Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Wednesday that the top priority in the second half of his term will be reducing poverty, after the ...
Forbes magazine lists Mexican drug lord among 'World's Most Powerful' Mexico's most-wanted drug lord escaped prison by hiding in a laundry truck nearly ...
Guatemalan designated as `drug kingpin' convicted in New York of drug importation charges A Guatemalan designated as one of the world's biggest drug kingpins has been convicted of cocaine importation and distribution charges. Jorge Mario Paredes-Cordova (HOR'-heh MAH'-reeoh Pah-REH-dess Cor-DOH'-vah) was convicted ...
Questionable timing: Mexican mayor celebrates death of alleged cartel figure before body found Mauricio Fernandez couldn't have been happier. Here he was, being sworn in again as mayor of one of northern Mexico's most exclusive communities, and he had wonderful news to ...
The leader of a Mexican drug trafficking ring, Aaron Quintero-Soto, was sentenced Monday to 21 years in prison in the United States, the Justice Department announced. Quintero-Soto, a 41-year-old native of Mexico's Sinaloa state, pleaded guilty in June of conspiracy to distribute ...
Mexico detains alleged drug trafficker, money-laundering suspects Mexican authorities say they have detained a large-scale drug trafficker and also broken up a ring that allegedly laundered around $37 million for a drug cartel. The army says it detained Oscar Orlando Nava Valencia ...
Mexican authorities detain man described as state leader for La Familia drug cartel Police arrested a man Tuesday who they say headed the operations of the "La Familia" drug cartel in the western state of Michoacan. Abel Valadez Oribe, 32, was reportedly ...
DENVER (Reuters) - The kingpin of a violent Mexican drug smuggling clan has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and racketeering charges, authorities said on Friday. Miguel Angel Caro Quintero, 46, pleaded guilty at the U.S. federal court in Denver to one count ...
Rio battles entrenched drug traffickers in quest to quash crime before 2016 Olympics They go by names like "Scooby" and "Big Baby" but carry the best weapons money can buy, are accused of torturing cops and even managed to shoot down a ...
Mexico has welcomed a massive US operation targeting Mexican drug gangs that included the arrest of 303 people and the seizure of tonnes of narcotics over two days of raids. The operation saw more than 3,000 federal agents and police officers deployed ...
Mexico has welcomed a massive US operation targeting Mexican drug gangs that included the arrest of 303 people and the seizure of tonnes of narcotics over two days of raids. The operation saw more than 3,000 federal agents and police officers deployed ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement agencies arrested 303 people in 19 states over the past two days in the largest strike against a major Mexican drug trafficking cartel in the United States, officials said on Thursday. Attorney General Eric Holder said ...
