Meth floods US border crossing
Children walk across the U.S.-Mexico border with crystal methamphetamine strapped to their backs or concealed between notebook pages. Motorists disguise liquid meth in tequila bottles, windshield...
View ArticleBeauty Queens Become Trophy Wives Of Drug Cartel Heads In Latin America
When we think of trophy wives we immediately see an image of a rich old white man with a beautiful young woman on his arm. Not so in Latin America. Trophy wives take on a completely different meaning....
View ArticleCrossing drug cartel territory from Pacific to Gulf, highway carves a path...
ESPINAZO DEL DIABLO, Mexico — Lavender-blue peaks of the western Sierra Madre jut as far as the eye can see, the only hints of civilization: a tendril of smoke from burning corn residue, a squiggle of...
View ArticleMexican elections take wild turn with assassins and animal candidates
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Candidates have been gunned down, gangster cash alleged in campaigns, governors accused of corruption and a cat, dog and donkey nominated for municipal office. Mexico's democracy...
View ArticleMeth floods US border crossing
Children walk across the U.S.-Mexico border with crystal methamphetamine strapped to their backs or concealed between notebook pages. Motorists disguise liquid meth in tequila bottles, windshield...
View ArticleMeth floods US border crossing
Children walk across the U.S.-Mexico border with crystal methamphetamine strapped to their backs or concealed between notebook pages. Motorists disguise liquid meth in tequila bottles, windshield...
View ArticleMexico highway leapfrogs drug lands to link 2 seas - Boston.com
ESPINAZO DEL DIABLO, Mexico (AP) -- Lavender-blue peaks of the western Sierra Madre jut as far as the eye can see, the only hints of civilization: a tendril of smoke from burning corn residue, a...
View ArticleIn Sinaloa, cartel operators hide in plain sight
CULIACAN, Mexico-The fruits of drug trafficking are on open display in this western state capital: Cartel members honor their dead with gaudy mausoleums at the main cemetery, black-market...
View Article219 bodies in Mexican graves may signal major cartel rift
The vacant car repair lot hardly looks out of place in a vibrant but gritty part of the northern colonial city of Durango, famous as the set for John Wayne westerns. Only a closer look reveals the...
View ArticleMexico mass graves of 219 signal major cartel rift
DURANGO, Mexico -- The vacant car repair lot hardly looks out of place in a vibrant but gritty part of the northern colonial city of Durango, famous as the set for John Wayne westerns. Only a closer...
View ArticleMexican official calls cartel violence 'irrational'
May 14, 2012 -- Updated 2231 GMT (0631 HKT) Mexican federal police block the road between Monterrey and Reynosa, where dozens of mutilated bodies were found Sunday. (CNN) -- The 49 decapitated bodies...
View ArticleSinaloa cartel, Zetas push Mexico's drug violence to new depths
CULIACAN, Mexico — The cartel henchman nicknamed "El Loco" was reported behind the latest atrocity in Mexico's ever-more-depraved drug war: mutilating 49 people and piling their bodies — heads, hands...
View Article49 headless bodies unidentified in Mexico massacre
MONTERREY, Mexico — Authorities struggled Monday to identify the 49 people found mutilated and scattered in a pool of blood in a region near the U.S .border in the presumed fight between Mexico's two...
View Article7 Mazatlan day trips
There's no shortage of great reasons to visit Mazatlan, which has plenty to slake a thirst for exploration for a week or more right in town. But after the first couple of trips there, you become...
View ArticleMexico intensifies drug-lord search
SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS, Mexico - He was the barefoot son of a peasant who became one of the world's richest moguls, a billionaire entrepreneur with a third-grade education. He controls a vast...
View ArticleMazatlan Celebrates Foreign Community With International Week, "Spring and...
MAZATLAN, Mexico, March 16, 2012 /CNW/ - The city of Mazatlan will host International Week, "Spring and Friendship," this week in recognition of its foreign residents. The week-long festival, from...
View ArticleU.S. State Department warning maps out unsafe areas of Mexico
The U.S. State Department issued a new state-by-state warning for travelers to Mexico that details the more violent areas of the country but also points out popular places such as Cabo San Lucas and...
View ArticleMexico: Tourism picture is brightening for Mazatlan
Things are looking up for tourism in Mazatlan, Mexico. The Pacific Coast resort, with 20-plus miles of beaches and dozens of high-end resorts, has long been a favorite with American tourists. Mexico’s...
View ArticleMexico Baluarte Bridge is world's tallest
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has inaugurated the world's tallest bridge. The 403m (1,322ft) tall Baluarte bridge spans a deep ravine in the...
View ArticleMexico sets record for highest suspension bridge
Mexico City: Mexico has set a new Guinness record for the world's highest suspension bridge. President Felipe Calderon Thursday received the honour...
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