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Mexican Mayor Shot Dead at Desk

Clinton: Drug violence becoming an 'insurgency'

(Newser) - The mayor of a small Mexican town in an area being fought over by drug cartels was shot dead in his office yesterday. Four hooded gunmen stepped out of a truck at city hall in broad daylight and killed Alexander Garcia, CNN reports. Garcia is the third mayor to be...

Mexican Drug War Being Fought With American Guns

75% of tested cartel guns come from border states

(Newser) - A significant number of people killed in Mexican drug cartel violence since 2006 may have been killed with guns bought in US border states, according to a report based on data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Tobacco. The report—prepared by the advocacy group Mayors Against Illegal Guns—...

Mexican Army Kills 25 in Cartel Clash

Two soldiers injured in Zetas shootout

(Newser) - A Mexican military shootout with suspected drug cartel members near the US border finished with 25 cartel members dead and two soldiers wounded. Soldiers moved in after an airborne patrol spotted gunmen in front of a ranch building, CNN reports. Three captives were found at the property, which the military...

Texan 'Barbie' Went From Linebacker to Drug Lord

Valdez rose through ranks of Sinaloa cartel

(Newser) - Mexican police displayed captured drug kingpin Edgar 'Barbie' Valdez to the media yesterday and offered details on how the American rose through the ranks of its country's drug underworld. Valdez—born into a middle-class family in Laredo, Texas—was a standout high school football player and petty street dealer, but...

Drug Kingpin 'Barbie' Captured
Drug Kingpin 'Barbie' Captured
Aug 31, 2010 2:14 AM CDT

Drug Kingpin 'Barbie' Captured

Texas-born trafficker Edgar Valdez arrested in Mexico

(Newser) - Mexico says it has arrested the Texas-born drug kingpin Edgar Valdez. Valdez—known as "Barbie" because of his blond hair—is wanted in the US for distributing thousands of pounds of cocaine, the AP reports. Valdez had been battling for control of the Beltran Leyva cartel in central Mexico....

Drug Money Gushes Across Border

Crackdown on security fails to put a dent in cartels' wallets

(Newser) - Drug cartels are shuttling money across the US/Mexico border with relative impunity, despite an unprecedented effort to crackdown on the trade. According to a Washington Post analysis, authorities manage to snag no more than 1% of the cash crossing the border. That’s still a lot of money—the US...

72 Bodies Found on Mexico Ranch

Military makes grisly find after battle with drug traffickers

(Newser) - The Mexican military says it has found the biggest dumping ground for cartel victims since the country's drug war began. Marines found 72 bodies in an outbuilding at a ranch in northern Mexico after a gun battle in which one marine and three suspected cartel members were killed, CNN reports....

19 Bodies Found in Mexico Mine Shaft

Cartel members' tips lead to grisly discovery

(Newser) - Another 19 bodies have been found in Mexico, this time dumped in an abandoned mine shaft near Mexico City. Investigators were led to the mine after interrogating busted members of the Zetas cartel, the BBC reports. The suspects also named nine police officers they said worked for the cartel. Bodies...

Headless Bodies Hung From Mexican Bridge

It's a warning to US drug criminal 'Barbie'

(Newser) - Just when you think Mexican drug violence can't get much grislier comes the gruesome police discovery of four headless bodies hanging from a bridge south of Mexico City. A note attached to the mutilated corpses warned that a similar fate awaits anyone who supports Edgar Vladez—a US citizen known...

Mexico Ex Prez: Legalize Drugs

Legalization will reduce cartels' power: Fox

(Newser) - Mexico's war on drugs has been a failure and the country should consider legalizing them, according to former President Vicente Fox. Fox—in a blog post sharply critical of his successor Felipe Calderon's hardline policies—stresses that he doesn't believe drugs are good, but that he believes legalizing them will...

Eight Severed Heads Dumped in Mexican City

4 journalists reported missing in Durango

(Newser) - Police acting on tips have found eight severed heads dumped in pairs along roads in Durango, Mexico. The victims all appear to be males between the ages of 25 and 30, but cops haven’t identified them or found their bodies, the BBC reports.

Mexican Prison Guards 'Freed Inmates to Kill'

Inmates given guns to carry out party massacre

(Newser) - Mexican prison guards let inmates out of their cells, gave them guns, and sent them off in official vehicles to carry out killings on behalf of drug cartels, according to Mexican authorities. Four prison officials have been placed under house arrest as the killings—including the massacre of 17 people...

Cartel Shootout Kills 21 Just 12 Miles From Arizona Border

Gangs clashed over control of smuggling corridor

(Newser) - A massive shootout between rival drug and people-smuggling gangs left 21 people dead just 12 miles south of the border with Arizona, Mexican authorities say. The clash erupted in a remote area along a prime smuggling corridor in Sonora state, AP reports. All the dead are believed to be gang...

Mexico Busts Cop Boss Turned Cartel Hitman Chief

'El Tyson' masterminded assassination plots

(Newser) - Mexico has arrested a former police commander who changed sides to rise through the ranks of the La Familia drug cartel. Miguel Ortiz Miranda—alias "El Tyson"—is accused of organizing teams of hitmen for the cartel. He has been linked to the attempted assassination of a security...

Big Banks Laundered Money for Mexican Drug Gangs

Wachovia handled $378.4 billion in drug money

(Newser) - Some of the biggest banks in the US have been helping to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to Mexican drug gangs, Bloomberg reports. Wachovia, for example, has admitted in court that it didn’t do enough to spot the $378.4 billion in drug money the cartels handed off...

Popular Mexican Governor Candidate Assassinated

Cartel blamed for highest-level hit in 14 years

(Newser) - Gunmen believed to be from a drug cartel have assassinated a leading politician running for governor in Mexico's Tamaulipas state. Rodolfo Torre Cantu, his campaign chief, his chief of staff, and at least one bodyguard were killed when their convoy was ambushed en route to an election rally, the Wall ...

Mexican Singer El Shaka Shot Dead by Drug Thugs

Rival gang kills crooner who praised dope lord

(Newser) - Just hours after Mexican singer Sergio "El Shaka" Vega denied reports he had been murdered, he was shot dead by a suspected drug crew on his way to a concert. The popular star was a Grupero or narcocorrido singer who extolled the exploits of drug barons and their crews,...

15 Killed in Mexico Tourist Town Shootout

Suspected cartel members killed in Taxco battle

(Newser) - The Mexican army killed 15 suspected drug cartel members in an hour-long shootout in the tourist town of Taxco yesterday. Troops returned fire after being shot at when they arrived at a house to investigate reports of criminal activity, CNN reports. Authorities have stepped up anti-cartel operations in Taxco since...

6 Bodies Found in Cancun Cave, 3 Without Hearts

Zetas cartel suspected after grisly find made near resort

(Newser) - Three of six corpses found in a cavern near Cancun yesterday had had their hearts ripped out, Mexican police say. "They were apparently tortured and their chests were opened to remove the hearts," said the official statement. The four men and two women have not been identified, AP...

50-Strong Kidnap Gang Raids Mexican Hotel

Guests seized in attack on Monterrey Holiday Inn

(Newser) - A gang of some 50 hooded gunmen raided two hotels in Monterrey, Mexico, yesterday, kidnapping 3 Mexican businessmen and a woman and 2 employees. The thugs stormed through the city's Holiday Inn and a hotel across the road, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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