5 Arrested in Jalisco with C-4; Part of New Alliance
Five men, two of them ex-military, carrying explosives, weapons, flak jackets and T-shirts with the letters "MFG" were arrested in Jalisco, El Universal is reporting. The explosives are…
17 Dead in Honduran 'Gang' Massacre
Seventeen youths are dead after armed men stormed a shoe factory and shot them at point blank range in the embattled city of San Pedro Sula, in the northern part…
Maras Paralyze Transport in El Salvador
Gangs from the Mara Salvatrucha or MS-13 and the Barrio 18 shut down 40 percent to 60 percent of the public transport bus service in El Salvador, La Crónica…
El Universal: 'Barbie' Handed Himself In
In what has become almost a daily routine, the Mexican daily El Universal speculates that Edgar Valdez Villareal, alias "La Barbie," was not captured but handed himself in…
Calderón: Fight Against Cartels Could Take Years
During a TV interview, part of a blitz of interviews by Mexican President Felipe Calderón, the leader said his governments success in fighting drug cartels depended on the capacity of…
'Barbie' Negotiated Surrender?
Rumors are swirling that Edgar Valdez Villareal, alias "La Barbie," the former top hitman for the Beltrán Leyva Organization (BLO) who later formed his own drug trafficking organization, negotiated his surrender…
5 Peasants Killed in Border Area
Five peasant farmers were killed and two more remain missing in Peru near the Colombian and Brazilian borders, Peruvian Defense Minister Rafael Rey told EFE news agency. The…
Peru President 'Troubled' by Mexican Traffickers in Peru
In an interview with CNN in Spanish, Peruvian President Alan Garcia said he was very troubled by Mexican cartel presence in his country, EFE news agency reported. Garcia…
Last Months of 'Barbie'
El Proceso magazine this week describes in detail the last months of Edgar Valdez Villareal, alias La Barbie, the former top hitman for the Beltran Leyva Organization (BLO)…
Kidnapping More than Tripled in Mexico
Kidnapping has more than tripled in the last five years, a study published by a Mexican congressional committee says. The studys findings, which appeared in numerous publications including…
Suspected Human Smugglers Found Dead
Mexican authorities found three dead bodies of men they said were members of the group that killed 72 migrants in Tamaulipas last month, La Cronica reported. One of…
McClatchy: Marijuana Booming
Mexicos marijuana business is booming, according to a McClatchy report in the Miami Herald. The story says that production is up 35 percent and 32,000 tons of the drug…
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Human Trafficking Investigation Published in Leading Mexican Newspaper
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This week, Jeremy McDermott, co-director of InSight Crime, was interviewed by La Sexta, a Spanish television channel, about the situation of extreme violence and insecurity in Ecuador…
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