comment on Mexico Seeking to calm a diplomatic furor, he disputes the secretary of State's assertion that Mexico's drug war has begun to look like the Colombian insurgency.Obama rejects Clinton comment on Mexico |
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Sept. 11, 20102010-09-11 | Ciudad JuarezCiudad Juarez | Associated PressPress | StoryStory | 25 slain in Ciudad Juarez Attacks by drug gangs result in the city's worst death toll in two years. Farther east along the border, 85 inmates escape.25 slain in Ciudad Juarez |
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Sept. 9, 20102010-09-09 | WashingtonWashington | Ken Dilanian, Paul RichterDilanian | StoryStory | Clinton says Mexico drug wars starting to look like insurgency Her comments reflect a striking shift in public comment by the Obama administration about the violence and come as U.S. officials weigh a large increase in aid to Mexico to help fight the cartels Clinton says Mexico drug wars starting to look like insurgency |
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Sept. 6, 20102010-09-06 | ReynosaReynosa | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexican drug cartels cripple Pemex operations in basin The kidnappings of five petroleum company workers along with 30 others have terrorized the oil community, paralyzing segments of the business. Months later, families have still heard nothing. Mexican drug cartels cripple Pemex operations in basin |
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Sept. 4, 20102010-09-04 | WashingtonWashington | Paul RichterRichter | StoryStory | U.S. may boost funding for Mexico's drug war Obama administration officials say they continue to examine their approach toward an issue they consider to be a top priority. U.S. may boost funding for Mexico's drug war |
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Sept. 3, 20102010-09-03 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Gun battle in northeastern Mexico leaves 25 dead Troops rescued three hostages and seized drugs and weapons in the clash with purported drug traffickers in Tamaulipas state, the army says. Meanwhile, a former mayor is reported missing.Gun battle in northeastern Mexico leaves 25 dead |
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Sept. 2, 20102010-09-02 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico's crackdown on organized crime is working, Calderon says In his state of the nation report, President Felipe Calderon notes the arrests or killings of drug kingpins and efforts to clean up police. He also touts job gains and other economic improvements.Mexico's crackdown on organized crime is working, Calderon says |
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Sept. 1, 20102010-09-01 | Mexico CityMexico City | Daniel HernandezHernandez | StoryStory | U.S. border officer gets 20 years for corruption, smuggling drugs A former U.S. Customs employee is headed to federal prison for 20 years after being convicted of corruption and smuggling charges in El Paso, Texas.U.S. border officer gets 20 years for corruption, smuggling drugs |
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Aug. 31, 20102010-08-31 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico fires 3,200 federal police officers Hundreds of others face charges or disciplinary action as the government attempts to modernize the force and eliminate corruption, part of its war against drug cartels.Mexico fires 3,200 federal police officers |
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Aug. 31, 20102010-08-31 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Suspected drug lord captured in Mexico state Edgar Valdez Villarreal, also known as 'La Barbie,' was seized by federal police agents, the government says. He had been battling for control of the Beltran Leyva cartel's business. Suspected drug lord captured in Mexico state |
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Aug. 31, 20102010-08-31 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico's capture of accused drug lord may yield inside cartel information 'He might sing like a canary,' one analyst says the day after the capture of the Texas-born figure known as La Barbie.Mexico's capture of accused drug lord may yield inside cartel information |
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Aug. 30, 20102010-08-30 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexican drug traffickers blamed in killing of second mayor Marco Antonio Leal Garcia, mayor of Hidalgo, is shot dead while with his young daughter, who is injured. He was mayor in a state that's a battleground between vicious rivals the Gulf Cartel and the Zetas.Mexican drug traffickers blamed in killing of second mayor |
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Aug. 28, 20102010-08-28 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico massacre investigator missing; blasts hit TV and police stations An official investigating this week's massacre of 72 migrants was missing, while possible car bomb explosions rocked a TV station and police station in the same violence-torn state of Tamaulipas.Mexico massacre investigator missing; blasts hit TV and police stations |
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Aug. 27, 20102010-08-27 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Successful Tijuana security chief's job at risk Julian Leyzaola has chased out major drug traffickers, purged his force of corrupt cops, and helped set the stage for the return of investment and tourism. But he may fall victim to partisan politics.Successful Tijuana security chief's job at risk |
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Aug. 26, 20102010-08-26 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico marines find 72 bodies at ranch, navy says Authorities would not comment on reports that they may have been Central or South American migrants. The bodies of 58 men and 14 women were found in violence-racked Tamaulipas state.Mexico marines find 72 bodies at ranch, navy says |
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Aug. 26, 20102010-08-26 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Calderon proposes steps against money laundering Mexico President Felipe Calderon says he'll offer legislation limiting big-ticket cash purchases by which drug traffickers launder billions of dollars smuggled south across the U.S.-Mexico border.Calderon proposes steps against money laundering |
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Aug. 21, 20102010-08-21 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico arrests 6 police officers in mayor's slaying A police agent who was Santiago Mayor Edelmiro Cavazos' bodyguard is among the suspects held. A state prosecutor says the detainees 'confessed.' He predicts additional arrests.Mexico arrests 6 police officers in mayor's slaying |
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Aug. 18, 20102010-08-18 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mayor found dead three days after being kidnapped Edelmiro Cavazos of Santiago was seized at his home near Monterrey on Sunday. He might have been targeted because of his efforts to purge corrupt local police, the state governor says.Mayor found dead three days after being kidnapped |
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Aug. 16, 20102010-08-16 | ReynosaReynosa | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Under threat from Mexican drug cartels, reporters go silent Journalists know drug traffickers can easily kidnap or kill them — and get away with it. Under threat from Mexican drug cartels, reporters go silent |
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Aug. 14, 20102010-08-14 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Gunmen grab Mexico surgeon, later release him The kidnapping at a high-end clinic in Monterrey suggested a narco kingpin might be forcing a surgeon to alter his looks and help him evade the law. But the doctor's patient was the apparent target.Gunmen grab Mexico surgeon, later release him |
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Aug. 12, 20102010-08-12 | San DiegoSan Diego | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Narco ballads without a home Police officials ban Los Tucanes de Tijuana from their hometown over accusations that their music celebrates drug bossesNarco ballads without a home |
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Aug. 8, 20102010-08-08 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken Ellingwood, Tracy WilkinsonEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico drug cartels thrive despite Calderon's offensive Nearly four years after President Felipe Calderon launched a military-led crackdown, the cartels are smuggling more narcotics into the U.S., amassing bigger fortunes and extending dominion at home. Mexico drug cartels thrive despite Calderon's offensive |
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Aug. 5, 20102010-08-05 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Calderon delivers blunt view of drug cartels' sway in Mexico He says the government will press its military-led battle against the cartels. But in the unusually bleak portrait he offers, he acknowledges the need to significantly alter the drug war strategy. Calderon delivers blunt view of drug cartels' sway in Mexico |
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July 31, 20102010-07-31 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexican drug lord 'Nacho' was quiet and ruthless The slain Sinaloa leader was known for methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking, and not much else. His death is seen as a 'harsh blow' to the cartel.Mexican drug lord 'Nacho' was quiet and ruthless |
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July 30, 20102010-07-30 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken Ellingwood, Richard MarosiEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexican troops kill top Sinaloa cartel figure Ignacio Coronel Villarreal died in a gunfight in an upscale suburb of Guadalajara, authorities say. Separately, dozens of Tijuana law enforcement officers are arrested in an anti-corruption sweep.Mexican troops kill top Sinaloa cartel figure |
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July 29, 20102010-07-29 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Four journalists who covered Mexico prison riot missing The kidnappings appeared to have been aimed at manipulating news coverage of drug gangs battling in violence-plagued northern states. Four journalists who covered Mexico prison riot missing |
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July 28, 20102010-07-28 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Photo and letter stir speculation on missing Mexico political figure The mystery over the whereabouts of a former Mexican presidential candidate deepened when a photograph and letter purportedly written by him showed up on Twitter and then all over the Mexican media. Photo and letter stir speculation on missing Mexico political figure |
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July 26, 20102010-07-26 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Freed inmates carried out killings, Mexico police say Prison guards loaned their own weapons to the killers, who went on to slay 17 at a birthday party in Coahuila state, authorities say. Inmates from the same prison are suspected in other attacks.Freed inmates carried out killings, Mexico police say |
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July 25, 20102010-07-25 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico grave yields 51 bodies Forensic workers recover 51 bodies, some burned and mutilated, from a mass grave in the northern border state of Nuevo Leon. They are believed to be linked to Mexico's drug war.Mexico grave yields 51 bodies |
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July 24, 20102010-07-24 | San DiegoSan Diego | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | U.S. charges top leaders of Tijuana-based drug cartel Dozens are accused in racketeering conspiracy case, including a top official in the Baja California attorney general's office and other current or former Mexican law enforcement officers.U.S. charges top leaders of Tijuana-based drug cartel |
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July 16, 20102010-07-16 | Ciudad JuarezCiudad Juarez | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico cartel kills four in car bombing An already terrorized Mexico reacts with dismay to traffickers’ latest bloody tactic. Officials say the attack near a federal police headquarters was planned to lure police and emergency workers to the explosives-laden vehicle. Mexico cartel kills four in car bombing |
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July 13, 20102010-07-13 | Ciudad JuarezCiudad Juarez | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico takes different tack on Juarez violence A shift from military to police control is part of a broadened strategy aimed at curbing violence that has killed more than 5,000 people in Ciudad Juarez since 2008. So far, the results are mixed.Mexico takes different tack on Juarez violence |
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July 13, 20102010-07-13 | Mexico CityMexico City | Daniel HernandezHernandez | StoryStory | Drug gang hit man narrates assassination of prosecutor in Mexico In an unusually frank and chilling video confession, a drug gang sicario, or hit man, in Ciudad Juarez narrates his participation in the June 30 assassination of a top official (link in Spanish)Drug gang hit man narrates assassination of prosecutor in Mexico |
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July 3, 20102010-07-03 | Ciudad JuarezCiudad Juarez | Ken Ellingwood, Tracy WilkinsonEllingwood | StoryStory | Suspicions of drug ties don't hurt candidates Front-runners in two races in Sinaloa state and Ciudad Juarez brush off questions, and voters seem to care only about what services they'll provide.Suspicions of drug ties don't hurt candidates |
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July 3, 20102010-07-03 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Suspect held in U.S. consulate worker's killing in Ciudad Juarez Police say Jesus Ernesto Chavez told them that Lesley A. Enriquez, 35, was shot to death in Ciudad Juarez because his gang thought she was providing visas to rivals.Suspect held in U.S. consulate worker's killing in Ciudad Juarez |
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June 30, 20102010-06-30 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Calderon urges Mexicans to unite against crime In the wake of the assassination of a gubernatorial candidate, the president urges citizens to join against 'a common enemy that today threatens to destroy not only our tranquility but our democratic institutions.'Calderon urges Mexicans to unite against crime |
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June 30, 20102010-06-30 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Ex-police commander held in Michoacan ambush Mexican officials say Miguel Ortiz Miranda, alias 'El Tyson,' directed operations in Morelia for the Michoacan-based La Familia, including an attack on security chief Minerva Bautista Gomez's convoyEx-police commander held in Michoacan ambush |
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June 29, 20102010-06-29 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | PRI candidate Rodolfo Torre slain in Tamaulipas Gunmen ambush the gubernatorial candidate on a highway to Matamoros just days before an election he was expected to win. PRI candidate Rodolfo Torre slain in Tamaulipas |
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June 27, 20102010-06-27 | MoreliaMorelia | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexican state security minister can't trust her own police Minerva Bautista and her entourage were attacked by gunmen in Michoacan, turf of La Familia drug gang. The chief suspects are well known to her. Mexican state security minister can't trust her own police |
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June 16, 20102010-06-16 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico official blames army in two child deaths The military had said the two children were killed at Easter after their van was caught in cross-fire between troops and drug gang gunmen. But the human rights official rejects the account.Mexico official blames army in two child deaths |
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June 15, 20102010-06-15 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Shootout leaves 14 dead in Mexico tourist spot News reports said the shooting broke out when troops went to search a suspected criminal hide-out in Taxco, a picturesque town that draws thousands of visitors. All the dead were said to be gunmen.Shootout leaves 14 dead in Mexico tourist spot |
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June 14, 20102010-06-14 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | At least 10 Mexican police officers killed in shootouts Gunmen ambush the officers in Michoacan state. An unknown number of the assailants are slain, their bodies whisked away by survivors.At least 10 Mexican police officers killed in shootouts |
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June 10, 20102010-06-10 | Los AngelesLos Angeles | Michael MuskalMuskal | StoryStory | More than 2,200 arrested in crackdown on Mexican drug cartels The United States has arrested more than 400 additional suspects -- for a total of 2,200 over 22 months -- as part of its crackdown on illegal drugs coming from Mexico, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. announced Thursday morning.More than 2,200 arrested in crackdown on Mexican drug cartels |
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June 3, 20102010-06-03 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Cartels smuggle U.S. drug money back to Mexico in cash, study finds A new U.S.-Mexico government study estimates that $19 billion to $29 billion is shipped south, then laundered through cash purchases of land, luxury hotels, cars and other high-end items.Cartels smuggle U.S. drug money back to Mexico in cash, study finds |
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May 31, 20102010-05-31 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | 2 Monterrey officials kidnapped The kidnapped officials head the transportation department of the affluent city, which has seen drug-trafficking violence rise sharply. 2 Monterrey officials kidnapped |
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May 27, 20102010-05-27 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Cancun mayor's arrest adds to Mexico worries The charges against Gregorio Sanchez, on leave to run for governor, add new force to worries organized crime has infiltrated politics at all levels and is undermining moves toward a real democracy.Cancun mayor's arrest adds to Mexico worries |
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May 27, 20102010-05-27 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Cancun mayor's arrest adds to Mexico worries The charges against Gregorio Sanchez, on leave to run for governor, add new force to worries organized crime has infiltrated politics at all levels and is undermining moves toward a real democracy.Cancun mayor's arrest adds to Mexico worries |
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May 23, 20102010-05-23 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Cal State system's ban on studying in Tijuana draws protest University-sponsored activities there are frozen because of drug war violence. Students, faculty and Baja California officials say the policy is based on a distorted perception of the city.Cal State system's ban on studying in Tijuana draws protest |
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May 20, 20102010-05-20 | WashingtonWashington | Peter NicholasNicholas | StoryStory | Mexican president urges U.S. to ban assault rifles, overhaul immigration policy President Felipe Calderon makes an impassioned plea to Congress, saying Mexico is being flooded with smuggled assault weapons and denouncing Arizona's immigration law. Mexican president urges U.S. to ban assault rifles, overhaul immigration policy |
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May 18, 20102010-05-18 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Politician's disappearance rivets Mexico In a country inured to killings and kidnappings, the disappearance of Diego Fernandez de Cevallos has horrified Mexicans — especially the ruling class. It has dominated headlines, talk shows, conversations. Politician's disappearance rivets Mexico |
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May 17, 20102010-05-17 | MonterreyMonterrey | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Monterrey, Mexico, finally feeling the effects of the drug war The wealthy city is perhaps paying the price for tolerating the presence of drug traffickers for so many years. Now, 'security is collapsing,' an official says. Monterrey, Mexico, finally feeling the effects of the drug war |
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May 11, 20102010-05-11 | WashingtonWashington | Richard SerranoSerrano | StoryStory | Ex-Cancun mayor extradited to U.S. on drug charges Mario Ernesto Villanueva Madrid is accused of taking millions of dollars in bribes to help the Juarez cartel ferry cocaine across the border.Ex-Cancun mayor extradited to U.S. on drug charges |
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May 9, 20102010-05-09 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Tijuana club scene revs up as drug-war fears ease Several months after the capture of cartel boss Teodoro Garcia Simental, this Mexico city is looking more like its old, vibrant self. Tijuana club scene revs up as drug-war fears ease |
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May 5, 20102010-05-05 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico army handling of civilian death inquiries questioned A military-led inquiry and another by the attorney general find the army not responsible in recent cases of civilians being killed amid the war on drug cartels. But their credibility is questioned.Mexico army handling of civilian death inquiries questioned |
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April 25, 20102010-04-25 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Gunmen kill 4, wound top security official in Michoacan The state public security minister had just left ceremonies launching a state fair in Morelia when her armored SUV and bodyguard escort came under fire. Gunmen kill 4, wound top security official in Michoacan |
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April 24, 20102010-04-24 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | 8 killed in ambush in Ciudad Juarez A 17-year-old passerby and at least seven officers are slain as two police cars are attacked. Officials say the midday assault may have been retaliation for recent arrests targeting drug gangs. 8 killed in ambush in Ciudad Juarez |
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April 21, 20102010-04-21 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Drug war ensnares Morelos state Violence has increased recently in Morelos due to a battle for control of a drug cartel. Nearly 50 people have been killed in the state this year, newspapers say. Drug war ensnares Morelos state |
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April 16, 20102010-04-16 | BridgetownBridgetown | Julian BarnesBarnes | StoryStory | Caribbean countries seek anti-drug assistance from U.S. Officials say in a meeting with Defense Secretary Robert Gates that a Washington-based crackdown in Mexico has pushed traffickers into their region.Caribbean countries seek anti-drug assistance from U.S. |
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April 15, 20102010-04-15 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Deadly street shootout strikes fear in Acapulco In the Mexican resort city, gunmen fire at two men in a car and federal police officers. They also shoot at other vehicles, leaving behind casings from AK-47s, which are favored by drug hit men.Deadly street shootout strikes fear in Acapulco |
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April 14, 20102010-04-14 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico death toll in drug war higher than previously reported More than 22,000 have died since President Felipe Calderon launched his crackdown on drug trafficking gangs, according to news reports citing confidential government figures. Mexico death toll in drug war higher than previously reported |
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April 5, 20102010-04-05 | El PasoEl Paso | Richard SerranoSerrano | StoryStory | Key figure in Juarez violence eludes capture Eduardo Ravelo is believed to have helped turn Ciudad Juarez into Mexico's homicide capital, with more than 600 slain there this year. Now he's linked to the recent U.S. Consulate slayings. Key figure in Juarez violence eludes capture |
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April 2, 20102010-04-02 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico drug gangs turn weapons on army In northern states this week, gunmen fought troops and sought to confine some to their bases by cutting off access and blocking roads. The aggression shows they are not afraid to challenge the army.Mexico drug gangs turn weapons on army |
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March 31, 20102010-03-31 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Suspect details U.S. Consulate-related shootings, officials say An Aztecs drug gang member says a consulate official's husband, an El Paso corrections officer, was the target of the Ciudad Juarez attack that left three dead. Suspect details U.S. Consulate-related shootings, officials say |
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March 30, 20102010-03-30 | Mexico CityMexico City | Cecilia Sanchez, Tracy WilkinsonSanchez | StoryStory | 10 youths slain in Mexico The students, ages 8 to 21, were on their way to pick up scholarships when apparent drug gang members opened fire and threw grenades when their vehicle didn't stop at a checkpoint. 10 youths slain in Mexico |
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March 26, 20102010-03-26 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico arrests alleged major heroin trafficker Jose Antonio Medina, called 'the king of heroin,' was arrested in the state of Michoacan. He is suspected of heading a smuggling network that brought the drug to Southern California. Mexico arrests alleged major heroin trafficker |
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March 24, 20102010-03-24 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Clinton pledges more U.S. help in Mexico war on drug violence Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton leads a large U.S. delegation to Mexico City, reaffirming that the battle against violent gangs is one shared by both countries. Clinton pledges more U.S. help in Mexico war on drug violence |
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March 23, 20102010-03-23 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico military faces political risks over drug war As the death toll keeps climbing in Calderon’s crackdown on the drug trade, there is a growing feeling that the army has been less than effective as a police force. Mexico military faces political risks over drug war |
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March 18, 20102010-03-18 | Nuevo LaredoNuevo Laredo | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico border city relives nightmare of violence Renewed feuding in Nuevo Laredo between drug gangs spurs old fears amid dozens of deaths. Mexico border city relives nightmare of violence |
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March 17, 20102010-03-17 | Ciudad JuarezCiudad Juarez | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | President Calderon visits an angry Ciudad Juarez In Ciudad Juarez, Mexico’s president faces citizen outrage amid new signs his war on drug gangs is failing. President Calderon visits an angry Ciudad Juarez |
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March 17, 20102010-03-17 | Ciudad JuarezCiudad Juarez | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Consular slayings spotlight Mexico’s failures in fighting drug gangs On a visit to Ciudad Juarez in the wake of the killings of an American couple and a Mexican, President Calderon is confronted by angry demonstrations and a tense, frustrated citizenry. Consular slayings spotlight Mexico’s failures in fighting drug gangs |
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March 16, 20102010-03-16 | Ciudad JuarezCiudad Juarez | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Attack on a U.S. official is rare in Mexico If drug traffickers in Ciudad Juarez deliberately targeted diplomatic personnel, it would mark a significant departure in tactics. Attack on a U.S. official is rare in Mexico |
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March 15, 20102010-03-15 | Mexico CityMexico City | Richard Serrano, Tracy WilkinsonSerrano | StoryStory | 2 Americans and a third victim are killed in Mexico shootings Two of the victims worked for the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez. Gunmen targeted the two cars involved as the people left a child’s birthday party. 2 Americans and a third victim are killed in Mexico shootings |
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Feb. 26, 20102010-02-26 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico puts its drug suspects on parade Critics of the media events say human rights are also on the line, along with the country's efforts to establish the rule of law. But Mexico wants to show victories in its drug war.Mexico puts its drug suspects on parade |
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Feb. 26, 20102010-02-26 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico president says all cartels are pursued equally President Felipe Calderon confronts an allegation long circulated that his government has gone easier on the Sinaloa cartel. 'It is absolutely false,' he says.Mexico president says all cartels are pursued equally |
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Feb. 25, 20102010-02-25 | OaxacaOaxaca | Associated PressPress | StoryStory | U.S. warns Americans to avoid Nuevo Laredo Nineteen killings in three days in the region prompt the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey to issue the warning. U.S. warns Americans to avoid Nuevo Laredo |
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Feb. 20, 20102010-02-20 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Juarez massacre may mark a turning for Mexico The January killing of 15 young people has created a furor and left some wondering whether it’s a tipping point, a moment when Mexicans overcame their fear and fatalism to confront the violence. Juarez massacre may mark a turning for Mexico |
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Feb. 14, 20102010-02-14 | Los AngelesLos Angeles | Sam QuinonesQuinones | StoryStory | A lethal business model targets Middle America Sugar cane farmers from a tiny Mexican county use savvy marketing and low prices to push black-tar heroin in the United States.A lethal business model targets Middle America |
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Feb. 12, 20102010-02-12 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Calderon visits Ciudad Juarez In the traumatized border city, he talks of social programs aimed at boosting the fight against drug cartels. Calderon visits Ciudad Juarez |
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Feb. 9, 20102010-02-09 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | 2 suspected drug gang leaders held in Tijuana Raydel Lopez Uriarte and Manuel Garcia Simental are believed to be top lieutenants in a cartel blamed for a string of massacres, police killings, beheadings and kidnappings in Tijuana.2 suspected drug gang leaders held in Tijuana |
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Feb. 5, 20102010-02-05 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico massacre response fails to convince Officials’ suggestions that slain Ciudad Juarez teens had drug ties anger relatives. Mexico massacre response fails to convince |
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Feb. 3, 20102010-02-03 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico kidnapping attempt leaves 8 dead A Mexico federal police officer and seven gunmen are killed after a kidnapping at a mall in Torreon. The two kidnapping victims are freed. Officials blame the Zetas drug gang.Mexico kidnapping attempt leaves 8 dead |
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Feb. 3, 20102010-02-03 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Telephoned abduction claims bedeviling Mexico A cottage industry has exploded alongside the skyrocketing kidnapping rate: telephoned shakedowns that play on fears, in which the perpetrators scamming for pesos make random, scattershot calls. Telephoned abduction claims bedeviling Mexico |
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Feb. 3, 20102010-02-03 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico arrests suspect in Ciudad Juarez shooting attack on party The man tells reporters that assailants targeted the high-school party because members of a rival trafficking group were said to be in attendance.Mexico arrests suspect in Ciudad Juarez shooting attack on party |
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Feb. 1, 20102010-02-01 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Ciudad Juarez police baffled by shooting of teens The attack on a party attended by mostly high school and college students has 'no apparent motive,' the mayor says. The death toll rises to 16.Ciudad Juarez police baffled by shooting of teens |
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Feb. 1, 20102010-02-01 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | As Mexican teens celebrate school soccer win, gunmen open fire Fourteen people are killed in Ciudad Juarez during a party in a private home, the latest victims of the drug war. More than 3,700 people have been slain in two years in this violent area of Mexico.As Mexican teens celebrate school soccer win, gunmen open fire |
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Jan. 21, 20102010-01-21 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico prison riot leaves at least 23 dead All of the dead in the Durango prison uprising are inmates. The fighting is said to have been between members of rival drug-trafficking cartels.Mexico prison riot leaves at least 23 dead |
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Jan. 13, 20102010-01-13 | San DiegoSan Diego | Ken Ellingwood, Richard MarosiEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexican drug lord Teodoro Garcia Simental, known for his savagery, is captured The crime boss 'El Teo,' who authorities say is responsible for massacres and beheadings, is quietly arrested in Baja California. Hundreds fled Tijuana to avoid being kidnapped.Mexican drug lord Teodoro Garcia Simental, known for his savagery, is captured |
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Jan. 11, 20102010-01-11 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | New years see Tijuana slip into cycle of violence After some gains in Mexico’s drug war in 2009, Tijuana has had a bloody turn of events in the new year. More than a dozen people, four of them students, were reported slain in the last week.New years see Tijuana slip into cycle of violence |
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Jan. 5, 20102010-01-05 | Los AngelesLos Angeles | Times staffstaff | StoryStory | Mexico's drug violence respects no borders The slaying of an El Monte educator visiting Mexico's Durango state brings the drug war toll home to Southern California.Mexico's drug violence respects no borders |
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Jan. 3, 20102010-01-03 | DurangoDurango | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Wife of slain El Monte civic leader didn't think drug war would touch her family Betzy Salcedo knew of the drug violence in her home town of Gomez Palacio, but like many in Mexico, she was sure she could steer clear of it. The kidnapping and execution of her husband, Augustin Roberto "Bobby" Salcedo changed everything. Wife of slain El Monte civic leader didn't think drug war would touch her family |
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Jan. 1, 20102010-01-01 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Book takes Mexico drug war to task The book by two former Mexican government officials criticizes President Felipe Calderon’s campaign against the drug cartels. The authors say the focus should be on smaller-bore crimes.Book takes Mexico drug war to task |
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Dec. 30, 20092009-12-30 | Nuevo LaredoNuevo Laredo | Ken Ellingwood, Tracy WilkinsonEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico's public is missing in action in the drug battle Faced with drug-cartel violence and signs of vigilantism against the gangs, ordinary people would argue that it doesn’t pay to get involved.Mexico's public is missing in action in the drug battle |
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Dec. 29, 20092009-12-29 | DurangoDurango | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Crime reporters face deadly perils As many as 12 reporters and media workers have been slain this year. The steady intimidation of journalists has caused many of them to pull their punches and refrain from writing the whole truth.Crime reporters face deadly perils |
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Dec. 23, 20092009-12-23 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico drug raid hero’s family slaughtered Hours after the burial of a marine who died in a raid that killed drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva, gunmen burst into his home and killed family members. Mexico drug raid hero’s family slaughtered |
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Dec. 22, 20092009-12-22 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Staged photos of slain drug lord stir controversy Images of Arturo Beltran Leyva's corpse covered with blood-stained peso and dollar bills and jewelry raise concerns that law enforcement is adopting the tactics of hit men. An inquiry is underway.Staged photos of slain drug lord stir controversy |
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Dec. 20, 20092009-12-20 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Tijuana's security chief need all of it he can get Julian Leyzaola lives with threats and worse, plus the accusations.Tijuana's security chief need all of it he can get |
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Dec. 18, 20092009-12-18 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken Ellingwood, Josh Meyer, Tracy WilkinsonEllingwood | StoryStory | Cartel chief is dead, but now what? Officials herald the killing of Arturo Beltran Leyva as a coup. Still, the drug violence could grow.Cartel chief is dead, but now what? |
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Dec. 14, 20092009-12-14 | Rosarito BeachRosarito Beach | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | One man's war zone is another's paradise From the insulated safety of Baja's luxurious seaside gated communities, American expatriates say reports of kidnappings and violent drug cartels seem a world away.One man's war zone is another's paradise |
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Dec. 9, 20092009-12-09 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Rights group faults Mexico over alleged army abuse Amnesty International, citing cases of alleged slayings by the military in the drug war, criticizes civilian officials, saying they fail to properly investigate or prosecute crimes by the army. Rights group faults Mexico over alleged army abuse |
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Nov. 25, 20092009-11-25 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Mexico tightens security at U.S. border crossings The new infrastructure -- including gates, cameras and vehicle scales -- aims to hamper the smuggling of drug money and weapons to Mexican cartels. Businesses are protesting the increased wait times.Mexico tightens security at U.S. border crossings |
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Nov. 17, 20092009-11-17 | San Luis PotosiSan Luis Potosi | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Fixing Mexico police becomes a priority Reversing police corruption that has tainted whole departments, shattered faith in law enforcement and compromised one of society's most basic institutions is proving difficult, but not impossible. Fixing Mexico police becomes a priority |
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Nov. 9, 20092009-11-09 | CuliacanCuliacan | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Women play growing role in Mexico's drug war Addiction, the economy and the lure of living well have sucked many into the narcotics underworld. The trend threatens the foundations of Mexican society. Women play growing role in Mexico's drug war |
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Oct. 29, 20092009-10-29 | Mexico CityMexico City | Cecilia Sanchez, Tracy WilkinsonSanchez | StoryStory | Song banned, band pulls out Los Tigres del Norte are initially barred from playing their latest drug-trade lyrics. Song banned, band pulls out |
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Oct. 28, 20092009-10-28 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Grim glossary of the narco-world Average words aren't sufficient for the over-the-top violence of Mexico's drug war, so new ones have been invented. Grim glossary of the narco-world |
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Oct. 23, 20092009-10-23 | CuliacanCuliacan | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | In drug-trafficking hub, artist is in demand Between mansions for the living and mausoleums for the dead, there is work to be had in the Sinaloa capital for painter and sculptor Jose Espinoza, who says of his patrons: 'I don't probe.'In drug-trafficking hub, artist is in demand |
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Oct. 17, 20092009-10-17 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Gruesome slayings add to Guerrero’s toll The mutilated corpses of nine people were found in plastic bags in the bed of a pickup, authorities said. The area where they were discovered is known for its drug trafficking. Gruesome slayings add to Guerrero’s toll |
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Oct. 12, 20092009-10-12 | CuliacanCuliacan | Ken Ellingwood, Tracy WilkinsonEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico's 'narco-lawyers' risk everything One 'Bulletproof Lawyer' survived four assassination attempts before being gunned down. Such unsolved killings highlight the violence within a judicial system manipulated by powerful drug cartels. Mexico's 'narco-lawyers' risk everything |
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Sept. 16, 20092009-09-16 | MexicaliMexicali | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | One Mexico border city is quiet, maybe too quiet Mexicali seems an oasis from violence, but some U.S. officials suspect that the peace comes at a high price.One Mexico border city is quiet, maybe too quiet |
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Sept. 4, 20092009-09-04 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | 18 killed in Juarez clinic for addicts The systematic execution of clients in one of the many treatment centers for addicts that have sprouted in Ciudad Juarez suggests smuggling gangs may be fighting over local markets.18 killed in Juarez clinic for addicts |
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Aug. 31, 20092009-08-31 | CuliacanCuliacan | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | 8 killed at street party in Mexico Four gunmen leap from a pickup truck and fire semiautomatic weapons at the revelers in the town of Navolato in Sinaloa state. The shooters escape. 8 killed at street party in Mexico |
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Aug. 23, 20092009-08-23 | Mexico CityMexico City | Richard Marosi, Tracy WilkinsonMarosi | StoryStory | Mexico shifts tactics in the drug battle Allowing possession of small amounts frees resources for fighting cartels and traffickers, the government says. Mexico shifts tactics in the drug battle |
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Aug. 22, 20092009-08-22 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Actually, violence is down--so say the numbers The attorney general points to statistics that indicate homicides have declined in the last 15 years. Critics dismiss his argument as so much spin. Actually, violence is down--so say the numbers |
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Aug. 14, 20092009-08-14 | Los AngelesLos Angeles | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | 17 charged in string of brutal kidnappings and slayings in San Diego suburbs n a spillover of Tijuana violence, Mexican gang members posing as U.S. law enforcement personnel abducted and killed 9 victims.17 charged in string of brutal kidnappings and slayings in San Diego suburbs |
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July 30, 20092009-07-30 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Police figures slain in separate attacks An investigator and a commander and his family are killed at their homes as drug crackdown continues.Police figures slain in separate attacks |
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July 21, 20092009-07-21 | WashingtonWashington | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | U.S. indictments target Mexico's Gulf cartels Gulf cartel and a brutal mercenary group are targeted in an effort that could lead to the seizure of U.S.-held assets.U.S. indictments target Mexico's Gulf cartels |
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July 18, 20092009-07-18 | SonoraSonora | Sacha FeinmanFeinman | StoryStory | Drug cartels imperil immigrants Tighter border enforcement has driven narcotics smugglers to share territory with migrants, adding to the dangers of the journey and possibly contributing to a drop in immigration. Drug cartels imperil immigrants |
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July 17, 20092009-07-17 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Forces hiked to counter drug gang Mexico is to deploy 5,500 security personnel to the western state of Michoacan, where a series of recent attacks has killed 16 police officers. The La Familia drug gang is suspected in the slayings. Forces hiked to counter drug gang |
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July 16, 20092009-07-16 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Politician is tied to gang targeting police Congressman-elect Julio Cesar Godoy is suspected of helping protect the La Familia cartel, accused of killing 16 officers in recent days. That has brought pressure on his sibling, Michoacan Gov. Leonel Godoy.Politician is tied to gang targeting police |
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July 15, 20092009-07-15 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | 12 slain in Michoacan were federal police officers The attack continues a spree in Michoacan by the La Familia drug cartel, officials say. 12 slain in Michoacan were federal police officers |
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July 13, 20092009-07-13 | Ciudad JuarezCiudad Juarez | Ken Ellingwood, Tracy WilkinsonEllingwood | StoryStory | Drug offensive stirs ‘wasps nest’ The 2 1/2-year offensive has uncovered deep corruption and sparked violent gang wars, presenting a stark reality: The longer and harder the war is fought, the more complex and daunting it becomes.Drug offensive stirs ‘wasps nest’ |
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July 10, 20092009-07-10 | York, MaineYork, Maine | Scott KraftKraft | StoryStory | Small-town cops in coastal Maine face a big problem A heroin overdose leads detectives to unravel a growing addiction problem in small New England towns. Maine is now on the drug mainline from Mexico.Small-town cops in coastal Maine face a big problem |
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July 9, 20092009-07-09 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Protest leader, relative shot to death in Mexico The attack on Benjamin LeBaron, a U.S. citizen, and his brother-in-law bore the signs of an organized-crime hit. LeBaron had led a demonstration in May against kidnapping.Protest leader, relative shot to death in Mexico |
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July 3, 20092009-07-03 | Los AngelesLos Angeles | Paul Pringe, Richard WintonPringe | StoryStory | Bentley driver's slaying in L.A. might have cartel link The wild pursuit that ended on the 101 freeway may have been the result of a rivalry between alleged members of the Arellano Felix drug-smuggling organization, according to an affidavit obtained by the Times. Bentley driver's slaying in L.A. might have cartel link |
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June 30, 20092009-06-30 | AbbotsfordAbbotsford | Kim MurphyMurphy | StoryStory | Drug war on another border: Canada Pressure on the U.S.-Mexico border makes the Vancouver, Canada market all the more lucrative and dangerous as narcotics traffickers battle for market share. Drug war on another border: Canada |
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June 27, 20092009-06-27 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | At least 12 die in Mexico shootout The deadly clash in the state of Guanajuato is said to have occurred when security forces sought to search a home. Elsewhere, in the state of Sonora, a congressional candidate escapes assassination.At least 12 die in Mexico shootout |
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June 21, 20092009-06-21 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | A quiet move to decriminalize minor drug use President Calderon, who wants to focus on trafficking, is set to sign the law decriminalizing minor drug use. But critics say letting off users caught with limited amounts of cocaine or other substances will increase use and encourage 'drug tourists' from the U.S.A quiet move to decriminalize minor drug use |
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June 19, 20092009-06-19 | WashingtonWashington | Josh MeyerMeyer | StoryStory | Designated immigration agents authorized to participate in drug enforcement Homeland Security and Justice departments repair schism with an accord to interchange staff and better share information.Designated immigration agents authorized to participate in drug enforcement |
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June 12, 20092009-06-12 | WashingtonWashington | Josh MeyerMeyer | StoryStory | Gun flow south is a crisis for two nations The U.S. government lacks a coordinated strategy to combat the flow of arms into Mexico, where 90% of the seized weapons that can be traced are linked to U.S. sales, watchdog report says.Gun flow south is a crisis for two nations |
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June 9, 20092009-06-09 | San DiegoSan Diego | Tony PerryPerry | StoryStory | Mexican national arrested trying to smuggle marijuana ashore on a surfboard Suspect tosses duffel bag as authorities approach, but the bag washes ashore at Imperial Beach. Officials say it contained 24 pounds of marijuana with a street value of about $74,400.Mexican national arrested trying to smuggle marijuana ashore on a surfboard |
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June 8, 20092009-06-08 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Acapulco shootout leaves 18 dead The hours-long battle that killed two soldiers and 16 gunmen took place several miles from the main strip of tourist complexes.Acapulco shootout leaves 18 dead |
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June 7, 20092009-06-07 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | At least 18 killed in shootout in Acapulco An hours-long gun battle erupts when government troops approach a home in a beachfront neighborhood of the Mexican resort. No tourists are reported hurt.At least 18 killed in shootout in Acapulco |
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June 4, 20092009-06-04 | AmatitlanAmatitlan | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Drug violence spilling into Guatemala Mexican drug gangs under pressure at home are moving operations to Guatemala, whose proximity, weak law enforcement and deep-rooted corruption provide fertile ground, officials and analysts say. By Ken Ellingwood Drug violence spilling into Guatemala |
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June 4, 20092009-06-04 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | 47 police officers questioned in disappearance of Mexican customs official The customs administrator in Veracruz has not been seen since an apparent traffic collision Monday night. On a security video, several police cars are seen arriving at the scene of the crash.47 police officers questioned in disappearance of Mexican customs official |
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May 31, 20092009-05-31 | PatzcuaroPatzcuaro | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico drug traffickers corrupt politics The cult-like La Familia Michoacana has contaminated city halls across one state, federal officials say. It sometimes decides who runs and who doesn't, who lives and who dies. Mexico drug traffickers corrupt politics |
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May 28, 20092009-05-28 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Detention of local officials marks shift in anti-drug efforts Calderon had been focused on a military offensive targeting drug figures and corrupt police. Now officials are being questioned to see how far the cartels have penetrated 'local political elites.' Detention of local officials marks shift in anti-drug efforts |
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May 27, 20092009-05-27 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | 10 mayors, other Mexico officials detained The sweep targets local officials in the state of Michoacan, home to La Familia, a fast-growing group of drug traffickers.10 mayors, other Mexico officials detained |
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May 21, 20092009-05-21 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico senator takes leave amid scandal Senator Ricardo Monreal of Zacatecas steps down temporarily to clear his name after an official acknowledges an investigation into a family property where tons of marijuana were found. Mexico senator takes leave amid scandal |
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May 21, 20092009-05-21 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico jail break video shows "inside job" Reforma newspaper publishes surveillance video showing guards apparently helping drug suspects escape from a prison in Zacatecas state.Mexico jail break video shows "inside job" |
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May 20, 20092009-05-20 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Reputed up-and-coming cartel figure held Rodolfo Lopez Ibarra and 12 other people with him are seized by soldiers when he steps from a plane in Monterrey, where he allegedly was assigned to take over cartel operations. Reputed up-and-coming cartel figure held |
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May 18, 20092009-05-18 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico sees inside job in prison break An armada of 17 vehicles, backed by a helicopter, sweeps down on a prison holding drug convicts. The warden and two top guards are arrested and another 40 are questioned in what authorities say was an "inside job." Mexico sees inside job in prison break |
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May 15, 20092009-05-15 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | 4 Southern California residents slain in Tijuana The bodies of two men and two women, bearing 'signs of violence,' were found over the weekend in a car. The circumstances are being investigated.4 Southern California residents slain in Tijuana |
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May 12, 20092009-05-12 | Antelope Wells, New MexicoAntelope Wells, New Mexico | Scott KraftKraft | StoryStory | Pursuing smugglers, border agents become trackers New fencing and high-tech devices make it difficult for drug traffickers to cross the border. So smugglers hoist packs and take to the desert on foot. Agents use century-old tracking skills to follow.Pursuing smugglers, border agents become trackers |
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May 11, 20092009-05-11 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | A trip to Mexico's museum of drugs Mexico displays confiscated guns and gadgets from its struggles against narcotics traffickers. Just don't call it the Narcomuseum.A trip to Mexico's museum of drugs |
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May 6, 20092009-05-06 | ArizonaArizona | Josh MeyerMeyer | StoryStory | Sinaloa cartel may resort to deadly force in U.S. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexico's most wanted man, reportedly meets with his lieutenants near the Mexico-Arizona border and tells them to meet force with force north of the border. Sinaloa cartel may resort to deadly force in U.S. |
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April 30, 20092009-04-30 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Army needs oversight, Human Rights Watch says Report lists 17 allegations of serious human rights abuse by the Mexican army, including torture and murder.Army needs oversight, Human Rights Watch says |
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April 29, 20092009-04-29 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | 7 police officers die in Tijuana attacks The bold assaults by heavily armed gunmen are said to have been aimed at intimidating the force. 7 police officers die in Tijuana attacks |
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April 21, 20092009-04-21 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Drug cartels keep Catholic officials in fear In one case, Archbishop Hector Gonzalez calls attention to a drug trafficker in his neighborhood and accuses the government of ignoring the situation. The prelate later apologizes for his comments.Drug cartels keep Catholic officials in fear |
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April 18, 20092009-04-18 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | General battles Tijuana drug traffickers General Alfonso Duarte Mugica is held up as a model in the army effort to stem drug violence and take on the cartels. He says there’s nothing personal in his hunt for one of Mexico’s most wanted. General battles Tijuana drug traffickers |
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April 15, 20092009-04-15 | Ixtapan de la SalIxtapan de la Sal | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mayors on front line of the drug war Mayors say they are the ones personally confronting the toll of drug violence on the streets. Yet they lack any meaningful role in the federal government's battle against organized crime.Mayors on front line of the drug war |
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April 3, 20092009-04-03 | Rio Grande City, TexasRio Grande City, Texas | Scott KraftKraft | StoryStory | On the borderline of good and bad Starr County, Texas had two consecutive sheriffs tied to drug trafficking from neighboring Mexico. The county finds itself wedged between a relentless supply of drugs to the south, and an insatiable appetite for them to the north.On the borderline of good and bad |
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April 3, 20092009-04-03 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico arrests suspected No. 2 in Juarez drug cartel Vicente Carrillo Leyva, son of the late kingpin Amado Carrillo Fuentes, is arrested in Mexico City. His capture comes as top U.S. law enforcement officials meet in Cuernavaca.Mexico arrests suspected No. 2 in Juarez drug cartel |
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April 2, 20092009-04-02 | San DiegoSan Diego | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Napolitano promises more agents at San Diego-area checkpoints The homeland security secretary visits the Southwest border for the first time since the Obama administration announced a new anti-smuggling strategy.Napolitano promises more agents at San Diego-area checkpoints |
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March 31, 20092009-03-31 | El PasoEl Paso | Sam QuinonesQuinones | StoryStory | Senators hear testimony on border danger John Kerry and others on the Foreign Relations Committee are told Mexico is not in danger of becoming a failed state.Senators hear testimony on border danger |
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March 27, 20092009-03-27 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Hillary Clinton wraps up Mexico visit, calls drug violence 'intolerable' The secretary of State tours a high-tech police facility in Mexico City and meets with university students in Monterrey. Hillary Clinton wraps up Mexico visit, calls drug violence 'intolerable' |
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March 26, 20092009-03-26 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | U.S. shares blame for Mexico drug violence, Clinton says A voracious appetite for illegal narcotics and liberal gun-sale rules are funding and arming smugglers locked in a drug war south of the border, the secretary of state says on her first visit to Mexico.U.S. shares blame for Mexico drug violence, Clinton says |
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March 25, 20092009-03-25 | WashingtonWashington | Josh MeyerMeyer | StoryStory | White House unveils plan to fight border drug cartels The $700-million multi-agency plan targets drug and human trafficking and money laundering and aims to curb spillover of violence from Mexico onto the U.S. side of the border.White House unveils plan to fight border drug cartels |
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March 25, 20092009-03-25 | Los AngelesLos Angeles | Sam QuinonesQuinones | StoryStory | Family members allegedly ran heroin smuggling ring An extended family of immigrants from Oaxaca is charged with running a heroin empire that relied on an obscure indigenous language and transactions in public places.Family members allegedly ran heroin smuggling ring |
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March 24, 20092009-03-24 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico offers $2-million rewards for top drug suspects The rewards are for information leading to the capture of the 24 most-wanted, including Joaquin 'Shorty' Guzman and Ismael Zambada, leaders of the so-called Sinaloa cartel. Mexico offers $2-million rewards for top drug suspects |
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March 22, 20092009-03-22 | WashingtonWashington | Josh MeyerMeyer | StoryStory | Drug cartels raise the stakes on human smuggling Drug-smuggling gangs appear to be muscling in on the brisk business of smuggling illegal immigrants across the U.S. border.Drug cartels raise the stakes on human smuggling |
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March 21, 20092009-03-21 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Abuse allegations rise against army Since President Calderon’s deployment of troops in the war against drug trafficking, allegations of illegal searches and arrests, rape and torture have risen, rights groups say. Abuse allegations rise against army |
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March 20, 20092009-03-20 | TijuanaTijuana | Sam QuinonesQuinones | StoryStory | In Tijuana, opera offers a refuge from violence On the streets, drug smugglers and gangs are fighting a war. But inside a modest cafe, the drama is make-believe and accompanied by sweet music.In Tijuana, opera offers a refuge from violence |
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March 20, 20092009-03-20 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexican drug figure's son is arrested Vicente Zambada is arrested in a posh area of Mexico City. He is the son of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a suspected drug kingpin in Sinaloa who is said to be an expert on opium cultivation and heroin smuggling.Mexican drug figure's son is arrested |
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March 19, 20092009-03-19 | San DiegoSan Diego | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | U.S. sues Union Pacific over cross-border drug trafficking Federal officials say Union Pacific failed to keep smugglers off its trains, but railroad casts blame on its Mexican affiliate.U.S. sues Union Pacific over cross-border drug trafficking |
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March 18, 20092009-03-18 | WashingtonWashington | Josh MeyerMeyer | StoryStory | U.S. shares blame for Mexico drug violence, senators say Decades of drug use in the U.S. and the smuggling of guns and money into Mexico have fueld that nation's spiraling violence, witnesses tell Congress.U.S. shares blame for Mexico drug violence, senators say |
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March 17, 20092009-03-17 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Killing of Tijuana pizzeria owner leaves family, Mexican authorities at odds George Norman Harrison, a San Diego County native, was found decapitated. Authorities consider his death drug-related; his family disagrees. Killing of Tijuana pizzeria owner leaves family, Mexican authorities at odds |
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March 15, 20092009-03-15 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken Ellingwood, Tracy WilkinsonEllingwood | StoryStory | Drug cartels' new weaponry means war Narcotics traffickers are acquiring firepower more appropriate to an army -- including grenade launchers and anti-tank rockets -- and the police are feeling outgunned.Drug cartels' new weaponry means war |
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March 13, 20092009-03-13 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | The barrio gets behind the cartels The Gulf cartel showed its pull in the impoverished neighborhoods around Mexico's richest city, calling them to the streets. Protests spread to border and port cities.The barrio gets behind the cartels |
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March 13, 20092009-03-13 | WashingtonWashington | Associated Press, Times staffPress | StoryStory | U.S. may deploy troops if Mexico border violence escalates Homeland Security official tells Congress that National Guard may be needed if security deteriorates at U.S.-Mexico border, a day after President Obama makes a similar suggestion about drug-related violence.U.S. may deploy troops if Mexico border violence escalates |
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March 10, 20092009-03-10 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Dozens arrested in Tijuana raid A major army-led operation targets organized crime.Dozens arrested in Tijuana raid |
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March 9, 20092009-03-09 | Rosarito BeachRosarito Beach | Christopher ReynoldsReynolds | StoryStory | Rosarito Beach regulars won't stay away despite Mexico's drug war U.S. tourists who enjoy escaping to this seaside city are continuing to do so despite the recent travel warnings. 'Drug people are fighting the drug people,' goes the thinking. Rosarito Beach regulars won't stay away despite Mexico's drug war |
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March 7, 20092009-03-07 | San DiegoSan Diego | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | U.S. citizen beheaded in apparent drug hit A former Chula Vista resident is identified as one of three men who were found decapitated this week in Tijuana.U.S. citizen beheaded in apparent drug hit |
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March 6, 20092009-03-06 | CancunCancun | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Tourists weigh Mexico drug violence Mexico's rampant drug violence has put the issue of safety front and center for would-be vacationers, and put the country's publicity-sensitive tourism promoters on the defensive.Tourists weigh Mexico drug violence |
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March 5, 20092009-03-05 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | 20 killed in riot at Ciudad Juarez prison It takes forces nearly three hours to contain the gang unrest. Bodies are reportedly thrown from windows. 20 killed in riot at Ciudad Juarez prison |
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March 4, 20092009-03-04 | TexasTexas | Andrew Becker, Patrick J. McDonnellBecker | StoryStory | Mexico's drug war creates new class of refugees Business owners, law enforcement officers, journalists and other professionals are among those seeking asylum in the U.S. -- even when it means sitting in jail.Mexico's drug war creates new class of refugees |
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March 3, 20092009-03-03 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico sending more forces to Ciudad Juarez As violence spirals, Mexico dispatches another 1,000 federal police to the border city of Juarez, where 2,000 additional soldiers arrived earlier this week. More than 1,600 people died last year in drug-related violence in the city, across the border from El Paso, Texas.Mexico sending more forces to Ciudad Juarez |
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March 3, 20092009-03-03 | San DiegoSan Diego | Associated PressPress | StoryStory | Warning issued on Mexico trips The Justice Department's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has taken the unusual step of urging college students to avoid parts of northern Mexico during spring break. Warning issued on Mexico trips |
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March 2, 20092009-03-02 | CancunCancun | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Killings uncover seamier side of Cancun The killing of a newly-hired security official, Gen. Mauro Enrique Tello, and two others raises questions about the drug trade's impact on the popular resort, especially with suspicions falling on then-police chief, Francisco Velasco. Killings uncover seamier side of Cancun |
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Feb. 26, 20092009-02-26 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico to send up to 5,000 more troops to Ciudad Juarez The increase would triple the law enforcement presence in the border city, which has been racked by drug violence. Its police chief quit recently and its mayor has received threats.Mexico to send up to 5,000 more troops to Ciudad Juarez |
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Feb. 25, 20092009-02-25 | VillanuevaVillanueva | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Town fed up with violence turns to army In the state of Zacatecas, residents of Villanueva demanded that the military take over. The soldiers came, but drug war violence got worse.Town fed up with violence turns to army |
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Feb. 25, 20092009-02-25 | WashingtonWashington | Josh MeyerMeyer | StoryStory | Hundreds arrested in U.S. probe of Mexican drug cartel Fifty arrests in California and elsewhere are the latest among 730 targeting the Sinaloa cartel in a 21-month crackdown.Hundreds arrested in U.S. probe of Mexican drug cartel |
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Feb. 23, 20092009-02-23 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Governor of Mexico's Chihuahua state downplays attack Gov. Jose Reyes Baeza Terrazas says gunmen who fired on his convoy weren't aiming at him.Governor of Mexico's Chihuahua state downplays attack |
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Feb. 21, 20092009-02-21 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Ciudad Juarez police chief quits after killings of officers, threats Posted signs say a policeman would be killed every 48 hours unless Roberto Orduña Cruz resigned.Ciudad Juarez police chief quits after killings of officers, threats |
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Feb. 19, 20092009-02-19 | New MexicoNew Mexico | Scott KraftKraft | StoryStory | Border drug war is too close for comfort A quaint but quirky border town in New Mexico casts a wary glance at its neighbor over the border, fretting over whether drug-related violence will cross over to its streets.Border drug war is too close for comfort |
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Feb. 16, 20092009-02-16 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Gunmen kill police officer, 10 relatives in Tabasco Gunmen hit the homes of Carlos Reyes Lopez and his extended family; a 2-year-old nephew and five other children are among the dead. Reyes Lopez was a member of an elite agency tackling police corruption. Gunmen kill police officer, 10 relatives in Tabasco |
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Feb. 12, 20092009-02-12 | PhoenixPhoenix | Sam QuinonesQuinones | StoryStory | Phoenix, kidnap-for-ransom capital Juan Francisco Perez-Torres was abducted last month in front of his home and ransom demanded. Hundreds of such incidents occur each year in Phoenix, and Mexican drug-smuggling is usually involved.Phoenix, kidnap-for-ransom capital |
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Feb. 8, 20092009-02-08 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Families want answers from man who says he dissolved 300 people Santiago Meza Lopez, known as El Pozolero (the Stew Maker), says he stuffed bodies into barrels of lye for drug cartels. He may be a good source of information about missing loved ones.Families want answers from man who says he dissolved 300 people |
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Feb. 6, 20092009-02-06 | ChihuahuaChihuahua | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Openness is the new order in the courts Closed-door, written trials give way to U.S.-style proceedings in Chihuahua state. The overhaul could help fight corruption and organized crime, analysts say.Openness is the new order in the courts |
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Feb. 4, 20092009-02-04 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Ex-general, 2 others found shot to death near Cancun Mauro Enrique Tello is one of the highest-ranking officials to be killed in the lawlessness fueled by drug trafficking and other gang crime. Elsewhere in Mexico, 14 people are reported killed. Ex-general, 2 others found shot to death near Cancun |
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Jan. 29, 20092009-01-29 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico drug bosses may have set truce According to news reports, trafficking chiefs in the state of Sinaloa agreed last month to curb their bloody rivalry. Killings there have declined sharply.Mexico drug bosses may have set truce |
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Jan. 25, 20092009-01-25 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Calderon seeks to dispel talk of 'failing state' Two recent U.S. reports paint a dire picture of Mexico as its battle against drug crime grows more bloody, but Mexican officials say that though some cities are in trouble, the state itself is strong.Calderon seeks to dispel talk of 'failing state' |
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Jan. 24, 20092009-01-24 | San DiegoSan Diego | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Mexico army nabs vats-of-lye suspect The man arrested in Baja California is said to have dissolved hundreds of bodies as part of Tijuana's drug turf war.Mexico army nabs vats-of-lye suspect |
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Jan. 17, 20092009-01-17 | Los AngelesLos Angeles | Evelyn LarrubiaLarrubia | StoryStory | Parents' quest helps identify remains in barrel The LaPortes’ search for their son ends when Mexican officials confirm the remains found in Rosarito are of their son Daniel. They also learn that he was apparently smuggling marijuana.Parents' quest helps identify remains in barrel |
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Jan. 15, 20092009-01-15 | Mexico CityMexico City | Denise DresserDresser | StoryStory | Reality check for U.S.-Mexico relations Calderon must face facts in Mexico, and Obama may find the drug war a tough foreign policy issue.Reality check for U.S.-Mexico relations |
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Jan. 13, 20092009-01-13 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Vatican suggests excommunicating Mexican drug traffickers Vatican's second-ranking official suggests severe penalty for drug thugs responsible for thousands of deaths in Mexico.Vatican suggests excommunicating Mexican drug traffickers |
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Jan. 13, 20092009-01-13 | WashingtonWashington | Ken Ellingwood, Frank JamesEllingwood | StoryStory | Obama, Calderon meet in Washington Cooperation in drug war on agenda as Mexican president meets president-elect.Obama, Calderon meet in Washington |
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Jan. 8, 20092009-01-08 | Mexico CityMexico City | Associated PressPress | StoryStory | More U.S. funds freed for Mexico's drug fight Washington releases an additional $99 million as part of an aid package to help security forces in their battle with drug cartels. More U.S. funds freed for Mexico's drug fight |
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Jan. 8, 20092009-01-08 | Mexico CityMexico City | Reuters WireWire | StoryStory | Mexico arrests a founder of “Zetas” drug hitmen Mexico has captured one of the founders of the Gulf drug cartel's brutal "Zetas" squad of hitmen that is behind much of the country's bloodshed, the attorney general's office said.Mexico arrests a founder of “Zetas” drug hitmen |
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Jan. 2, 20092009-01-02 | Los AngelesLos Angeles | Paul PringlePringle | StoryStory | Drug arrests mystify Covina neighborhood After two Mexican federal agents and two others were arrested in July on drug-related charges, little has emerged about the case and residents are puzzled.Drug arrests mystify Covina neighborhood |
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Dec. 31, 20082008-12-31 | WashingtonWashington | Josh MeyerMeyer | StoryStory | Mistrust bedevils war on Mexican drug cartels The U.S. and Mexico agree that cartels have morphed into crime syndicates that pose an urgent security threat to the region. But working together has not been easy.Mistrust bedevils war on Mexican drug cartels |
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Dec. 30, 20082008-12-30 | Los AngelesLos Angeles | Times staffstaff | StoryStory | Strategies for Mexico's drug war Experts and public figures in the U.S. and Latin America offer a range of views, from stepped-up policing to legalization.Strategies for Mexico's drug war |
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Dec. 28, 20082008-12-28 | CuliacanCuliacan | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | In Sinaloa, the drug trade has infiltrated 'every corner of life' 'Narcos' have made their way into government, business and culture in this Pacific state, where kids want to grow up to be traffickers.In Sinaloa, the drug trade has infiltrated 'every corner of life' |
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Dec. 24, 20082008-12-24 | GuadalajaraGuadalajara | Associated PressPress | StoryStory | Mexican beauty queen arrested with suspected drug gang members, guns and bullets Miss Sinaloa arrested in Zapopan, outside city of Guadalajara, in Jalisco state.Mexican beauty queen arrested with suspected drug gang members, guns and bullets |
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Dec. 22, 20082008-12-22 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Remains of 9 decapitated men found in Mexico The heads and bodies were found at separate places in the state of Guerrero, a hot spot in the country's drug war. Local media say the victims may be Mexican soldiers.Remains of 9 decapitated men found in Mexico |
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Dec. 22, 20082008-12-22 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Drug crackdown has little effect on money laundering The network of money laundering in Mexico reaches from banks and exchange houses in the capital to a small soccer team in the western state of Michoacan. Drug crackdown has little effect on money laundering |
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Dec. 19, 20082008-12-19 | Ciudad JuarezCiudad Juarez | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Drug violence puts Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on edge In a harrowing three-day visit, a reporter finds the social fabric badly frayed in Ciudad Juarez, a border city that has suffered the worst of the drug-related violence in Mexico.Drug violence puts Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on edge |
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Dec. 18, 20082008-12-18 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Mystery man blamed for gruesome Tijuana deaths Teodoro Garcia Simental is the best known but least identifiable suspects believed to be responsible for Tijuana's raging drug violence. His name alone inspires silence.Mystery man blamed for gruesome Tijuana deaths |
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Dec. 16, 20082008-12-16 | San DiegoSan Diego | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Less cocaine on U.S. streets, report says. Mexican trafficking organizations are expanding their control, but interdiction efforts have affected flow.Less cocaine on U.S. streets, report says. |
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Dec. 9, 20082008-12-09 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Death toll in Mexico's drug war surges Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora says 5,376 people have been killed so far in 2008, more than twice the toll for the first 11 months of 2007.Death toll in Mexico's drug war surges |
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Dec. 9, 20082008-12-09 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Corruption hurting Mexico's fight against crime, Calderon says Mexican President Felipe Calderon says his government has made strides in combating graft. But police corruption remains a big problem in the battle against drug trafficking.Corruption hurting Mexico's fight against crime, Calderon says |
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Dec. 7, 20082008-12-07 | MonterreyMonterrey | Sam QuinonesQuinones | StoryStory | 23 seconds of the Mexican drug war When four people in a jewelry store were killed by gunmen who took nothing, few doubted it was a message sent in the drug war.23 seconds of the Mexican drug war |
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Dec. 5, 20082008-12-05 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Some in Mexico want the death penalty reinstated The increase in slayings and kidnappings related to the nation's war on drug traffickers has created a climate of fear. Legal experts see too many obstacles to restoring capital punishment.Some in Mexico want the death penalty reinstated |
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Dec. 5, 20082008-12-05 | Los AngelesLos Angeles | Raoul RanoaRanoa | Interactive GraphicInteractive Graphic | Moments before eternity The slayings of a Mexican police officer, his wife and two others occurred in Monterrey's busy business district.Moments before eternity |
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Dec. 4, 20082008-12-04 | Ciudad JuarezCiudad Juarez | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Schools become latest targets in violence-plagued Ciudad Juarez Anonymous threats warn of unspecified harm if teachers don't hand over their year-end bonuses.Schools become latest targets in violence-plagued Ciudad Juarez |
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Dec. 2, 20082008-12-02 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Tijuana drug violence unabated Despite a recent military offensive, at least 38 people have been killed in the city's drug wars since Saturday, nine of them decapitated.Tijuana drug violence unabated |
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Nov. 30, 20082008-11-30 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico drug suspects extradited at record pace The new posture on extradition signals President Felipe Calderon's determination to combat violent smuggling groups through closer collaboration with U.S. authorities, officials and analysts say.Mexico drug suspects extradited at record pace |
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Nov. 27, 20082008-11-27 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | U.S. war on drugs has failed, report says Former Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo calls for a U.S. effort to curb consumption and halt arms trafficking. U.S. war on drugs has failed, report says |
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Nov. 22, 20082008-11-22 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico traffickers bribed former anti-drug chief, officials say Noe Ramirez Mandujano, a prosecutor who resigned as head of the SIEDO organized crime unit in July, is arrested on suspicion of passing intelligence to Sinaloa drug gangsters.Mexico traffickers bribed former anti-drug chief, officials say |
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Nov. 21, 20082008-11-21 | CuliacanCuliacan | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Another bloody night in Sinaloa, Mexico Five federal and state police agents are killed in an ambush in Culiacan as drug gangs try to fight off a government crackdown. The day's toll is 10.Another bloody night in Sinaloa, Mexico |
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Nov. 19, 20082008-11-19 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | 500 police officers replaced in Tijuana Mexican federal agents and army troops are dispatched in a bid to rid the Tijuana police department of cops suspected of having links to drug traffickers.500 police officers replaced in Tijuana |
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Nov. 16, 20082008-11-16 | AtlantaAtlanta | Sam Quinones, Richard SerranoQuinones | StoryStory | Mexico drug wars spill across the border Few regions of the U.S. are immune to drug-trafficking organizations that have left a trail of death, kidnappings and other crimes.Mexico drug wars spill across the border |
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Nov. 12, 20082008-11-12 | Rosarito BeachRosarito Beach | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Rosarito Beach losing tourists to crime fears The mayor still pushes his seaside city as a cut-rate paradise. 'Tourists are not targeted,' he says. But violence linked to the drug war has made it a harder sell.Rosarito Beach losing tourists to crime fears |
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Nov. 7, 20082008-11-07 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Citizen suspicion surrounds Mexico plane crash A citizenry wearied by drug violence appears unwilling to rule out foul play in the crash that killed Mexico's interior minister, a former top anti-drug official and 12 others.Citizen suspicion surrounds Mexico plane crash |
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Nov. 4, 20082008-11-04 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Two top state police officers slain in Mexico One of the killings occurs in Mexico state, where 12 officers have been killed in five days, apparently by gangs seeking a foothold in areas near the capital.Two top state police officers slain in Mexico |
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Nov. 3, 20082008-11-03 | CuliacanCuliacan | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Most-wanted Mexico drug trafficker is found everywhere Rumored sightings of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman are legion, but Mexico's most-wanted trafficker remains at large.Most-wanted Mexico drug trafficker is found everywhere |
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Oct. 31, 20082008-10-31 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Lions and tigers and drugs A recent raid in Mexico City turns up a menagerie filled with big cats and a monkey, another case of an alleged cartel boss collecting rare exotic species.Lions and tigers and drugs |
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Oct. 28, 20082008-10-28 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Mexico acknowledges drug gang infiltration of police The arrest of 35 members of Mexico's elite organized-crime squad is another embarrassing setback in President Felipe Calderon's effort to root out drug trafficking.Mexico acknowledges drug gang infiltration of police |
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Oct. 27, 20082008-10-27 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Police capture key drug suspect Eduardo Arellano Felix, an original member of a notorious cartel, is nabbed after a shootout in Tijuana.Police capture key drug suspect |
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Oct. 25, 20082008-10-25 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | For Tijuana children, drug war gore is part of their school day The biggest civilian casualty in Tijuana's raging drug war may be the psyche of children exposed to the carnage.For Tijuana children, drug war gore is part of their school day |
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Oct. 25, 20082008-10-25 | TijuanaTijuana | Don BartlettiBartletti | Photo GalleryPhoto Gallery | Tijuana violence Children frequently witness the gruesome aftermath of Tijuana's raging drug battles.Tijuana violence |
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Oct. 23, 20082008-10-23 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico arrests major drug-trafficking suspect Jesus Zambada Garcia is captured after a gun battle in Mexico City. He commanded one of four branches of the Sinaloa cartel, officials say.Mexico arrests major drug-trafficking suspect |
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Oct. 21, 20082008-10-21 | CuliacanCuliacan | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Culiacan, Mexico, feels the pain of a drug-induced recession In Mexico's cradle of drug trafficking, residents feel the sting of recession as smugglers and their money become scarce.Culiacan, Mexico, feels the pain of a drug-induced recession |
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Oct. 18, 20082008-10-18 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | U.S. drug czar John Walters reassures, sounds alarm on Mexico drug violence In Mexico visit, anti-drug chief warns that violent cartels in Mexico "do not respect the border" and pose a threat to the United States.U.S. drug czar John Walters reassures, sounds alarm on Mexico drug violence |
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Oct. 17, 20082008-10-17 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Two held in Mexico in killings of 24 A municipal police commander is among the accused in connection with the two dozen bodies found in a wooded area outside Mexico City.Two held in Mexico in killings of 24 |
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Oct. 15, 20082008-10-15 | HuitzilaHuitzila | Deborah BonelloBonello | VideoVideo | Recovering addict in Mexico talks about his addiction Once just a transit nation for narcotics, Mexico now grapples with addiction.Recovering addict in Mexico talks about his addiction |
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Oct. 15, 20082008-10-15 | HuitzilaHuitzila | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico grapples with drug addiction Long a corridor for narcotics headed for the U.S., Mexico is now contending with its own addiction problem, as U.S. border controls push traffickers to look elsewhere.Mexico grapples with drug addiction |
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Oct. 8, 20082008-10-08 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Killing of Mexico mayor sends message The slaying of a rising political star is ascribed to his refusal to have any contact with drug traffickers.Killing of Mexico mayor sends message |
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Oct. 6, 20082008-10-06 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Tijuana killings may signal fall of Arellano Felix cartel With dozens of bodies found in the last week, some in law enforcement see 'the tail end' of the organization. But others warn that elements of the ruthless cartel remain very much alive.Tijuana killings may signal fall of Arellano Felix cartel |
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Oct. 1, 20082008-10-01 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico's President Calderon has few choices in drug war Though an attack on civilians in Morelia has tested the public's stomach for the increasingly savage conflict, the president has little room to pull back from his crackdown.Mexico's President Calderon has few choices in drug war |
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Sept. 30, 20082008-09-30 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | 12 bodies found near Mexico school The grisly discovery capped four days of violence that has shaken the sprawling Tijuana metropolitan area and forced Baja California state officials to plead for more federal police to help control the city.12 bodies found near Mexico school |
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Sept. 28, 20082008-09-28 | Mexico CityMexico City | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Morelia suspect tells of holding grenade 'I was hiding it in my hands and it made me shudder,' Juan Carlos Castro Galeana tells an interrogator in a videotaped session about the deadly attack in Mexico. 'I was desperate to get rid of it.'Morelia suspect tells of holding grenade |
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Sept. 27, 20082008-09-27 | TijuanaTijuana | Evelyn LarrubiaLarrubia | StoryStory | An American is missing in Mexico, but his other life emerges Daniel LaPorte went to Mexico and never came back. His parents didn't know of his drug involvement.An American is missing in Mexico, but his other life emerges |
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Sept. 18, 20082008-09-18 | MoreliaMorelia | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexicans fear they are all targets now In the wake of the deadly explosions in the capital of Michoacan state, Mexicans are forced to confront a new kind of victim in the drug wars: anyone.Mexicans fear they are all targets now |
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Sept. 18, 20082008-09-18 | WashingtonWashington | Richard SchmittSchmitt | StoryStory | DEA arrests 175 Mexican drug-trafficking suspects The suspects, believed to have ties to Mexico's Gulf cartel, were arrested in raids this week in a dozen U.S. states.DEA arrests 175 Mexican drug-trafficking suspects |
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Sept. 17, 20082008-09-17 | MexicaliMexicali | Richard MarosiMarosi | VideoVideo | Mexicali drug tunnel Under a simple home in a typical Mexicali neighborhood, traffickers were busy for months excavating a sophisticated tunnel toward the United States, one of seven discovered this year along this part of the U.S. borderMexicali drug tunnel |
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Sept. 17, 20082008-09-17 | MexicaliMexicali | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Suspects in border tunnel charged, Mexico officials say The eight men arrested in the house where the sophisticated tunnel began include a suspected L.A.-area gang member.Suspects in border tunnel charged, Mexico officials say |
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Sept. 17, 20082008-09-17 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Organized crime blamed for deadly Mexico blasts At least seven people are killed by the two explosions in the capital of Michoacan state during Independence Day celebrations.Organized crime blamed for deadly Mexico blasts |
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Sept. 17, 20082008-09-17 | Mexico CityMexico City | Deborah BonelloBonello | VideoVideo | Reaction to Independence Day blast Mexicans react to a hand-grenade blast during Independence Day celebrations in Michoacan.Reaction to Independence Day blast |
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Sept. 17, 20082008-09-17 | MoreliaMorelia | Deborah BonelloBonello | VideoVideo | Mexican Independence Day celebration disrupted by grenade attack Victim recounts deadly blast during Independence Day celebrations in Morelia, Michoacan.Mexican Independence Day celebration disrupted by grenade attack |
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Sept. 15, 20082008-09-15 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico safety chief's tough job: policing the police Drug money and corruption have long tainted law enforcement. But Genaro Garcia Luna, with President Calderon's backing and the aid of technology, may succeed in reforming the system, analysts say.Mexico safety chief's tough job: policing the police |
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Sept. 7, 20082008-09-07 | TecateTecate | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | In Mexico, a police victory against smuggling brings deadly revenge Juan Jose Soriano, deputy commander of the Tecate Police Department, helped U.S. authorities find a drug-smuggling tunnel. The next morning, gunmen shot him 45 times in his bedroom.In Mexico, a police victory against smuggling brings deadly revenge |
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Sept. 7, 20082008-09-07 | Los AngelesLos Angeles | Lorena Iñiguez ElebeeIñiguez Elebee | Interactive GraphicInteractive Graphic | In Mexico, no police victory goes unpunished Juan Jose Soriano, the deputy commander of the Tecate Police Department, assisted U.S. authorities in a drug tunnel investigation, and paid with his life.In Mexico, no police victory goes unpunished |
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Sept. 2, 20082008-09-02 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Calderon presents Mexico's annual report in written form A new law allows President Felipe Calderon to give his state of the nation report without having to appear before Congress, a move that avoids disturbances.Calderon presents Mexico's annual report in written form |
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Sept. 1, 20082008-09-01 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Fear of kidnapping grips Mexico The number is rising, and the rich are not the only ones targeted. Criminals sometimes want as little as $500.Fear of kidnapping grips Mexico |
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Aug. 31, 20082008-08-31 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Thousands of Mexicans rally to protest rising crime wave 'Enough' they say as they blame officials for failing to curb the rising violence caused by drug gangs.Thousands of Mexicans rally to protest rising crime wave |
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Aug. 30, 20082008-08-30 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Drug war bodies are piling up in Mexico The heap of 11 decapitated bodies found in Yucatan shows that the battle to control the multibillion-dollar drug trade knows no boundaries.Drug war bodies are piling up in Mexico |
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Aug. 29, 20082008-08-29 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken Ellingwood, Cecilia SanchezEllingwood | StoryStory | 12 decapitated bodies found in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula The discovery is the first sign of a major outbreak of drug cartel violence in Yucatan.12 decapitated bodies found in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula |
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Aug. 22, 20082008-08-22 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico moves to curb drug crime wave President Calderon proposes new anti-kidnapping squads, special prisons, cellphone tracking and aid for local forces.Mexico moves to curb drug crime wave |
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Aug. 19, 20082008-08-19 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | In Chihuahua, Mexico, governor calls for tougher crackdown on crime Gov. Jose Reyes Baeza calls on federal authorities to reform their strategy after 13 people are killed in a weekend shooting.In Chihuahua, Mexico, governor calls for tougher crackdown on crime |
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Aug. 17, 20082008-08-17 | El PasoEl Paso | Miguel BustilloBustillo | StoryStory | Mexico drug war's costs, risks exported to U.S. Officers and others wounded across the border are increasingly being transferred to an El Paso hospital.Mexico drug war's costs, risks exported to U.S. |
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Aug. 14, 20082008-08-14 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | 6 officers in Mexico crime unit arrested The men are believed to have aided drug smugglers in Sinaloa state, officials say.6 officers in Mexico crime unit arrested |
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Aug. 13, 20082008-08-13 | Mexico CityMexico City | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico violence claims 6 more police officers The victims include two top commanders in Michoacan, a senior investigator in Chihuahua and a deputy chief in Quintana Roo.Mexico violence claims 6 more police officers |
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Aug. 10, 20082008-08-10 | Sierra VistaSierra Vista | Richard SerranoSerrano | StoryStory | U.S. guns arm Mexican drug cartels Licensed weapons dealers are abundant near the border. 'Straw buyers' assist the traffickers.U.S. guns arm Mexican drug cartels |
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Aug. 9, 20082008-08-09 | EnsenadaEnsenada | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Mexico anti-drug general is ousted Sergio Aponte Polito is relieved of duty in Baja California and Sonora states. He has won public praise for his effectiveness but also criticism from officials for accusations against them.Mexico anti-drug general is ousted |
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Aug. 5, 20082008-08-05 | Mexico CityMexico City | Marla Dickerson, Cecilia SanchezDickerson | StoryStory | Mexican police linked to rising kidnappings Many are afraid to contact authorities about abductions, fearing officers could be involved. The problem is an awkward one for President Felipe Calderon's drug war.Mexican police linked to rising kidnappings |
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July 30, 20082008-07-30 | TijuanaTijuana | Don BartlettiBartletti | Photo GalleryPhoto Gallery | Narcocorridos As violence mounts, Mexico tries to mute the music dedicated to drug traffickers.Narcocorridos |
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July 30, 20082008-07-30 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Muting the music of mayhem As drug-related violence escalates, Tijuana is losing its taste for songs that glorify gangsters.Muting the music of mayhem |
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July 16, 20082008-07-16 | Ciudad JuarezCiudad Juarez | Tracy WilkinsonWilkinson | StoryStory | Drug war mayhem instills a new fear Drug-related killings have taken thousands of lives, but now those uninvolved in the cartel battles are falling victim, even children.Drug war mayhem instills a new fear |
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July 15, 20082008-07-15 | Mexico CityMexico City | Marla Dickerson, Cecilia SanchezDickerson | StoryStory | Sinaloa rocked by soaring drug violence At least 21 people are killed in five days as turf wars between splintered gangs appear to heat up.Sinaloa rocked by soaring drug violence |
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July 11, 20082008-07-11 | Mexico CityMexico City | Marla DickersonDickerson | StoryStory | 12 slain in brazen Mexico attack In daylight near the center of Sinaloa's capital, gunmen kill nine at a shop and three pursuing officers. 12 slain in brazen Mexico attack |
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July 8, 20082008-07-08 | TijuanaTijuana | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | Tijuana finds 11 dead in 3 days The weekend tally pushes the city's death toll to more than 260, compared with about 152 homicides at this time last year, and underscores authorities' difficulties curbing organized crime.Tijuana finds 11 dead in 3 days |
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July 6, 20082008-07-06 | VillahermosaVillahermosa | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Reporters covering Mexico drug wars risk their lives As violence has soared, more than 30 reporters have died or disappeared in Mexico since 2000, the group Reporters Without Borders says.Reporters covering Mexico drug wars risk their lives |
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June 11, 20082008-06-11 | Los AngelesLos Angeles | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Macabre drug cartel messages in Mexico Part threat and part boast, the hand-written messages left at the scene of drug killings have multiplied. The words are a warning to enemies, and to society at large.Macabre drug cartel messages in Mexico |
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June 7, 20082008-06-07 | Los AngelesLos Angeles | Richard MarosiMarosi | StoryStory | U.S. a haven for Tijuana elite Three years ago, gunmen tried to kidnap chef Javier Plascencia's younger brother. A year later they tried again but, in a case of mistaken identity, snatched the wrong man.U.S. a haven for Tijuana elite |
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June 3, 20082008-06-03 | Nuevo LaredoNuevo Laredo | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Army's role in Mexico drug war seen as crucial yet risky Observers fear the deployment will hurt democracy and civil institutions, but they see no alternative.Army's role in Mexico drug war seen as crucial yet risky |
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June 3, 20082008-06-03 | TijuanaTijuana | Ken EllingwoodEllingwood | StoryStory | Mexico vs. drug gangs: A deadly clash for control President Felipe Calderon says the violence is one measure of success: It shows that the cartels have been hurt badly and are now lashing out at the government and one another.Mexico vs. drug gangs: A deadly clash for control |
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