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The pilot of a hot air balloon is facing homicide charges after a couple, who was celebrating a birthday in Mexico, died in fiery crash
According to reports, the pilot hopped off the balloon basket and fled the scene leaving the family…
Taylor Ardrey
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How US intelligence has helped cartels kill thousands in Mexico
"When you work with or in Mexico you have to be very careful with the information you are sharing,"…
Luis Chaparro
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18 bullet-ridden bodies discovered after suspected gunfight between the Sinaloa and Jalisco drug cartels in northern Mexico
A shootout between rival drug cartels is the latest episode of bloodletting in the Zacatecas region…
Joshua Zitser
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How American guns help Mexican cartels overwhelm Mexico's police and military
"It is getting to a point where we are not equipped enough to fight back," a Mexican state police o…
Luis Chaparro
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Former NFL player Sergio Brown arrested in connection with his mother's death after disappearing to Mexico
Police have been searching for Sergio Brown since officials found his mother dead near her Illinois…
Katie Hawkinson
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2 maps reveal the hotspots driving Mexico's worsening violence
Mexico's rise in homicides this year is driven by a few violent hotspots, writes James Bosworth, au…
James Bosworth, Latin America…
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Former NFL player Sergio Brown is missing and may be in Mexico after his mother's death, police say
Sergio Brown's mother was found dead near her Illinois home. Now, the former NFL player is missing …
Katie Hawkinson ,Michelle Mark
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Mexico is suing US gun makers, arguing that millions of American guns have illegally flowed across the border and fueled homicide rates
A study conducted by the Mexican government found more than 2.5 million guns have illegally entered…
Kelsey Vlamis
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The suspect charged with Shanquella Robinson's death is believed to be one of the friends she traveled to Mexico with
Authorities charged a suspect with the murder of Shanquella Robinson, a 25-year-old American who di…
Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins
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Mexico's cartels are finding new ways to get their hands on a new kind of gun
The flow of black-market weapons facilitates cartel turf wars and has driven killings in Mexico to …
Luis Chaparro
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4 Muslims shot dead in Albuquerque, New Mexico, were 'targeted killings,' says governor
A young man shot dead on Friday was the fourth Muslim to die in a spate of ambush killings on the s…
Bethany Dawson
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Recent beachside attacks reveal a new cartel turf war in some of Mexico's most popular tourist destinations
Mexican officials said the recent spike in violence is a consequence of a "turf war" among local ga…
Luis Chaparro
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Gangsters used a truck fitted with a homemade ram to burst into a prison and breakout a Mexican crime boss, report says
Gangsters used a convoy of vehicles to smash into a prison in Tula, Mexico. Reports say that nine p…
Joshua Zitser
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A man who was on the run since 2012 turned himself in after a true-crime episode featuring his case aired on TV: report
Hector Hugo Ramirez-Lopez was accused of stabbing Randall Wells in April 2012, according to Austin …
Taylor Ardrey
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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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The curious afterlife of the Lord of the Skies
Conspiracy theories about the death of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, Lord of the Skies, have lingered for…
Noah Hurowitz
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Stepfather of the Texas firefighter found dead in Cancún says his actions were 'out of character,' as other family suggest he was killed
Snow's stepfather David Oujesky told GMA that it was unlike him to try and get into a room he shoul…
Ashley Collman
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A Texas firefighter was found dead at a hotel in Cancún. His family believes he was kidnapped and murdered.
Mexican officials said Elijah Snow, a married father of two, died accidentally of mechanical asphyx…
Ashley Collman
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Homicides in Mexico have reached a grisly milestone
The Zetas, who broke from the Gulf cartel to form their own criminal organization, have been behind…
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…