Mexican Supreme Court official held for links to drug cartel
August 13th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 13 (IANS/EFE) A Mexican Supreme Court official was arrested and arraigned in federal court for allegedly having links to a drug cartel, said authorities.Juan Carlos de la ... Read more...
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Mexico puts up $1.2 bn to solve kidnappings
May 12th, 2012 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 12 (IANS/EFE) Mexican authorities said Friday that they are prepared to pay up to 16.5 billion pesos ($1.23 billion) in rewards for information leading to the rescue ... Read more...
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Mexico ships 273 inmates to island prison
October 24th, 2011 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Oct 24 (IANS/EFE) A total of 273 inmates were transferred from different prisons in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas to the federal prison on the Islas Marias, ... Read more...
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Prison fight in northern Mexico leaves 20 inmates killed
October 17th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by BNO News
TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- At least 20 inmates were killed and several others were injured during a fight at a prison in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas near the U.S. ... Read more...
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20 die in Mexico prison fight
October 16th, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Oct 16 (IANS/EFE) A fight among inmates at a prison in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas Saturday left 20 dead and 12 injured, officials said.The state's Public ... Read more...
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U.S. Missionary dies after being shot in northern Mexico
January 28th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by BNO News
MCALLLEN, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) -- A U.S. Missionary on Wednesday was killed after being shot by gunmen on a highway in northern Mexico, the Pharr Police Department informed on Thursday.Nancy Shuman Davis, ... Read more...
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Drug gang gunfight leaves 10 dead, 18 injured in central-western Mexico
December 12th, 2010 - 5:19 am ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- At least 10 people were killed and 18 were injured on Friday night in a gunfight between drug cartels in the central-western Mexican state of Jalisco, officials ... Read more...
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Mexican drug lord Nazario “El Chayo” Moreno Gonzalez reportedly killed by troops
December 10th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- Mexican top drug lord Nazario "El Chayo" Moreno Gonzalez, the leader and founder of the powerful "La Familia Michoacana" cartel, may have died Thursday during clashes with ... Read more...
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85 prisoners escape from Mexico jail
September 11th, 2010 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Sep 11 (IANS/EFE) Eighty-five prisoners escaped from a jail in Mexico's Tamaulipas state, authorities said.
The largest prison break in the state took place Friday in the city of Reynosa, bordering ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm Hermine hits northeastern Mexico, Texas
September 7th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by BNO News
HOUSTON (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Storm Hermine barreled into southern Texas on Tuesday, after making landfall in northeastern Mexico on Monday night with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/hr), meteorologists ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm Hermine Makes Its Way Into Texas
September 7th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
McAllen, Texas, Sep 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tropical Storm Hermine crossed into the southern part of Texas on early Tuesday morning with a sustained wind speed of 65 miles per hour. ... Read more...
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14 inmates killed in fight in Mexico jail
August 7th, 2010 - 9:40 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 7 (DPA) Fourteen inmates died Friday during a fight at the Matamoros prison in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, on the border with the US, authorities said.
The fight, ... Read more...
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U.S. extends travel warning for Mexico
July 17th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The U.S. Department of State issued on Friday a travel warning for Mexico due to the security situation in the North American nation. This travel warning is ... Read more...
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Six drug traffickers killed in Mexico
June 26th, 2010 - 8:18 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, June 26 (IANS) Six drug traffickers were killed and two arrested by the Mexican marine soldiers in a raid in Mexico, media report said.
The shootout began near a customs office ... Read more...
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17 hostages rescued in Mexico
May 6th, 2010 - 6:26 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 6 (IANS/EFE) Mexican marines have rescued 17 people being held hostage in two houses in Matamoros town, near the border with Texas, the navy said.
Marines launched an operation in ... Read more...
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13 escape from Mexican jail during armed attack
April 5th, 2010 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 5 (IANS/EFE) Thirteen prisoners managed to escape during an attack by armed men on a prison in Mexico, authorities have said.
Of the 13 people who fled the Centro de ... Read more...
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41 escape from Mexico prison
March 26th, 2010 - 6:02 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Mar 25 (IANS/EFE) Fortyone inmates, most of them facing charges of murder or abduction, escaped from a prison in the northern Mexican city of Matamoros, authorities said.
All but three of ... Read more...
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U.S. closes Ciudad Juarez consulate after bomb threat
March 3rd, 2010 - 3:05 am ICT by BNO News
CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez was evacuated and closed on Tuesday after a bomb threat, Mexican media reported.Local radio reports said consulate security officers in ... Read more...
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Mexican man arrested 600 times in 10 years
December 31st, 2009 - 4:52 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 31 (DPA) A 56-year-old man from the northern Mexican city of Matamoros has been arrested 600 times in 10 years for misdemeanours, such as roaming around drunk or disturbing ... Read more...
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Mexico nabs most wanted drug cartel member
May 1st, 2009 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 30 (EFE) Mexican authorities have arrested a key member of the country's most ruthless drug cartel during a raid in the northeastern border city of Matamoros, the public safety ... Read more...
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14 killed in drug shootout in Mexico
April 7th, 2008 - 8:56 am ICT by admin
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Mexico City, April 7 (DPA) An armed clash between rival drug gangs in northern Mexico left at least 14 people dead, the daily newspaper El Universal reported Sunday. The shootout continued for ... Read more...
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