"Two people burned to death over the weekend when a bus was torched in Sao Paulo, which has been plagued by a wave of violence blamed on a gang that operates inside the prisons, Brazilian police said. …
Calderon’s Exit Opens Way for Mexico to Cut Deal with Cartels, Academic Says
"Mexico could enter a new phase of 'understandings' between officials and criminal organizations in the wake of former President Felipe Calderon's failed 'war' on the country's drug cartels, National …
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At least 13 die in clashes in northern Mexico
"Mexican authorities say gunmen rampaged through a town in the northern border state of Chihuahua, killing at least six people, including a child. State prosecutors say the attack happened late …
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Algeria seizes 19 tonnes of cannabis: report
"Algerian police have seized 19 tonnes of cannabis resin in the western Tlemcen region, near the Moroccan border, and arrested four suspected traffickers, an Algerian daily reported on …
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Police arrest Sicilian mafia boss in Bali
"Italian and Indonesian police have arrested a Sicilian mafia boss living in a luxury resort on the Indonesian island of Bali." Source: BBC News - Police arrest Sicilian mafia boss in Bali …
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Brazil: Dozens of Rio policemen held over drug lords’ bribes
"The authorities in Brazil have arrested 60 policemen accused of receiving regular payments from drug dealers to turn a blind eye to their activities in several shanty towns of Rio de Janeiro. …
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Honduras Seizes Largest Ever Drug Shipment
"Honduran authorities have seized an estimated 15 tons of illegal drugs in the largest haul in the country's history, highlighting its increasingly central role in the international drug …
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Mexican Armed Group Burns Down Sinaloa Village
"A village in Sinaloa, Mexico was burned to the ground by armed men in an attack likely linked to the ongoing battle between the Beltran Leyva Organization and the Sinaloa Cartel for control of …
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White Supremacist Group Works with Gulf Cartel to Traffic Meth into Texas
"Mexico’s Gulf drug cartel has allegedly joined up with an unlikely ally to bring illegal drugs, including methamphetamine, over the border and into Texas. The link between the cartel and the white …
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North Carolina: Leader of area drug-trafficking operation sentenced to 40 years
"One of the ringleaders of a vast cocaine- and marijuana-trafficking operation in the Tri-Cities area has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison." Source: Leader of area drug-trafficking …