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New President Peña Nieto Outlines Mexico’s Crime-Fighting Plan
December 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto announced Monday a public-safety strategy based on fighting violence with a regional focus and the creation of a national gendarmerie with an initial complement of 10,000 members. continue reading »
Security Industry Booming in Mexico, Latin America
April 22, 2011 | by Homeland Security Newsire | Latino Daily News
An interesting, yet not surprising industry in Mexico is doing very well not despite the violence, but as a result of it. No, it’s not the drug trade, but the security garment industry. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Agents Find Ramp Used to Help Drug Smugglers’ Trucks Over Border Fence
April 20, 2011 | by Homeland Security Newswire | Latino Daily News
Border Patrol agents have discovered that drug smugglers are becoming more innovative in their attempts to avoid security at the U.S.-Mexico border. Recently, a truck equipped with a folding ramp was found east of Yuma, Arizona. continue reading »
Latin American Drug Cartels Have Reached Australia
April 18, 2011 | by Australian Crime Commission | Latino Daily News
A new report from the Australian Crime Commission has noted that Latin American drug cartels have stretched their arms all the way to the island continent. continue reading »
As the Drug Violence Continues, Mexico’s Language is Changing
April 15, 2011 | by CNS News/AP | Latino Daily News
"Encobijados", "Encajuelados", "Encintados", all are names given to those killed in drug-related violence in Mexico, and each is a slang given to the dead to describe how they were found. continue reading »
Mexican Lime Farmers Fight to Keep Business Going Despite Cartel Interference
April 14, 2011 | by Christian Science Monitor | Latino Daily News
Though the most devastating effect of the drug war in Mexico has been the loss of so many lives, there are many other related issues that plague the region. continue reading »
Mexico’s South Border Becoming Just as Violent as the North, Priest Needs Police Protection
January 19, 2011 | by AP | Latino Daily News
As the drug war continues at Mexico’s northern border, the violence of the south seems to be overlooked. The situation has gotten so bad that a even priest helping shelter Guatemalan migrants is asking police for protection. continue reading »
15 Dead in Mexico Car Wash Massacre
October 28, 2010 | by News 24 | Latino Daily News
Fifteen people were killed Wednesday in Tepic Mexico at a car wash. This is the third such massacre in less than a week in Mexico. The authorities in the state of Nayarit where Tepic is located, report that a group of armed attackers arrived at the Gamboa car wash and opened fire continue reading »
Mayor in Tamaulipas Mexico killed by Drug Cartel, 4-year-old Daughter Slightly Injured
August 30, 2010 | by The New York Times | Latino Daily News
Sunday gunmen of the drug cartel killed the mayor of a small town in Tamaulipas. Marco Antonio Leal was driving through the countryside when gunman, shot, and killed the mayor, slightly wounding his 4-year-old daughter. continue reading »
