The evidence keeps mounting that the war on the Mexican drug cartels is every bit the United State’s war as well. The cartels have sunk their tentacles into major cities around the U.S. like Chicago. In fact, the Post reports that the Justice Dept. has found that Mexican cartels are operating in 230 U.S. cities….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Camden, N.J. in the past has been dubbed the most dangerous city in America. So it might be seen as good news that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has decided to take over the the Philadelphia-Camden High Intensity Drug Trafficking task force from the local prosecutor. But the Camden County prosecutor,…
We keep assuming that the corruption is limited to the Mexican government — and not the U.S. — when it comes to the violent war on drugs in Mexico. But people like Richard Padilla Cramer are a reminder that the problem long ago crept over the border. Greed knows no geographical boundary. By Sebastian Rotella…
How can you battle the violent drug cartels when you have police departments that are powerless and underfunded like this? The Mexican president hopes to change some of this. We’ll see if he can pull this off. By Chris Hawley Arizona Republic Mexico City Bureau URAUPAN, Mexico — One of the police station’s doors is…
A rookie mistake? Hardly. By The Newark Star-Ledger Staff NEWARK –– A federal immigration agent suspected of robbing drug dealers was arrested yesterday during a pre-dawn sting at a Newark warehouse where he allegedly tried to steal what he believed was a shipment of cocaine, authorities said. Valentino Johnson, a 25-year-old rookie agent, was surrounded…
Did the Appeals Court in N.Y. rule properly by allowing evidence from a questionable wiretap? It’s certainly questionable. The lower court said investigators did not do enough to prove a wiretap was warranted. By David Kravets Wired Despite refusing to “endorse” the government’s tactics in securing a warrant for a wiretap, a federal appeals court…
It’s pretty simple: If you round up violent drug traffickers, lock them up and then let them go, it doesn’t do a lot of good. Mexico and the U.S. need to work more closely to deal with this issue. By MARC LACEY New York Times MEXICO CITY – The surveillance cameras captured it all: guards…
Understandably the drug violence in Mexico is making some people rethink the way that nation is fighting the drug war. But not offering an alternative is unacceptable. Plus, the U.S. still has to do more to help — particularly considering the most lucrative market for drugs is in the U.S. There have been more than…
