Lizbeth Diaz
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 00:00
Pena Nieto said the military would continue to patrol Mexico's streets until a new militarized police, known as a national gendarmerie, was ready to take over
Friday, November 2, 2012 - 00:00
Mexico's attorney general said police were likely to be prosecuted for the ambush of the two agents as they traveled in a vehicle with diplomatic plates on a road south of Mexico City.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 00:00
The family of a Mexican teen shot dead when the U.S. Border Patrol opened fire on a group of rock throwers in Mexico last week is planning to bring a lawsuit alleging excessive use of force.
Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 00:00
Miguel Angel Trevino, a horse racing aficionado known as "Z-40", is expected to take over the cartel after Marines shot dead Zetas commander Lazcano.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 00:00
Supporters of a Mexican leftist party, angry at losing a local election, went on the rampage and set 80 prisoners free from a detention center in the southern state of Chiapas.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 00:00
Six out of 10 Mexican prisons are "self-governed" by prison gangs or drug cartels, according to a report issued Monday by the country's human rights commission.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 00:00
Cardenas has helped run the Gulf Cartel since his brother Antonio Cardenas, known as "Tony Tormenta," was killed in a 2010 gunfight.
Friday, August 31, 2012 - 00:00
Pena Nieto, 46, and his Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, were accused by runner-up Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of laundering money and buying votes to secure victory, but the judges said there was insufficient evidence.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 00:00
A judge ruled on Monday that the detained officers be held in custody for 40 days pending the investigation.
Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 00:00
Lopez Obrador named several companies he said had been used to channel money to the debit cards, saying some had false addresses.