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Chicago Tribune Editorial: U.S. Needs Mexico to Be More Aggressive in War Against Drug Cartels
By The Chicago Tribune Editorial Jack Riley left El Paso, Texas, to become the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s top man in Chicago. Even though he’s 1,500 miles from the border now, Mexico’s war against drug cartels still matters to him. It should matter to all of us. More than 90 percent of the marijuana, cocaine…
15 People Extradited From Mexico
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — One of the things Colombian drug lords hated most back in the day — getting extradited to the U.S. — is now happening with the Mexican cartel members with more frequency since they took over the distribution networks in the U.S. The Justice Department on Tuesday announced that 15…
Texas Guns Dealers Top U.S. Suppliers List to Mexican Cartels
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — America profits from the murderous ways of the Mexican cartels when it comes to supplying weapons. Washington Post reporters James V. Grimaldi and Sari Horwitz, in a year long investigation, uncovered the names of the top 12 U.S. gun dealers of guns traced to Mexico in the past two…
Mexican Cartels Beefing Up U.S. Presence
By William Booth and Nick Miroff Washington Post Foreign Service SAN DIEGO — When a major Mexican drug cartel opened a branch office here on the California side of the border, U.S. authorities tapped into their cellphones – then listened, watched and waited. Their surveillance effort captured more than 50,000 calls over six months, conversations…
Mexican Journalists Vow To Keep Reporting
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The bad news is that members of the Mexican media are getting murdered, kidnapped and threatened by drug cartels. The good news is that the journalist have vowed to continue reporting on the drug war, according to the Washington Post. The Post reported that a young photo journalist from El Diario…
U.S.-Mexico Only Nabbing a Fraction of Drug $$$ Being Smuggled South into Mexico
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Despite their efforts, U.S. and Mexican authorities are seizing no more than one percent of the billions of dollars in drug proceeds being smuggled south into Mexico, according to an analysis by the Washington Post. The cash is being smuggled in spare tires, engine transmissions and truckloads of baby diapers, the…
Drug Cartels Operate Freely in Small Calif. Towns
In these small little towns in California, not only are some of the politicians extremely corrupt, but they’ve become places where gangs and Mexican and Colombian drug cartels operate freely. Investigative reporter Jeffrey Anderson examines the problem. By Jeffrey Anderson Washington Times BELL, Calif. — The gang graffiti that coats freeway overpasses, exit signs and…