drug cartels

Mexico: Congress passes marijuana legalization bill
World

Mexico: Congress passes marijuana legalization bill

Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday passed legislation that would legalize marijuana for recreational, medical, and scientific uses. The bill…
Trump says will designate Mexican cartels as ‘terror’ groups
World

Trump says will designate Mexican cartels as ‘terror’ groups

US President Donald Trump said in an interview posted online Tuesday that he planned to designate Mexican drug cartels as…
El Chapo in dock for biggest US drugs trial
World

El Chapo in dock for biggest US drugs trial

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman goes on trial in New York on Monday, accused of running the world’s biggest drug cartel…
Ex-guerrilla launches historic presidential bid in Colombia
World

Ex-guerrilla launches historic presidential bid in Colombia

Former guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londono was once one of Colombia’s most-wanted men. Now he is a presidential contender. The graying,…
Armed clashes kill 11 in Mexico’s troubled Guerrero state
World

Armed clashes kill 11 in Mexico’s troubled Guerrero state

Violent clashes involving gunmen, a community police force and state police killed 11 people in the troubled southern state of…
Mexico: Latest murder highlights blurred lines in journalism
World

Mexico: Latest murder highlights blurred lines in journalism

For some, Gumaro Perez was an experienced reporter who got on well with locals and earned the nickname “the red…
Mexico’s murder rate rises to 20,000 in ten months; worst in 20 years
World

Mexico’s murder rate rises to 20,000 in ten months; worst in 20 years

A human rights ombudsman, a media executive and two men in a bitter union dispute are just the latest victims…
Ally of drug lord ‘El Chapo’ arrested in Mexico after US prison time
World

Ally of drug lord ‘El Chapo’ arrested in Mexico after US prison time

A top drug-trafficking accomplice of Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman was arrested in Mexico on Wednesday for his alleged role in…
Back to top button