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Was Mexican prison warden's kidnap retaliation for penal reforms?
World NowThree years ago, when the armed gang showed up at Cieneguillas prison, they managed to free 53 inmates -- including killers, kidnappers and drug cartel gunmen. Not a shot was fired, and the warden was arrested on suspicion that it was an inside job.... -
Mexican officials hoping to use Lazcano's dead parents for ID
World NowJust in time for the Day of the Dead, the weird, ghoulish story of Mexican drug lord Heriberto Lazcano just got weirder and more ghoulish. After killing a man that they claim was Lazcano in a firefight —but then promptly losing possession of his... -
Top drug cartel leader in Mexico possibly killed in firefight, officials say
World NowMexican authorities said late Monday they may have killed the top leader of the notorious Zetas paramilitary force in a gun and grenade battle in the state of Coahuila, in what would be the most important blow to powerful drug cartels in the six-year... -
Marines in Mexico detain 35 Veracruz police officers
World NowMEXICO CITY -- Mexico's marines on Monday said they detained 35 Veracruz state police officers who were allegedly working for the Zetas drug cartel. In a short statement, authorities said the police officers were detained Saturday in two groups, 16 at the... -
Mexico captures top Zetas drug lord, in major blow to cartel
World NowMexico's navy has captured Ivan Velazquez Caballero, a.k.a. "Zeta-50," a top leader of a faction of the recently divided Zetas drug cartel, in an operation in the city of San Luis Potosi.... -
Horse track money laundering trial begins in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A multimillion-dollar horse racing and breeding operation run from an Oklahoma ranch was actually a front for a notorious Mexican cartel to launder millions of dollars in drug money, prosecutors alleged at the beginning of a trial for...Tags: Court Preliminary, Horse and Harness Racing, Witnesses, Organized Crime, Trials
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For the record
Zetas drug cartel: An article in the Nov. 4 Section A about the Zetas drug gang's power in the Mexican state of Coahuila said that former Gov. Humberto Moreira left the state with a $3-million debt. The debt was $3 billion. -
Mexico's Zetas Cartel Boss Killed, Body Snatched
CNNMexico confirmed Tuesday that its forces killed Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, boss of the ruthless Zetas cartel, but it remains uncertain what effect, if any, the killing will have on the larger scourge of drug trafficking and violence. The takedown of...Tags: Strategic Forecasting, Inc., Mexico, Felipe Calderon, College of William and Mary, Blackmail and Extortion
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49 Decapitated Bodies Found in Mexico; Drug Cartel Suspected
CNNMonterrey, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican authorities found at least 49 decapitated and dismembered bodies along a highway in a northern border state Sunday morning, officials said. The remains were left along the road in Nuevo Leon state, between the cities of...Tags: CNN (tv network), Mexico, Immigration, Felipe Calderon, Organized Crime
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30 Prisoners Escape After Riot in Northern Mexico
CNNMONTERREY, Mexico -- Dozens died and 30 inmates escaped during a weekend prison riot in northern Mexico, an official said Monday. The prison's director and 18 guards have been removed from their positions and are under investigation, Nuevo Leon Gov....Tags: CNN (tv network), Mexico, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Medina (Saudi Arabia), Riots
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Another Massacre In Mexico
KIAHMasked gunmen blocked traffic on a busy street in the coastal city of Boca del Rio and dumped 35 dead bodies in front of motorists. The bodies were left piled in two trucks and on the ground of an underpass by a major shopping mall. With the Zetas... -
U.S. missionary fatally wounded in Mexico
Associated PressA U.S. missionary died at a southern Texas hospital Wednesday after her husband rushed her, mortally wounded, over the Rio Grande from Mexico. Sam Davis told police that he and his wife were traveling about 70 miles south of the border when gunmen in a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Injuries and Wounds, Mexico, Crimes, Murder
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