Mexican president says he received death threat
August 21st, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 21 (IANS/EFE) President Felipe Calderon said over the weekend that a threat was made against the presidential aircraft early in his term and he took it so ... Read more...
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It’s official: Guatemala now a drug-producing country
August 16th, 2012 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Aug 16 (IANS/EFE) Guatemala is no longer just a conduit for illegal drugs, but a centre of production, Interior Minister Mauricio Lopez said, citing the seizure of 17.6 ... Read more...
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Mexican prison’s security chief gunned down
July 30th, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Culiacan (Mexico), July 30 (IANS/EFE) The security chief of the prison in Culiacan, the capital of the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, has been gunned down, police said.Alejandro Osuna Rios ... Read more...
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Two drug tunnels found in Mexico
July 14th, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Tijuana (Mexico), July 14 (IANS/EFE) A shrine dedicated to a possibly mythical outlaw venerated by drug traffickers as a saint was found by Mexican soldiers as they were showing reporters ... Read more...
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Mexican marines capture son of Sinaloa drug cartel leader
June 22nd, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by BNO News
ZAPOPAN, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- Mexican marines on Thursday morning captured a man believed to be the son of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the leader of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel and ... Read more...
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Fourteen dismembered bodies found in truck in Mexico
June 8th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Ciudad Mante, June 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Fourteen dismembered human bodies have been discovered in a truck in the centre of a Northern Mexican town on Thursday.
Local media believe that the ... Read more...
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Four die in Mexico prison fight
January 30th, 2012 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), Jan 30 (IANS/EFE) Four inmates were killed and seven wounded in a fight at the Aquiles Serdan prison in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, state officials ... Read more...
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Police arrest top drug trafficker at Mexico City airport
December 29th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- Mexican police arrested a top drug trafficker this week for whom U.S. authorities were offering a reward of $5 million dollars, authorities confirmed on early Thursday morning.Luis ... Read more...
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Mexican Drug lord’s wife gives birth to twin babies
September 27th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Sept 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The wife of one of the most notorious Mexican drug lords has given birth to twins. Emma Coronel reportedly gave birth to two baby girls at ... Read more...
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Mexico arrests drug trafficker wanted for 1,500 murders
August 1st, 2011 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 1 (IANS/EFE) A high-level member of a drug cartel wanted for at least 1,500 murders in Mexico's Chihuahua state has been arrested, authorities said Sunday.Jose Antonio Acosta ... Read more...
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Gunmen kill seven in Mexican town
March 24th, 2011 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 24 (IANS/EFE) A large group of heavily armed hit men have killed seven people in three consecutive attacks in a small town in northern Mexico, officials with ... Read more...
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5 Bodies found hanging from bridges in Mexican city
March 1st, 2011 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 1 (IANS/EFE) Five bodies were found hanging from bridges in the Pacific resort city of Mazatlan, authorities said. Officials have not released any information on the identity of the ... Read more...
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Mexican prison director removed after allowing Botox injection on high-profile inmate
February 3rd, 2011 - 2:13 am ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- The director of a Mexico City's prison on Tuesday was removed from her post after allowing the application of a Botox injection on a high-profile female inmate.On ... Read more...
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Mexican drug cartel queen has Botox in prison
February 2nd, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) Bars and barbed wire haven't been able to prevent a Mexican drug cartel queen from getting Botox, a substance that is injected into the face to make the ... Read more...
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Colombian police capture key man in drug cartel linked to Mexico and the U.S.
January 14th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by BNO News
CALI, COLOMBIA (BNO NEWS) -- Colombian police on Thursday announced the capture of a man who is believed to have been a key figure in a Colombian drug cartel which has links ... Read more...
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24 killed in Mexico violence
January 9th, 2011 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 9 (IANS/EFE) At least 24 people were killed, 15 of them found decapitated, in the southern Mexican resort city of Acapulco, officials said.On Saturday morning, 15 decapitated men were ... Read more...
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Cartels have been weakened, says Mexican government
December 27th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 27 (IANS/EFE) The government's security strategy has succeeded in weakening Mexico's drug cartels, including the Pacific cartel, whose members accounted for 24 percent of the drug arrests made in ... Read more...
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Mexican drug cartel infiltrates Australia
September 15th, 2010 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 15 (IANS) One of the world's most powerful organised crime syndicates, the Sinaloa drug cartel of Mexico, has infiltrated Australia, importing up to half of the cocaine used on the ... Read more...
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Mexican authorites capture drug lord Sergio Villarreal Barragan “el Grande”
September 13th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by BNO News
PUEBLA, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- One of Mexico's most wanted drug traffickers, Sergio Villarreal Barragan, also known as "el Grande," was captured on Sunday, local authorities confirmed on Monday.Two Navy vehicles blocked ... Read more...
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Mexican federal police arrest drug kingpin Edgar Valdez Villareal
August 31st, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- Mexican federal police on Monday afternoon arrested an alleged Texas-born drug gang kingpin who faces drug-trafficking charges in the United States, and that was known for ... Read more...
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Top drug lord Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Coronel killed by Mexican army
July 31st, 2010 - 1:43 am ICT by BNO News
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel Villarreal, one of the most wanted leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, was killed on Thursday during a military operation conducted in the state of ... Read more...
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U.S. arrests more than 2,200 individuals linked to Mexican cartels
June 10th, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Thursday that more than 2,200 individuals were arrested on narcotics-related charges in the United States after a 22-month U.S.-Mexico investigation ... Read more...
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Mexican drug cartel got access to secret US reports
May 11th, 2010 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 11 (IANS/EFE) A drug cartel in Mexico got access to key information about anti-drug operations conducted by Mexican police and the US Drug Enforcement Administration, a media report has ... Read more...
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Six gunmen killed in clash in Mexico
March 27th, 2010 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 27 (IANS/EFE) Six gunmen were killed in a battle with Mexican marines in the northern state of Nuevo Leon, a major smuggling corridor for drugs headed to the US, ... Read more...
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24 killed in Mexico gangland violence
September 17th, 2009 - 4:33 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Sep 17 (EFE) At least 24 people have been killed in separate incidents in the northern Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, which has been plagued in a vicious inter-gang ... Read more...
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Obama, Calderon pledge cooperation against drug violence
April 17th, 2009 - 7:49 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 17 (DPA) US President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon pledged Thursday to work together to combat escalating drug violence along the border.
"Both of our efforts have ... Read more...
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The path to Gabriael Cardona’s Life- Imprisoment
March 14th, 2009 - 1:23 am ICT by GD
Gabriael Cardona- Ramirez also known as "Pelon" and "Gaby" a professional assassin or the “sicaro” for the Gulf Cartel and the Zetas has been sent sentenced to imprisonment for life. This was ... Read more...
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Mexico’s former Interpol officials face trail for drug links
January 17th, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 17 (IANS) Mexican authorities have ordered two former heads of Interpol Mexico to be sent to prison and await trial for their alleged nexus with the a powerful ... Read more...
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Mexican drug lord arrested
October 27th, 2008 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Oct 27 (DPA) The suspected drug lord Eduardo Arellano Feliz was arrested Sunday in Tijuana on the Mexican border with the US, the Mexican army said.Arellano, who was using the ... Read more...
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Seven drug cartel members nabbed in Mexico
August 17th, 2008 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 17 (IANS) Seven members of a notorious drug cartel have been arrested in Mexico City, EFE news agency reported Sunday, quoting a federal official. The arrest of the suspected ... Read more...
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