Construction began Wednesday on vehicle barriers that will be part of a mix of fencing along the Arizona-Mexico border to discourage illegal border crossings. The construction is part of a Bush …
Drug use in Mexico increasing at `truly alarming rates’
Mexico's attorney general said an alarming increase in drug use in Mexico is leading cartels to fight primarily for markets and territory rather than shipping routes, as cocaine finds an easier market …
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Bus crash kills 20 people in Mexico
A bus fell down a ravine in southern Mexico on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and injuring 26, local government officials said. The bus, carrying more than the 40 passengers it was built for, …
Local police to play key role in Mexico’s crime war
President Felipe Calderón pledged Monday to wage a permanent war against organized crime by coordinating more closely with local police and giving all law enforcement better training, equipment and …
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Mexico holds 11 Iraqis with fake papers
Eleven Iraqis carrying false passports and heading to California were arrested at Monterrey's airport, immigration officials said Monday. Nine men, a woman and a two-year-old girl traveled from …
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Mexico holds 11 Iraqis with fake papers
Eleven Iraqis carrying false passports and heading to California were arrested at Monterrey's airport, immigration officials said Monday. Nine men, a woman and a two-year-old girl traveled from …
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Extraditions hit Mexico drug gangs, violence feared
Mexico's extradition of four major drug lords to the United States will hit the cartels' operations although it could lead to a new increase in violence, senior U.S. officials said Monday. White …
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Mexico to retrain police in organized crime fight
Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched a plan on Monday to reform the country's notoriously corrupt police, the latest effort to clamp down on mafias and drug cartels that terrorize large parts of …
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Mexico: No U.S. pressure in extraditions
Mexico's attorney general said Sunday four alleged drug lords were extradited to the United States to stop them from communicating with their cartels from behind bars and to reduce the risk of …
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Mexico to expel more drug lords, ready for violence
Mexico, striking back at violent drug cartels, will push on with a program to send imprisoned traffickers to the United States after extraditing four drug bosses, the attorney general said on Sunday. …
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