Mexico Drug Wars
latest news & developments
Mexico court allows recreational cocaine in landmark decision
The ruling, which does not allow for the sale of the drug, is now under review by a higher court at the government’s request
Mexico is no mentor for SA press, Mr President
President Jacob Zuma held up Mexico as an example of the reporting South African news organisations should strive for. But what does that mean?
Blogging the brutal truth about Mexico’s drug wars
Blog del Narco – blogdelnarco.com – has become a must-read for authorities, drug gangs.
Mexico captures top Gulf cartel drug boss “El Coss”
Mexico says its navy has captured one of the country’s most wanted drug bosses – the head of the Gulf cartel, Jorge Costilla, alias "El Coss".
Pena Nieto surges to victory in Mexico’s presidential polls
Enrique Pena Nieto, the youthful candidate of the party that governed Mexico for decades, has won a resounding victory in the presidential election.
Mexican presidential race begins as 90 000 protest
Mexico’s presidential race has entered a critical phase after candidates clashed in a debate and 90000 people protested against the frontrunner.
Turf wars played out in massacres
Mexico’s body count of innocents and gangsters rises as cartel feuds increase and spare no one.
US weapons arm Mexican gangs
Drug cartels kill thousands of police officers and civilians each year, but gun control remains lax.
Casino attack in Mexico’s Monterrey kills over 50
Armed men killed at least 51 people in an attack on a casino in northern Mexico that left the building ablaze with gamblers trapped inside.
Thousands of Mexicans march to protest drug war
Tens of thousands of Mexicans on Sunday marched into the capital city to protest the wave of killing that has claimed 38 000 lives since 2006.
Body count from Mexican mass graves nears 300
The number of murder victims unearthed in mass graves in northern Mexico this month has risen to 279.