Gangster Killing Points to Canada-Mexico Criminal Ties

The murder of a Canadian crime boss in Mexico illustrates the troubling links between criminal organizations in the two countries.
On April 27, British Columbia-based gangster Thomas Gisby was gunned down in a Starbucks in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. Acco…

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Mexico Cartels Stealing Gold to Launder Drug Money

Mexican authorities say that, since 2008, criminal gangs have robbed so many trucks carrying gold shipments that many mining companies have been forced to switch to aerial transportation. This highlights the convenience of gold as a means to launder di…

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Do Mexican Cartels Control Sex Trafficking in Argentina?
While Mexican drug gangs, particularly the Zetas, are known to have expanded into human trafficking in Mexico, there is little substantive evidence to back recent claims that they are becoming ... Op-ed: Cracking the Mexican Cartels
In July, Mexico will elect a new president to replace Felipe Calderón. Whoever wins will need to address the foremost challenge confronting the country today: the battle against the drug ... SAD FACT: El Salvador Just Had Its First Murder-Free Day In Three Years
El Salvador received some much-needed good news this weekend, when officials announced that Saturday was the first homicide-free day in the country in three years, Reutersreports. "After years when the number ... Mexican cartels trick border crossers into being drug mules
(Reuters) - The Mexican help wanted ads offer a quick $500 for a simple job - drive a car into California on an errand for an "important business" organization. But the ... Obama, Calderon Offer Rival Drug War Narratives at Summit
At a meeting of North American leaders, the presidents of the US and Mexico offered differing views of drug-related violence in Mexico, with Calderon criticizing the US's failure to stop ... Feds: CDG Drug Ring Made Central Florida Marijuana Distribution Hub
For the past three years, federal agents say, associates of the Gulf Cartel trucked in thousands of pounds of marijuana to Apopka and other Orlando communities — establishing the area ... US Secretary of Defense-Mexican cartels are more dangerous than Colombia
Deputy Secretary of Defense for Counter-narcotics and Global Threats, William F., said the scope of these can’t be compared WASHINGTON, March 27. – The Mexican drug cartels pose a greater threat ... ATF: Man modified assault rifles for Mexican cartels
Federal agents have arrested a man suspected of making fully automatic assault rifles to be sold to Mexican drug cartels. An undercover agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ...
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