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2012/05/27 19:08

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Women on the rise in Mexican drug cartels

The high mortality rate in Mexico's drug war has seen women progress quickly in the shadowy underworld of the cartels and they are increasingly taking on key management roles, a new book...

2012/05/27 19:08

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2012/05/26 19:04

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Former Forsyth Co. drug prosecutor faces drug cha...

Posted: Saturday, May 26th 2012 at 2:22pm Former Forsyth Co. drug prosecutor faces drug charges ATLANTA - The man who once served as Forsyth County's first drug prosecutor is now facing drug charges...

2012/05/26 08:41

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Congressional Hearing Examines Ethics Violations ...

... otherwise prosecuted on corruption charges. Allegations and convictions include alien and drug smuggling, money laundering, and conspiracy,” Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the...

2012/05/26 04:08

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Priest: Police chief’s slaying should be a wake-u...

SAN LUIS RIO COLORADO, Son. — Father German Orozco doesn't mince words in raising a question that likely has been on a lot of minds in the days since the city's police chief was gunned down. If the...

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2012/05/26 03:55

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Recent car bombing fires up concerns of spillover

... four miles from the U.S. border, has one valley lawmaker calling for action saying this war isn't just Mexico's --it effects everyone. Congressman Henry Cuellar said if we don't help...

2012/05/26 00:57

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Mexico pres front-runner promises to cut violence

... outside city hall, a salvo in a seesawing battle of horrors between Mexico's two most powerful drug cartels. Soon after, nine people were hanged from a bridge in Nuevo Laredo. Fourteen heads...

2012/05/26 00:50

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Ex-Mexico cop pleads guilty in U.S. to organizing...

... organizing cartel hit squad Related Topics Sat May 26, 2012 12:30am BST(Reuters) - A former Mexican police officer accused of organizing a hit squad for the once-powerful Tijuana drug cartel...

2012/05/25 17:39

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Film ‘Reportero’ documents drug war related press...

More than 50,000 Mexican men, women and children have been killed in drug war related violence since December of 2006, when Mexican President Felipe Calderón ordered thousands of army troops into the...

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2012/05/25 07:12

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Wharf workers fear civil rights violations

Federal government plans to boost the powers of investigators under a push to expand crime fighting on the nation's waterfront will threaten the civil rights of stevedores, the Maritime Union of...

2012/05/24 22:55

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Fake Military Uniforms Discovered in Mexico Stash...

Piedras Negras, MX — Mexican marines raided an underground workshop that made fake Mexican military uniforms earlier this week. The marines got an anonymous tip about the place, located in the border...

2012/05/24 22:48

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J. Paul Taylor Center escapee convicted of kidnap...

LAS CRUCES - A jury has convicted Jesus M. Loera of kidnapping a female security officer who was strangled and tied up during an escape last summer at the J. Paul Taylor juvenile detention facility,...

2012/05/24 22:34

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3 top Dominican Republic cops accused in drug case

The officials worked for the National Drug Control Agency and were arrested alongside four men allegedly waiting for a drug shipment bound for Puerto Rico, agency chief Rolando Rosado said...

2012/05/24 21:06

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Gun dealer in NM smuggling conspiracy gets 5 years

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - A federal judge in New Mexico has sentenced a gun dealer to five years in prison for supplying a ring that smuggled arms to Mexican cartels. Dealer Ian Garland was the second...

2012/05/24 20:16

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Mexico's 2 major crime cartels are now at war

MEXICO CITY -- The two most important criminal organizations in Mexico are engaged in all-out war, and the most spectacular battles are being fought for the cameras as the combatants pursue a strategy...

2012/05/24 19:37

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Experiences of a left-wing/right-wing Mexican-Ame...

... For me, the hint came when, during a recent talk in which I declared my support for the Mexican Drug War, a woman in the audience yelled: �Sellout!� It was startling but also refreshing....

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