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Monterrey casino massacre shocks Mexico

A daylight attack on Thursday that left more than 50 people dead and a Monterrey casino in flames has shocked and frightened a Mexican public already hardened to drug violence.
Latin America Monitor
The other side of Mexico's drug war successes

The government hailed a long list of recent arrests of drug lords and other criminals, but such events always seem to be paired with a setback or other negative development in the drug war.
Latin America Monitor
La Familia drug cartel defeated, says Mexico

La Familia leader, Jose de Jesus Mendez Vargas, has been arrested and Mexican authorities contend that the group's reign in the state of Michoacán has come to an end.
Mexico drug war death toll up 60 percent in 2010. Why?

The government on Wednesday announced that 15,273 people died in the Mexico drug war in 2010.
Global News Blog
San Diego-Tijuana drug tunnel bust, Prop. 19, and Latin America's drug war debate

US authorities this week found an 1,800-foot drug tunnel linking San Diego to Tijuana, and seized more than 25 tons of marijuana. Will it make a dent in the flow of drugs to the US?
Mexico seizes 105 tons of marijuana in Tijuana. Does it matter?

Mexico's national security spokesman Alejandro Poire on Tuesday trumpeted 'the largest seizure in the country's history of marijuana prepared and packed for sale and distribution.'
Why so many mayors are now targets in Mexican drug war

At least 11 Mexican mayors have been killed this year in assassinations blamed on drug traffickers.
Sergio Villarreal Barragan: Capture of “El Grande” helps Mexico's president

The 2nd capture of a high level suspected drug lord in two weeks - this time Sergio Villarreal Barragan, alias “El Grande” - again boosts Mexican President Felipe Calderón.
Terrorism & Security
Mexico denies Hillary Clinton's 'insurgency' comparison

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s comparison of the Mexico drug war to an 'insurgency' comes as the US is deciding if it will increase assistance to Mexico to combat the drug trade.
In Mexico, skepticism that arrest of Edgar Valdez Villarreal – 'La Barbie' – will stem drug trade

Mexican officials arrested Edgar Valdez Villarreal – known as 'La Barbie' – an alleged senior leader in a drug trafficking cartel. That's good news for President Calderón, but there's skepticism it will make a dent in growing drug violence.
Edgar Valdez Villarreal – suspected drug lord 'La Barbie' – arrested in Mexico

Edgar Valdez Villarreal, nicknamed 'La Barbie,' was arrested by Mexican authorities in an operation Monday near Mexico City. He is alleged to be a top player in the brutal Beltran Leyva Cartel.
Mexico massacre: How the drug war is pushing cartels into human trafficking

The Mexico massacre of 72 migrants reveals how stronger police enforcement in the Mexico drug war is pushing criminal gangs into side businesses such as extortion, kidnapping, and human trafficking.
Mexico mass grave highlights abuse of migrants heading to US

The Mexico mass grave of 72 bodies is seen as the latest evidence that drug cartels are increasingly preying on migrants headed to the US.