Mexico Finds Giant Underground Drug Lab

The Mexican army discovered the most sophisticated illegal drug laboratory ever found in the country, located in the western state of Sinaloa.

Mexico Seizes 7 Tons Precursor Chemicals in Port

Mexican authorities announced the find of seven tons of precursor chemicals, used in the production of synthetic drugs, in the Pacific port city of Manzanillo, Colima.

The Struggle to Ban Precursor Chemicals

Efforts to crack down on precursor chemicals, used to produce drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine, seems to create a "balloon effect," pushing drug production into countries with laxer restrictions.

Mexico Seizes 54 Tons Meth Chemicals

Mexico's authorities seized more than 54 tons of precursor chemicals, used to produce methamphetamine, in the Pacific port city of Manzanillo.

Army Busts Huge Meth Lab in South Mexico

Mexico's authorities have dismantled a large methamphetamine production facility in the southern state of Chiapas, capable of making 150 kilos of the drug each day.

Meth Chemicals Smuggled as Cleaning Products

El Salvador's police found 45 barrels of a precursor chemical used to produce methamphetamine, which they say was smuggled into the country disguised as cleaning product.

'National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment 2010,' U.S. Department of Justice

In June The New York Times obtained a leaked U.S. government report on methamphetamine production as well as patterns of its use and price in the United States, that the U.S.

6 Tijuana Cartel Members Arrested in 'Cristal' Raid

A Police sweep last Saturday saw the arrest of six low-level members of the Arellano Félix Organization, also known as the Tijuana Cartel. …