Category: Mexico
July 22, 2011 > Staff
Mexico Attorney General Charges 111 Aides with Corruption
Today in Latin America Top Story — 111 officials in Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office have been charged with fraud, embezzlement and abuse of power, while another 192 were fired for […] Read More >
July 20, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexican Drug Cartel Knights Templar Releases Booklet With Code Of Conduct
A Mexican drug cartel calling themselves the Knights Templar – after the famed Western Christian military order – is distributing booklets to the public asserting that it is fighting against […] Read More >
July 15, 2011 > Staff
Mexico Discovers Huge Marijuana Farm In Baja California; Draws Comparison Drawn to “El Bufalo” Farm
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican officials said Thursday that soldiers discovered one of the largest marijuana plantations ever found in the country in the state of Baja […] Read More >
July 7, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico Amps Up Pressure On Zetas With New Anti-Drug Strategy
In a policy shift that could end in even more bloodshed, the Mexican government remodeled its anti-drug strategy to direct added attention to the violent Zetas paramilitary cartel. News of […] Read More >
June 29, 2011 > Staff
Mexico Authorities Investigating 7 Cops In Killing Of Police Chief
Today in Latin America Top Story — Seven police officers in Mexico are under investigation for their alleged involvement in the killing of a police chief in a town in […] Read More >
June 28, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Brazil and U.S. Back Lagarde For IMF Post; Chances Look Dim For Mexico’s Carstens
UPDATE: French finance minister Christine Lagarde was named the new head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) earlier this afternoon. Mexico’s Agustín Carstens, who Lagarde beat out for the post, […] Read More >
June 24, 2011 > Staff
Mexico’s Calderón Meets With Sicilia & Other Victims; Defends Drug War Policy
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican President Felipe Calderón met Thursday with poet-activist Javier Sicilia and other relatives of people who have died or disappeared during the country’s […] Read More >
June 22, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico Authorities Arrest Leader Of La Familia Drug Cartel
Mexican federal authorities apprehended Tuesday the alleged leader of the cult-like, quasi-Christian La Familia drug cartel and claim that his arrest is a major blow to the violent crime group […] Read More >
June 21, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico’s Calderón Agrees To Meet With Poet-Activist Sicilia
Mexican President Felipe Calderón agreed to meet with the poet-turned-activist who recently led a high profile march through Mexico to protest the violence related to the country’s ongoing drug war. […] Read More >
June 16, 2011 > Staff
Mexican Drug War Violence Leaves Governor’s Bodyguards Dead In Monterrey
Today in Latin America Top Story — Violence from Mexico’s drug war continued to plague Monterrey this week as two bodyguards of the governor of Nuevo León were found dead […] Read More >