Alleged drug cartel members Jose Manuel Garcia Simental, center left, and Raydel “Crutches” Lopez Uriarte, center right, together with two unidentified men, are guarded by federal police as they are presented to the media in Mexico City. (Alexandre Meneghini / Associated Press)
Weaponry and suspects are on display in Tijuana after authorities conducted raids in two neighborhoods. (Guillermo Arias / Associated Press)
Mexican soldiers escort Gabriela Vega, far left, Catalina Castro Lopez, center, and an unidentified man during their presentacion in Mexico City. Critics say the media events violate suspects’ rights. (Miguel Tovar / Associated Press)
Packages of seized marijuana are presented with a suspect in Tijuana. (Guillermo Arias / Associated Press)
A presentacion in Hermosillo. Where critics see politically motivated spectacle, Mexican officials see proof of victories in the nation’s drug war. (America Rocio / Associated Press)
Anahi Beltran Cabrera, 20, who was arrested while allegedly guarding a weapons arsenal, is presented to the media in Mexico City. (Marco Ugarte / Associated Press)
Alleged drug boss Teodoro Garcia Simental is presented in Mexico City after his arrest in La Paz. (Alexandre Meneghini / Associated Press)
Mexican soldiers flank a suspect behind a table of weapons confiscated during a shootout in Tijuana. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Soldiers in Mexico City escort suspects arrested in two shootouts. (Marco Ugarte / Associated Press)
