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Blog del Narco: Man Found Tortured and Executed in Zacatecas
January 8, 2013 | by El Blog del Narco
A man was killed with three shots from a firearm at close range and his body was left in the road to the entrance "Garden of Remembrance". The man has not been identified so far. He is described as about 40 years old, wearing blue jeans, a colored shirt and blue military-style boots. continue reading »
Blog del Narco: Female Taxi Driver Murdered in Guerrero
January 8, 2013 | by El Blog del Narco
A female taxi cab driver was found shot and executed in her vehicle in the housing unit the Colossus. The vehicle was found abandoned and the report of the discovery was made at about eleven o'clock. continue reading »
Blog del Narco: Woman Found Hanging from Bridge from Nuevo Leon
January 7, 2013 | by El Blog del Narco
After being kidnapped by criminals traveling in two cars, a woman was found hanging from a vehicular bridge that divides the colony Tierra y Libertad. The criminals put a rope around the woman’s neck and hung her from the railing. continue reading »
Blog del Narco: Mazatlan and Concordia Mayors Propose Arming Settlers Against Cartels
January 7, 2013 | by El Blog del Narco
The mayors of Mazatlan and Concordia proposed delivering weapons to the residents of the mountainous area of the state, with training from the Mexican Army to defend their communities from cartels linked to drug trafficking. continue reading »
Blog del Narco: Gunmen Attack Bars in Torreon Mexico, At Least 8 Dead
January 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff
At least eight people were killed and four others wounded in attacks by gunmen on two bars in Torreon, a city in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila, the state police said Sunday. continue reading »
Blog del Narco: Armed Men Attempt to Rescue the Body of Zeta Leader in Veracruz
January 2, 2013 | by El Blog del Narco
According to the report, gunmen fired on officers guarding the premises where the body of the drug lord was being held. A group of gunmen attempted to rescue the body of Enrique continue reading »
Documentary Looks at Mexico’s 25,000 Disappeared, Their Families
January 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The 25,000 missing persons in Mexico's war on organized crime remains "an open wound" for their families that the government must heal, Alicia Calderon, director of a documentary on the subject, said. continue reading »
Narco Blog: Sweet Sixteen Party Ends with One Dead
January 1, 2013 | by El Blog del Narco
Hours after an armed group executes a man in a casino where they held a Sweet Sixteen, 10 guests who were injured were discharged from the hospital where they were treated. continue reading »
Mexico Sees 10% Rise in Armored Car Sales in 2012
January 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A total of 3,102 automobiles were fitted with armor in 2012, up 10 percent from the previous year, due to the drug-related violence plaguing Mexico, the Mexican Automotive Armor Association, or AMBA, said. continue reading »
Blog del Narco: One Person Killed, Two Injured in Ixtapaluca
December 31, 2012 | by El Blog del Narco
One dead, two were wounded by gunfire early this morning when the occupants of a car after being chased through several streets of Colonia Alfredo del Mazo in this county. continue reading »
Ciudad Juarez Murder Rate Drops 75% Over Two Years
December 31, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Ciudad Juarez, a border city in northern Mexico that was considered one of the most dangerous places in the world until recently, has seen its murder rate drop by 75 percent continue reading »
Blog del Narco: Cell of Zeta Cartel Members Arrested in Nuevo Leon
December 28, 2012 | by El Blog del Narco
Five members of the Zeta Cartel were arrested by the Highway Patrol and the State Investigation Agency, accused of having participated in the execution of 12 men and 10 women, who were mostly incinerated. continue reading »
Mexico Exchanging Guns for Computers, Cash, Safety
December 28, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Low-income familes in the crime-wracked Mexico City borough of Iztapalapa decided this year to trade in their old rifles, handguns and shotguns for laptop computers, bicycle continue reading »
2012 Was Another Bloody Year For Puerto Rico
December 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Though the number of homicides won't match last year's record total of 1,122, violent crime remains the most pressing issue as Puerto Rico prepares to bid farewell to 2012. continue reading »
Blog del Narco: Four Executed in Guerrero- Found in Mass Grave
December 27, 2012 | by El Blog del Narco
The bodies of four people, three men and a woman, in various stages of decomposition, were found in three graves located in the suburbs adjoining the city of Iguala on Tuesday. One of the bodies belonged to a person kidnapped last December 5 in Colonia Francisco Villa in the same city. continue reading »
