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Mexican policeman denied asylum in Canada

AFP American Edition 38 days ago

Canada has refused a respected Mexican policeman's bid for political asylum despite his claims he faces death threats at home from drug cartels and corrupt officials, media reports said Wednesday. Gustavo Gutierrez Masareno, 38, fled his border town of Ciudad Juarez because ...

Mexico Police arrest 5 in drug rehab executions

AP News 56 days ago

5 men accused of 45 Mexico murders, including 28 killed in rehab center attacks Police have arrested five men accused of dozens of murders, including two mass killings at drug treatment centers in this northern Mexico border city. Police say the men ...

New murders break 2008 record in Mexico

AFP Global Edition 61 days ago

A new spate of violence has pushed the homicide rate in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez to an unprecedented 1,701 murders, breaking the record set just a year earlier in 2008. Officials reported 14 new violent deaths over the weekend ...

Mexico Drug War

AP News 62 days ago

Relatives attend the wake of Francisco Javier Gutierrez in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. Gutierrez was killed during an attack at the Anexo de Vida drug rehab center in Ciudad Juarez on Sept. 15. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias) MEXICO OUT - ...

Mexico New Police

AP News 62 days ago

Police officers line up during the graduation ceremony of 635 new officers in Ciudad Juarez, northern Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias) Copyright 2009 AP News

APTOPIX Mexico New Police

AP News 62 days ago

Police officers run to take place before the graduation ceremony of 635 new officers in Ciudad Juarez, northern Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias) Copyright 2009 AP News

Mexico closes drug rehab centers after attacks

AP News 64 days ago

Mexican border city closes off-books rehab centers, fearing infiltration by drug gangs Authorities have closed 10 unregistered drug rehabilitation centers in Ciudad Juarez and say they are going after others they fear may serve as cover or recruiting grounds for drug trafficking ...

Gunmen kill 10 patients at Mexico rehab clinic

Reuters US Online Report World News 66 days ago

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Suspected drug hitmen have killed 10 patients in a Mexican rehabilitation clinic, the second such attack this month in the city of Ciudad Juarez on the U.S. border, authorities said on Wednesday. Drug gangs have targeted rehab ...

16 killed in Mexico drug violence

AFP Global Edition 67 days ago

Mexico's drug war has claimed another 16 lives, including those of six people whose bodies were pulled from a burning vehicle in the flashpoint city of Tijuana, officials said Tuesday. Firefighters were called late Monday to put out a recent-model sport utility ...

Mexico's Calderon faces fight over attorney general

Reuters US Online Report World News 67 days ago

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon could struggle to win congressional approval of his nominee for attorney general, further hindering his army-led war against powerful drug cartels. Calderon has named Arturo Chavez as his pick for attorney general in an ...

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