The discovery of a narco-tank factory in north Mexico is the latest evolution in traffickers' increasingly tactical struggle for territory. While some minimize the importance of these vehicles, they…
Mexico's army discovered a warehouse with four narco-tanks, two still unfinished, near the border city of Camargo. This is the biggest-yet find of such heavily fortified vehicles belonging…
Long hailed as one of Mexico's safest urban area, the city of Monterrey has erupted since 2010 in an outbreak of drug violence. But behind the present crisis is a…
The governor of Tabasco state, Mexico, announced that a group of Guatemalan former special forces, known as Kaibiles were responsible for the massacre of ten people at an…
A banner signed by Mexican drug gang the Beltran Leyva Organization claims that the group supports Javier Sicilia, a poet who has been campaigning for an end to drug violence…
With more than 1,400 murders related to organized crime, April was the deadliest month so far of Felipe Calderons presidency. But this figure may not entirely reflect the reality on…
The Zetas left dozens of narcomantas, or banners, in public places around the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The signs were addressed to "informants"…
A spate of recent arrests in Morelos has confirmed the belief that the South Pacific Cartel (SPC) is the gang behind the March 28 murder of seven people, including Juan…
Mexican police announced the discovery of five mass graves near a shooting range in the municipality of Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon. According to Milenio, the security…
The armored cars Mexican gangs use to do battle in the contested state of Tamaulipas are increasingly technologically sophisticated, equipped with sniper platforms and James Bond-style gadgets.
As more reports surface suggesting that the Zetas criminal syndicate is behind last weeks murder of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agent Jaime Zapata in San Luis…
38 Mexican police officers in the small town of General Teran, in Nuevo Leon, abandoned their posts after a series of attacks from drug cartels culminated in the beheading of…
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