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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US sanctions target Mexican drug lord’s business
July 24th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 24 (IANS) The US Tuesday slapped sanctions on nine entities and 10 people linked to the leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel.Two wives and four children of Juan ... 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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Five slain at Mexican hospital
March 3rd, 2012 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 3 (IANS/EFE) Five people were gunned down at a private hospital in Culiacan, capital of the western Mexican state of Sinaloa, authorities said Friday.Several armed men entered ... Read more...
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Five bullet-riddled bodies found on Mexican highway
December 31st, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), Dec 31 (IANS/EFE) Five bullet-riddled bodies were found on a rural highway in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, officials said.Residents of the town of Sainapuchi notified police Wednesday ... Read more...
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Mexican city’s lone police officer kidnapped
December 28th, 2010 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), Dec 28 (IANS/EFE) The only police officer in Guadalupe, a border town in northern Mexico, was kidnapped last week, authorities said.Erika Gandara was abducted Thursday by gunmen from her ... 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 Army kills drug lord
July 31st, 2010 - 7:35 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 31 (IANS/EFE) One of the top leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel was killed in a gunfight with soldiers, an official said.
Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, who ran the cocaine-trafficking ... Read more...
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Assassins linked to 70 murders arrested in Mexico
December 7th, 2009 - 7:25 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), Dec 7 (EFE) Mexican army has arrested two alleged assassins accused of murdering at least 70 people in this northern border city.
Mexican army soldiers captured the two suspects after ... Read more...
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Two Mexicans wanted for 45 murders held
November 18th, 2009 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), Nov 18 (EFE) Two drug-cartel hit men wanted for 45 killings were arrested by soldiers in this northern border city, Mexican authorities said.
Soldiers tracked down the hit men after ... Read more...
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Plot to kill Mexican president unearthed
August 11th, 2009 - 7:03 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 11 (EFE) Mexican authorities have arrested a drug kingpin for allegedly plotting to kill President Felipe Calderon, officials said Monday.
Dimas Diaz Ramos was arrested Sunday along with four ... 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 Army captures 15 drug cartel members
December 21st, 2008 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Monterrey (Mexico), Dec 21 (IANS) Mexican Army troops have arrested 15 members of the dreaded Sinaloa drug cartel in northen Mexico, the EFE news agency reported Sunday.According to officials, the arrests were ... Read more...
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Cruz, Hayek deny links with Mexican drug trafficker
June 13th, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, June 13 (IANS) Leading Hollywood actresses Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek have denied any link with Mexican drug trafficker Sergio Villarreal, the owner of a ranch where the two actress ... Read more...
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Cruz, Hayek spent nights at Mexican drug trafficker’s house
June 12th, 2008 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, June 11 (IANS) Top Hollywood actresses Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek have allegedly spent several nights at the ranch of a Mexican drug trafficker while shooting for a movie in ... Read more...
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