Alfredo Corchado
Friday, November 9, 2012 - 00:00
An El Paso lawyer indicted on charges of conspiring to launder hundreds of millions of dollars for a Mexican drug cartel has previously identified himself as a member of incoming President Enrique Pena Nieto's campaign and transition team, a claim denied
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 00:00
30 percent said they and their families were better off under President Felipe Calderon, and 6 percent said they were much better off; 29 percent said they were neither better nor worse off. Twenty-one percent said they were worse off, and 11 percent said
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 00:00
The fighting that's so far taken the lives of more than 50,000 people across Mexico will probably continue through the July 1 presidential elections as cartels try to position themselves with the new administration.
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 00:00
Residents point to two recent fatal shootings, the appearance of "narco blockades," or illegal checkpoints manned by criminal groups, and a growing number of strangers driving late-model SUVs with tinted windows
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 00:00
For Mexican President Felipe Calderon's administration, targeting the Zetas could be good politics.
Monday, June 13, 2011 - 00:00
The caravan ended its six-day journey Saturday by crossing the border into El Paso.
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 00:00
The Dallas Morning News first reported on the meeting of top cartel leaders in June 2007, a report that was dismissed at the time by President Felipe Calderon's office.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 00:00
The capture of the Texas-born fugitive, nicknamed "La Barbie," ends a bloody chapter in Mexico's battle against the cartels and could produce important intelligence on them.
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 00:00
U.S. authorities are stopping a small portion of the cash shipments - $1 billion of the estimated $19 billion to $29 billion from illicit U.S. drug sales entering Mexico each year.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 00:00
The slayings of Torre and four other people in his party underscored what analysts and officials on both sides of the border said was the pervasive influence of criminal organizations.