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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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Alleged Shooters of Canadian Man Arrested by Mexican Authorities
Region: Mexico
Two men have been arrested for the murder of a Canadian resident in the Hotel Riu Santa Fe in Cabo San Lucas on May 15. Ricardo Cruz Pineda, 35, originally from Acapulco, and Frank Jule Sandoval, 48, from Los Angeles, w... more
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Entire Police Forces Defecting in Mexico
Region: Mexico
The question in Mexico’s Calderon-declared war against drug cartel violence is, who’s winning? The good guys or the bad guys? Which brings up another question: How do you tell the good guys from the bad g... more
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Caution Advised When Traveling to Mexico
Region: Mexico
The U.S. State Department on April 14 issued its sternest travel alert yet for people traveling into Mexico. The alert replaces the one dated October 2007. The greater part of the alert affects travelers along the U.S.-... more
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Mexico Ambassador Warns U.S. Citizens Away From Chihuahua
Region: Mexico
Alarmed that crime and violence is rapidly increasing, Mexico Ambassador Antonio O. Garza, said that the travel alert for Americans going into Mexico, set to expire soon, not only should be re-issued, but should be heighte... more
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Border Violence Erupts in Palomas
Region: New Mexico
Mexican drug trafficking violence is spilling over into the dusty border town of Palomas, a small town in northern Chihuahua, Mexico, which is about three miles south of Columbus, New Mexico. The latest violence occurred m... more
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Tijuana Shootout Leaves 13 Dead
Region: Mexico
The shooting began before dawn today. As several vehicles barreled along one of Tijuana’s main thoroughfares, triggermen fired rifles and automatic weapons at each other in a wild and bloody Hollywood-style shootout.... more
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Traveling to Mexico? Be careful, says alert.
Region: Mexico
The US Department of State is again urging its citizens to be wary in visiting Mexico, especially the border regions, saying that “increased levels of violence make it imperative that travelers understand the risks o... more
Views: 782Mexicans Seek Asylum From Drug Violence
Region: Mexico
When Palomas, Mexico, police chief Emilio Perez dashed across the US border in April, fearing drug traffickers would kill him, he was one of many people in Mexico who have sought asylum as drug violence reaches unprecedent... more
Views: 891Severed Heads Reflect Grisly "Marketing" Savvy
Region: Mexico
Drug cartel killers are taking a page from the marketing techniques of today’s publicity machines, “advertising” their grisly activities in messages accompanying bodies and decapitated heads. The... more
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