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Kidnapping expert in peril
Region: Mexico
Anti-kidnapping expert Felix Batista has helped countless kidnap victims' families negotiate the release of kidnapping victims throughout Latin America. But he appears helpless to shed any light on one of the latest kidnap... more
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Altercation leads to more misery for Palomas residents
Region: Mexico
Just getting by can be a struggle in Palomas, Mexico, a border town 30 miles south of Deming, New Mexico. The town lives and dies by the dollars spent by US customers in the town's shops and restaurants, but that commerce ... more
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Juárez Writer Begs for Three Violence-Free Days
Region: Mexico
A Juárez, Mexico e-mail correspondent is trying to coax three days of peace out of the criminals who have turned the city into a murder capital, with more than 1500 homicides this year. A recent e-mail requests t... more
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Juarez police reporter gunned down
Region: Mexico
Armando Rodriguez, 40, was a police reporter in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, for 10 years. This morning he got into his car to take his older daughter, Ximena, to school, when he was struck by bullets, apparently fired by a gunm... more
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Mexican police score some victories
Region: Mexico
Recent shootouts in Mexican cities between police and drug cartel members suggest the police are getting the upper hand – despite the hefty arsenals attributed to the criminals. Police officers killed several cart... more
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Mexican killers dump 12 bodies next to school
Region: Mexico
The scene in a Tijuana, Mexico empty lot on Monday, Sept. 29 was horrific – 12 bloodied, bound tortured bodies, some partially clothed and some with their tongues cut out. But what made it even more appalling i... more
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Kidnappers of 14-year-old Mexican Boy Apprehended
Region: Mexico
The alleged kidnappers and murderers of 14-year-old Fernando Marti have been captured in Mexico City. The arrest of these five men sends a couple of messages to would-be kidnappers in Mexico. One, it IS possible to nab law... more
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Father, Teenage Daughter Dead in Possible Acapulco Revenge Killing
Region: Mexico
Investigators suspect the shooting of 14-year-old Briseida Salas Cebrero and her father, Fernando Salas Cortés, 38, in a Cuauhtémoc Ave. hardware store in Acapulco, Mexico on Aug. 11 was a revenge killing. Th... more
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Mexican Congressman Flees the Country
Region: Mexico
Mexican Congressman David Figueroa is not sticking around to see if “three's a charm.” Because in this instance, the lucky number three would be for his would-be assassins who finally scored after two attempts ... more
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Drug Killings in Mexico Become Routine
Region: Mexico
The number of drug-related killings in Mexico is increasing so exponentially that they're almost not news. The latest is right out of a Hollywood gangster movie: A Mexican police chief and his three bodyguards gunned... more
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