Tag: <span>Sinaloa Cartel</span>
May 31, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico Investigates Grenade Attack On Newspaper In Saltillo
The Mexican Attorney General’s (PGR) office began an investigation into a grenade attack on a newspaper in the northern state of Coahuila. The attack occurred around midnight on Sunday in […] Read More >
May 24, 2011 > Staff
Mexican Authorities Discover Mass Grave In Durango; Bodies Signal Split In Sinaloa Cartel
Today in Latin America Top Story — Police in Mexico discovered a mass grave in a vacant car repair lot in the northern Mexican city of Durango. The grave, which […] Read More >
May 11, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Ciudad Juárez Needs College Grads To Clean Up Police Force, Chihuahua Governor Says
The governor of the Mexican state of Chihuahua put out a call Monday to young professionals and college graduates to join the police forces of Ciudad Juárez and other towns […] Read More >
April 25, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
10 Murders A Day In Sinaloa During Holy Week; Drug Violence Puts Vacations On Hold
During Holy Week, 81 people were killed in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa, according to the state’s attorney general Marco Antonio Higuera Gómez. Holy Week, or Semana Santa in […] Read More >
April 6, 2011 > Staff
Mexican Cartels Threaten The World, Says DEA Head; Two U.S. Citizens Killed Near Border
Today in Latin America Top Story — The acting head of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said that countries across the world are concerned about the long reach […] 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 10, 2011 > Staff
51 Dead In Mexico’s Drug Violence; 15 Beheaded in Acapulco
Today in Latin America Top Story — Drug-related violence in Mexico took the lives of 51 people over the weekend, including 15 decapitations in the resort town of Acapulco. The […] Read More >
December 29, 2010 > Staff
Lone Police Officer In Northern Mexican Town Still Missing After Four Days
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Mexican border town of Guadalupe remains without any police supervision, as its lone of officer was kidnapped five days ago. Erika Gándara, […] Read More >
October 12, 2010 > Staff
Gunmen Kill Eight Mexican Police Officers During An Ambush In Sinaloa
Today in Latin America Top Story — Gunmen killed eight police officers and wounded another during an ambush in northern Mexico. The gunmen attacked four police cars on a highway […] Read More >
September 8, 2010 > Staff
Mexican Military Launches Investigation Into Killing Of Civilians
Today in Latin America Top Story – The Mexican military has launched an investigation into the shooting death of a 15-year old boy and his father by soldiers at checkpoint […] Read More >