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One of the DEA's most-wanted men wants to be mayor of some of Mexico's most violent territory
Mexico is gearing up for the largest election in its history, with more than 21,000 offices at stak…
Luis Chaparro
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'Like a flying ant': An operative describes how Mexico's cartels use drones to attack enemies and smuggle drugs
With a few rudimentary modifications, Mexican criminal groups can use commercial drones bought in t…
Luis Chaparro
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Gunmen shot down a helicopter in one of Mexico's most lawless regions
Alonso Andrade Rentería, known as "El Papas," who was the brother of Knights Templar leader Ignacio…
Christopher Woody
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Pepsi is shutting down operations in one of Mexico's most violent states - 3 months after Coca-Cola left the same town
Employees told Mexican newspaper El Financiero that several months ago they started to receive thre…
Christopher Woody
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Mexico Is Taking Big Risks By Allowing The Rise of Vigilantism
That proved too much for the Tierra Caliente's ranchers and lime-growers. A year ago they rebelled,…
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A helicopter shot down in Mexico is a sign cartel fighting is far from over - and may still get worse
"In Michoacan, when the federal government came in and essentially put the state in a lockdown, it …
Christopher Woody
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The world's largest Coke bottler is shutting down operations in one of Mexico's most violent states because of constant attacks
Guerrero state government spokesman Ricardo Alvarez Heredia said that early Friday morning police s…
Christopher Woody
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Vigilante Militias In Mexico Just Entered A Cartel Stronghold To Fight Back
Pena Nieto deployed thousands of troops to Michoacan in May, but the continuing violence forced him…
Agence France Presse
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A kingpin's killing puts the complexity and brutality of Mexico's drug war on vivid display
The spike in killing in Sinaloa comes amid a nationwide increase in deadly violence, with homicides…
Christopher Woody
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In Mexico's "Hot Land," citizen self-defense forces and criminal groups may be gearing up for more violence
"And they started to see that there was a lot of profit to be made if they started to engage in cri…
Christopher Woody
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Mexican homicides have reached a new high, and an alarming trend is developing
Violence in Guerrero has become widespread; the state's homicide rate in August reached 41.36 per 1…
Christopher Woody
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Mexico's bloodshed keeps getting worse - homicides hit a new high for the 3rd month in a row
It's thought regional groups, including the Guerreros Unidos gang involved in the disappearance of …
Christopher Woody
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Homicides in Mexico fell in October, but the deadly trend is clear to see
Home to the once idyllic resort city of Acapulco, Guerrero has long been a major production area an…