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Sinaloa group 101: Five facts about Mexico's powerful drug cartel
The Sinaloa cartel is the most powerful drug trafficking organization operating in Mexico – and, some say, in the Western Hemisphere. Who are they?
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/05
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/17
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In Pictures: US-Mexico drug tunnel
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In Pictures: Legalize marijuana?
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Culture Cafe
Mexican drug movie 'Miss Bala' portrays a dark, cartel-fueled world of violence
The film is spellbinding and provocative, with none of Hollywood's usual easy answers to brutality
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Latin America Monitor
Honduras: home to the most violent city in the hemisphere?
Amid rising crime, the Peace Corps pulled out of in Honduras this week.
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Cover Story
Mexico drug war casualty: Citizenry suffers post-traumatic stress
Outwardly, life seems normal; but as drug war kidnappings, extortion, and violence brush closer to the average citizen, experts say, the mental terrain looks like post-traumatic stress.
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Latin America Monitor
Tunnel-detection technology at US-Mexico border: Is it worth the effort?
The US government is researching use of robots, microgravity sensors, and other high-tech tools to find smuggling tunnels under the US-Mexico border. But police work may be the most effective tool.
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Sinaloa group 101: Five facts about Mexico's powerful drug cartel
The Sinaloa cartel is the most powerful drug trafficking organization operating in Mexico – and, some say, in the Western Hemisphere. Who are they?
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Latin America Monitor
Is US deportation of criminals driving up Mexico border violence?
Mexican President Felipe Calderon last week accused the US policy of deporting criminals into northern Mexico of fueling the criminal violence that is ravaging the country.
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Massive blackout affects California, Arizona, Mexico
A widespread blackout in the Southwest has sent two nuclear reactors offline, interrupted commutes, and left people and food struggling with temperatures as high as 115 degrees.
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An AK-47 and $4 million in cash: How an Alaska bank heist ended in Tijuana
Authorities say bank vault manager, Gary Cazarez, drove away from Key Bank in Anchorage, Alaska with over $4 million dollars in tow. It wasn't until Mr. Cazarez hit Tijuana, Mexico, that things went awry.
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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.
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Latin America Monitor
Juarez prison riot points to lawlessness in Mexican system
Details of a party held at the jail comes amid rising tensions between local and federal police. The government announced this week it is suspending aid to a local police training program in Ciudad Juarez.
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Teen killer's light sentence dismays a violence-weary Mexico
Edgar Jimenez was sentenced to three years in juvenile detention for a murder case that critics said should have been used to send a message on consequences to other young violent offenders in Mexico.
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Latin America Monitor
Are Mexican drug cartels escalating attacks against US border officials?
Recent reports suggest that assaults on US officials on the Mexico border may have tripled since 2004, but a look at these 'attacks' shows that the danger they pose may be exaggerated.
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Latin America Monitor
Release of former Tijuana mayor compounds Mexico's judicial credibility problem
Tuesday's release of Jorge Hank Rhon after being held on gun charges is a blow to a government that can't seem to make charges against organized crime stick, writes guest blogger Steven Dudley.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/05
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Global News Blog
Mexico violence claims two more US citizens on increasingly perilous border
The Monitor's bureau chief in Mexico recalls when Americans thought nothing of crossing the border for a taco or inexpensive dental work. Those days are over.
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Mexico's drug war hits YouTube (again) as cartel boss photos go viral
Mexico's federal prosecutor's office discovered on YouTube photos of the alleged leader of the Tijuana Cartel, showing him posing on a beach and riding in a boat, and reposted them on its Most-Wanted website.
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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.
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Arizona shooting strikes chord in Mexico, where gun violence continues to shock
The Arizona shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has resonated for many in Mexican states terrorized by drug gangs that often use weapons smuggled from the United States.
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Huge drug busts linked to tunnels, as border security tightens
Authorities hint that a drug-running tunnel – the second discovered this month – was a major conduit into the US from Mexico. It's the latest indication that border security is driving smugglers underground, literally.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/17
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How Mexican drug gangs use YouTube against rival groups
Mexican police uncovered a mass grave this week with aid of a YouTube video posted online by a drug gang. Rival gangs have turned to social media before to publicize the crimes of their enemies.
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Mexico drug war worsened by organized crime's tight grip on politics
The Mexican government and police efforts in the Mexican drug war are often undermined by the control that organized crime has on the political system.
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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?
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In Pictures: US-Mexico drug tunnel
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Mexican car wash massacre: Rehab centers latest target in drug war
Three brutal killings in Mexico in the past few days, including today's car wash massacre, killed at least 41 people. Most of the victims were formerly involved with drugs.
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