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METHAMPHETAMINE / 1 JUN 2011

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

EL INGENIERO (TIJUANA) / 31 MAY 2011

Tijuana is facing a new trend in kidnapping. Unlike the wave of indiscriminate abductions for ransom that hit this Mexican city in 2008, this time the kidnappings seem more…

ARGENTINA / 27 MAY 2011

Reports that Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias "El Chapo," lived in Argentina until March 2011 have sparked new speculation about the fugitive capo’s whereabouts.

HONDURAS / 27 MAY 2011

Mexico's Marines arrested a man accused of being a Sinaloa Cartel contact in Honduras. The suspect owns shipping companies in Honduras and in Panama.

MEXICO / 25 MAY 2011

Mexico's authorities said that bodies recently found in mass graves in Durango are victims of divisions within the Sinaloa Cartel, offering further evidence of a split among the…

HUMAN SMUGGLING / 25 MAY 2011

Three employees of an Arizona sheriff have been arrested on charges of working with Mexican drug traffickers, and one said she was pregnant by an alleged member of…

COLOMBIA / 24 MAY 2011

Colombian authorities reported that $2.8 million in cash was confiscated from a Mexican citizen, thought to be connected to the Sinaloa Cartel, as he arrived at El Dorado airport in…

EL CHAPO / 20 MAY 2011

U.S. authorities announced the break up of an Arizona gang said to be working for Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, though how far this will really be a blow for…

MEXICO / 16 MAY 2011

An armed gang has overrun the mayor's office in a northern Mexican town, reports Milenio.

SINALOA CARTEL / 4 MAY 2011

In a sign of the increasing level of sophistication of Mexico’s drug cartels, two men admitted in court this week that they attempted to purchase military-grade weaponry -- including surface-to-air…

ECUADOR / 25 APR 2011

The arrest of a Colombian drug lord, leader of the little-known gang "La Cordillera," has shed light on the group's dedication to controlling the thriving domestic drug markets in both…

MEXICO / 25 APR 2011

Two factions associated with the Sinaloa Cartel have turned their guns on each other in Durango, raising questions about the cohesiveness of Mexico's largest criminal organization, and whether the divide…

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