Category: Mexico
March 8, 2011 > Staff
Twenty-Year-Old Police Chief Marisol Valles García Fired In Northern Mexican Town
Today in Latin America Top Story — A 20-year old woman who made headlines last year after taking over as police chief in the violent Mexican border town of Praxedis […] Read More >
February 24, 2011 > Staff
Mexico Arrests Suspects In Shooting Death Of ICE Agent; Says It Was Mistaken Identity
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican officials said Wednesday that they arrested the presumed leader of a group of killers involved in the recent shooting death of a […] Read More >
February 23, 2011 > Staff
Calderón Criticizes U.S. On Mexican Drug War Effort; Says Feds Not Doing Enough
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican President Felipe Calderón criticized U.S. agencies Tuesday for failing to do their part in the fight against powerful drug cartels. In his comments, […] Read More >
February 21, 2011 > Staff
Mexican State Asks For Ban On Call Of Juárez Video Game
Today in Latin America Top Story — State legislators in the Mexican state of Chihuahua asked federal authorities to ban a video game called “Call of Juarez: The Cartel,” which is […] Read More >
February 17, 2011 > Staff
Mexico Arrests Two Police Officers In Killing Of Nuevo Leon State Senior Officer
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican authorities arrested two police officers in the killing of the top intelligence officer in Mexico’s northern Nuevo Leon state, including one who […] Read More >
February 8, 2011 > Staff
Three Teenagers Killed In Ciudad Juárez, Mexico; Two U.S. Citizens
Today in Latin America Top Story — Three teenage boys were shot to death in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juárez, with at least two of them being U.S. […] Read More >
January 26, 2011 > Staff
U.S. Authorities In Phoenix Break Up Gun Running Ring For Sinaloa Cartel
Today in Latin America Top Story — U.S. police arrested 17 people and broke up a gun running network that planned to send more than 700 firearms to drug cartels […] Read More >
January 25, 2011 > Staff
Clinton Visits Mexico For Meeting With Calderón To Discuss Drug War
Today in Latin America Top Story — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited Mexico Monday for trip to reinforce ties and voice support for the country’s ongoing drug […] Read More >
January 20, 2011 > Staff
Suspect Arrested In Salvador Cabañas Shooting; Paraguayan Not Expected To Testify
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican police arrested the man who allegedly shot Paraguayan soccer player Salvador Cabañas in the head after an argument in a Mexico City […] Read More >
January 13, 2011 > Staff
2010 Brings Record Violence In Mexico’s Drug War
Today in Latin America Top Story — The year 2010 brought the most drug-related deaths in Mexico since President Felipe Calderón launched his offensive against the country’s cartels in 2006. […] Read More >