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November 21, 2009
Juárez violence: Drug-war brutality persists despite presence of military
Mexico’s top domestic security official said Friday that sectors of the general public have cooperated with drug cartels in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez, and the government is about to launch new social programs there to combat gangs.
November 5, 2009
In Mexico, fears of a ‘lost generation’ – Violence among young soars as drug cartels recruit more minors
October 26, 2009
US arrests 300 La Familia members
October 14, 2009
The United States should reinstate a Clinton-era ban on assault weapons to prevent such guns from reaching Mexican drug cartels, former officials from both countries said in a report released Tuesday.
October 2, 2009
Mexico’s Ferocious Zetas Cartel Reigns Through Fear
October 1, 2009
Mexico’s ‘Familia’ Cartel Mixes Spiritualism, Violence
September 30, 2009
Experts compare Mexico’s battle with drug cartels to Colombia’s
Mexican drug cartels shift to growing marijuana on this side of border
September 8, 2009
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has accepted the resignation of his attorney general who has been key in the battle against drug cartels. – Eduardo Medina Mora
With a new attorney general, Mexican President Felipe Calderon is trying to get even tougher on drug cartels and those who protect them. – but is Arturo Chavez the right person for the job?
September 2, 2009
Drug Cartels Make $64 Billion a Year from U.S., Mexican Says
August 24, 2009
Mexican Drug Cartels Set Up Shop in California Parks
August 16, 2009
Mexico cartels go from drugs to full-scale mafias
August 11, 2009
More than 600 former agents of Mexico’s Federal Investigation Agency, or AFI, are now working for drug cartels, Reforma newspaper said Monday, citing anonymous official sources.
August 10, 2009
Mexican Drug Cartels Smuggling Stolen Oil To US, Selling It To American Refineries
July 23, 2009
Mexican drug lords sport flashy, goofy nicknames – Edgar Valdez Villarreal is believed to be the chief hit man for one of Mexico’s most brutal drug cartels. His nickname? “Barbie.”
July 21, 2009
Mexican Drug Cartels Spread Their Tentacles Into 47 Nations
July 13, 2009
The Juárez drug cartel has denied involvement in the killing of an anti-crime activist even as drug-related murders in Mexico are on pace to surpass last year.
June 25, 2009
Mexico President Felipe Calderon says drug war threatens democracy
June 23, 2009
Mexican Cartels Lure American Teens as Killers
June 22, 2009
Drug cartels in Mexico killing street dealers – In Tijuana, they fill at least 90 percent of the body bags, according to top law enforcement officials.
May 31, 2009
War Without Borders In Heartland Death, Traces of Heroin’s Spread – This NYT’s series examines the impact of Mexican drug cartels on both sides of the border.
April 22, 2009
Former U.S. officers to train Mexican police in cartel fight
April 13, 2009
YouTube riddled with drug cartel videos, messages – The violence among Mexican drug cartels is not filling just the streets of Mexican border towns: It’s also spilling into gruesome online videos and chat rooms.
March 30, 2009
In Drug War, Mexico Fights Cartel and Itself
March 24, 2009
Mexico’s government on Monday offered up to $2 million each for information leading to the arrest of 24 top drug lords in a public challenge to the cartels’ violent grip on the country.
March 23, 2009
President Obama is finalizing plans to move federal agents, equipment and other resources to the border with Mexico to support Mexican President Felipe Calderón’s campaign against violent drug cartels, according to U.S. security officials.
Mexican Drug Cartel Violence Spills Over, Alarming U.S.
March 19, 2009
Money laundering key to Mexico’s illegal drug trade
March 16, 2009
U.S. Gun Industry Feeds Gun Violence on U.S./Mexico Border, Violence Policy Center Analyst Tells Congress
March 14, 2009
Hillary Clinton and the Drug Cartel Violence in Mexico
Mexico is decrying Forbes Magazine’s decision to include the reputed leader of one of the country’s most violent drug cartels on its list of billionaires.
Sean Penn May Star in Movie About Mexican Drug Cartels
March 9, 2009
HOUSTON — The drug cartels that have brought fear and crime to the U.S.-Mexico border are bringing violence to this city that has long been a major staging ground for illegal drug imports, authorities say.
