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Arturo Beltran Leyva: Mexico's top drug boss killed

In a raid Wednesday, Mexico police shot Arturo Beltran Leyva, the "boss of bosses," the top drug lord in the country. Beltran is the highest ranking figure taken down since President Felipe Calderon took office in 2006.
12/17/2009 09:22 am
Briefing: How Mexico is waging war on drug cartels

Who are the most powerful cartels, what are the risks of using the military to confront them, and how much progress has Mexico made so far?
08/19/2009 01:00 am
Crossfire towns

Eye-to-eye across the US-Mexican border, two communities confront drugs, guns, and misconceptions.
06/21/2009 01:00 am
Mexico's drug war seeps southward, too

From Guatemala to Panama, Central America is becoming a battleground for Mexican cartels.
06/16/2009 01:00 am
Drug war intrudes on Mexico's coastal resorts

The arrest of a top drug cartel chief in Cancún comes a week after a deadly shootout killed 16 alleged cartel members and two soldiers in Acapulco.
06/15/2009 01:00 am
Bold prison break? Just another day in Mexico's drug war.

The freeing of more than 50 inmates at a state prison – allegedly by members of a drug cartel – garnered headlines worldwide.
05/20/2009 01:00 am
Terrorism & Security Journalists targeted in latest Mexico drug violence

A newspaper editor, a columnist, police officers, and bar patrons are among those killed in separate acts of violence this past week.
10/13/2008 01:00 am