Dudley Althaus
Monday, September 28, 2009 - 00:00
Use the police and army to close the door to organized crime, Fajardo counseled, but open a window of opportunity through education, respect and public honesty. Otherwise, the frustrated poor have no option but perfidy.
Monday, September 14, 2009 - 00:00
The newspaper El Universal reported Friday that its tally of gangland killings so far this year — compiled through news reports nationwide, hit 5,018 on Thursday
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 00:00
The 53 prisoners, including at least 11 gunmen from the Gulf Cartel drug smuggling organization, escaped early Saturday from the prison in the city of Zacatecas
Monday, March 23, 2009 - 00:00
Ditches don’t always deter raids, but federal troops can’t be spared
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 00:00
Francisco Velasco, nicknamed the Viking, was taken into custody for questioning after scores of Mexican soldiers, backed by two armored cars, seized control of the city’s police headquarters
Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 00:00
Former victim visits Mexico on campaign to end gang abductions
Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 00:00
Mexican officials asked U.S. and British experts to aid in the investigation of a Mexico City plane crash that killed the government's second-ranking official and a high-level lawman
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 00:00
Two senior officials in Mexico's leading anti-narcotics agency have been arrested on charges they acted as informants for a drug syndicate in return for millions of dollars
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 00:00
Pointing to "an increased level" of gangland violence raging along parts of the border and deep into Mexico, the U.S. State Department issued a new warning for American travelers
Friday, September 19, 2008 - 00:00
The three were arrested Thursday in Zacatecas state to the north by police acting on an anonymous tip