E. Eduardo Castillo
Monday, May 16, 2016 - 06:41
A Mexican civilian court has freed the last three soldiers accused of homicide in a 2014 incident in which at least a dozen suspects were allegedly executed after they surrendered.
Friday, December 5, 2014 - 06:37
President Enrique Peña Nieto has visited the tumultuous southern state of Guerrero for the first time since 43 college students disappeared there more than two months ago, provoking the greatest crisis of his presidency.
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 07:10
Mexico's Civil Rights Commission says it is investigating the circumstances of a June confrontation between the army and a suspected drug gang that left 22 people dead.
Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 06:51
Relatives of people missing in Mexico blasted authorities Wednesday as seemingly more interested in manipulating the data on the disappeared than on conducting thorough investigations.
Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 05:13
Among the military code provisions changed is one saying that all crimes committed by soldiers on duty are considered crimes against military discipline. Human rights activists long argued that it allowed security forces to cover up crimes.
Monday, March 17, 2014 - 00:00
The pseudo-religious Knights Templar drug cartel in western Mexico has diversified to the point that drug trafficking doesn't even rank among its top sources of income
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 00:00
The recently killed leader of the Knights Templar drug cartel had been hiding out in a wood hut in the mountains and people in the area tipped off security forces.
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 00:00
The recently killed leader of the Knights Templar drug cartel had been hiding out in a wood hut in the mountains and people in the area tipped off security forces.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 00:00
Not only did Moreno change the name of his organization while operating in the shadows, he became more powerful. He expanded from cooking and trafficking methamphetamines to extorting and intimidating everyone.
Friday, December 20, 2013 - 00:00
The files show that the hyper-violent Zetas cartel was the most targeted gang, with 23 leaders arrested and four killed in the 12 month period. The best-known name on the list is top Zeta's leader Miguel Trevino Morales, who was arrested in July.