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Violent Uptick in Opposite Parts of Mexico: 22 Dead in Nuevo Leon, 21 Dead in Guerrero
Since Friday, violent attacks or gruesome discoveries of corpses have rocked wealthy Nuevo Leon and poverty-stricken Guerrero, where most of the violence was centered in the resort of Acapulco.
Videos Show Chaos in Mexican Border Town After Capture of Drug Cartel Leader
Gunmen hijacked and torched cars to blockade streets in Reynosa after the suspected leader of a Gulf cartel faction was captured Friday.
These Honduran Migrants Mutilated By ‘The Beast’ Want to Talk to President Obama
They fell from the train that thousands of migrants ride each year to try to reach the United States. They say their mutilations are their "visas" to enter the country.
Drug Lord Known as 'Z-42' Is Second Mexican Capo to Fall In Less Than a Week
The current leader of the Zetas cartel will likely be extradited to the United States to face charges. His arrest came less than a week after the capture of Knights Templar leader 'La Tuta.'
Mexican Drug Lord Lived in a Cave and Was Caught Because His Girlfriend Brought Him Birthday Cake
"I led a gang of pendejos," or idiots, drug lord La Tuta said after his arrest on Friday. The details on the Knights Templar leader emerged as officials leaked word that another cartel kingpin has been arrested.
The Drug Cartels' IT Guy
The story of Felipe Peréz, a communications specialist reportedly kidnapped by a Mexican drug cartel, and forced into a shadow hacker squad that engineers the gang's hidden radio network.
How a Mexican Cartel Demolished a Town, Incinerated Hundreds of Victims, and Got Away With It
The Zetas cartel turned Mexican ranches into extermination camps, kidnapping at least 300 people and burning them in makeshift "kitchens."
A Mexican Journalist Is Murdered After Reporting a Fugitive Police Chief's Alleged Criminal Ties
His last article, published two days before his murder, was part of a series he had written in recent weeks on chupaductos — teams of cartel-linked bandits that steal fuel and oil.
Mexico Topples Oil Theft Ring, But Cartel Threat Lingers Over State Petroleum Company
Five people were arrested in connection with a criminal cell accused of stealing oil from pipelines owned by the state oil monopoly Pemex.
Cocaine & Crude (Full Length)
We sent Suroosh Alvi to Mexico to meet the drug cartels that are now stealing the country's oil.
Cocaine & Crude (Part 3)
In part 3, we visit Texmelucan, a city devastated by an illegal oil tap explosion in 2010.
Cocaine & Crude (Part 2)
We tour Pemex's fragile operations in the Burgos Basin and sits down with a member of the infamous Los Zetas cartel.