Topic: Tijuana

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.
06/16/2011 09:38 am

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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.
04/05/2011 06:31 pm

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.
01/18/2011 03:35 pm

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.
01/13/2011 10:03 am

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.
01/12/2011 10:44 am

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.
11/26/2010 05:14 pm

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 11/17

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.
11/05/2010 05:58 pm

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.
11/05/2010 04:02 pm

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?
11/04/2010 01:22 pm

In Pictures US-Mexico drug tunnel

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.
10/27/2010 06:47 pm

Mexico birthday massacre shows teen toll in drug war

As youths are sucked into a deadly drug war, incidents such as Friday's Mexico birthday massacre have increased.
10/25/2010 06:49 pm

In Pictures Legalize marijuana?

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.'
10/20/2010 08:19 am

Why Mexican 'pirates' are targeting US tourists on Falcon Lake

New drug trafficking routes into the United States may now intersect more with tourist areas such as Falcon Lake.
10/07/2010 09:38 am

How Arizona became ground zero for immigration reform

Arizona didn't turn into a pressure cooker for immigration reform overnight, historians say.
08/03/2010 02:15 pm

Arizona immigration law: Will it hurt Mexico's drug war, as US lawsuit says?

Mexico applauded the Obama administration's lawsuit against the Arizona immigration law. The US lawsuit argues that the Arizona law undermines the effort to fight crime, especially the drug war. What do Mexicans say?
07/07/2010 10:40 am

US Border Patrol shooting (new video) threatens Mexico drug war cooperation

As the US and Mexico arrested 400 people Thursday in a major operation against Mexico's drug war, a new cellphone video emerged of a Mexican teen shot by the US Border Patrol.
06/10/2010 08:15 pm

Arizona immigration law: Will Mexico boycotts cripple trade?

Mexico boycotts in response to the Arizona immigration law may put a dent in trade with Arizona's No. 1 partner.
04/28/2010 10:32 am

In Pictures The scene at the US/Mexico border

In Pictures Mexicali earthquake

Mexicali earthquake: Damage could have been much worse

Sunday night's 7.2 Mexicali earthquake was the most powerful to hit the area in decades, but damage was limited compared with the recent tragedies in Haiti and Chile.
04/05/2010 09:30 am

Baja earthquake: 'Power lines were crashing against buildings'

The Baja earthquake centered 22 miles from the border town of Mexicali, Mexico, knocked buildings off their foundations and closed a busy US-Mexico port of entry Sunday.
04/05/2010 02:28 am