Five prisoners died in a shootout in a jail in the Pacific Coast city of Mazatlán on Friday, the authorities said. A sixth man was found hanged in his cell, but it was unclear if he had been killed or …
Kidnappers kill Mexican boy with acid injection
Kidnappers killed a 5-year-old boy by injecting him with acid after his family sought police help — a new low even for Mexico's brutal kidnapping gangs. Mexico City Attorney General Miguel Mancera …
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Law Enforcement Fears Spillover of Mexican Cartel Violence
Highlights: - Recent reports from the FBI reveal escalating concerns of risk to US from cartel operations - Cartel operations attempting to secure illicit drug routes in Texas - Increased US law …
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Latin American, Caribbean Markets Struggle With World Economy
A new report says Latin America and the Caribbean will feel the impact of the global economic slowdown in lower demand for commodities and less money sent home by family members working elsewhere. …
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41 people allegedly linked to Mexican drug cartels are indicted
Federal authorities in Atlanta announced grand jury indictments Wednesday against 41 people allegedly connected to violent Mexican drug cartels, including a former deputy sheriff from Texas stopped …
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The Sinaloa Cartel and the Breakdown of the “Federation”
Highlights - The Beltran-Leyva Brothers violently split from the Sinaloa Federation in May 2008, ending a long time alliance with the Sinaloa Cartel - Recent arrests continue to threaten the …
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Mexican drug lord is arrested
Mexican security forces have arrested the drug cartel leader Eduardo Arellano Félix, one of the international traffickers most sought by the United States, after a shootout in this border city, the …
U.S. suspends trade pact with Bolivia
The United States is suspending a trade deal with Bolivia, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday. She called it unfortunate but necessary because Bolivian President Evo Morales had failed …
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Canada: Natural Gas Pipeline Targeted with Two Attacks
Highlights - Attacks target rural natural gas pipeline near Dawson Creek, British Columbia - Second attack creates small leak, releasing small amounts of toxic hydrogen sulphide; however does not …
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The New Face of the Gulf Cartel
Highlights - President Felipe Calderon’s focus on the Gulf Cartel in December 2006 resulted in a restructuring of Mexican organized crime - The Gulf Cartel’s Los Zetas hitmen group has been …