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Stem the violence, make marijuana legalAfter decades of anti-pot campaigns, from Reefer Madness to zero tolerance, so many Americans choose to smoke marijuana that the Mexican cartels have become an international threat to law and order.
Mexican cartels hire US teenage killers. By Matthew Price, BBC News, Laredo, Texas. 08:55 GMT, Monday, 7 September 2009 09:55 UK Prisoner 1447523's name is Rosalio Reta. He was born and raised in Texas. By the age of 13 he was an assassin for one of Mexico's drug cartels. "It's a job man. You gotta do something for a living." 'No way out'
At this moment there are people dying in a war that is off the radar of the average American. A war that is only hours away from Houston, Austin, Dallas and many other US cities that border Mexico, a war that gets closer to our border every single day.
17 Mexican Gang Members Posing As U.S. Law Enforcement Arrested In String of Brutal Kidnappings and Slayings in San Diego Suburbs Authorities announced charges Thursday against a Mexican gang that took Tijuana-style violence to the upscale suburbs of San Diego County, kidnapping, torturing and killing well-to-do residents, even after some families paid large ransoms.
How Mexican Drug Cartels Are Spreading Heroin Addiction Into America's Heartland Mexican drug cartels have pushed heroin sales beyond major cities into America's suburban and rural byways.
America's war on drugs is misguidedLately, American news outlets have been hawking a story about Mexican drug cartels invading the United States. The threat, they tell us, is so big the Obama Administration is considering using the military to stop it. This latest stage in the drug war isn't really what it seems.
Senate panel meets in Valley on growing border violenceThree U.S. senators promised to funnel more federal money to Arizona after they heard local official's complain about how Mexican cartels have taken a toll on the state.
I live on Long Island, New York. My husband takes the Long Island Railroad every morning. His mornings usually include a peaceful nap in a very quiet car with others taking peaceful naps.
Mexican drug cartels thrive in suburban Atlanta - CNN.comMexican drug cartels are extending their US operations and violent methods.
Colombian General: Mexico's Drug Wars 'Will Intensify'The drug wars in Mexico "will intensify," says the head of Colombia's anti-narcotics police, Gen. Álvaro Caro. "It's going to get worse," Caro said during an exclusive interview about the wave of drug violence in Mexico.
Nobody with good news calls in the middle of the night. As a father of college-age children, the late-night sound of the telephone ringing was chilling.
U.S. Is Arms Bazaar for Mexican Cartels The majority of weapons used by Mexican drug cartels are apparently purchased in the United States.
Long-lasting drug war needs new approachAmericans are addicted to the drug war. Countless billions of taxpayers' money, at all levels, has been lost in a futile effort to keep unapproved drugs off our streets.
Mexican cartels move into U.S. pot growingNarcotics officials say that the four major cartels are avoiding tougher border enforcement efforts by growing more pot within the United States.
Scientists fleeing border, smugglers: Outdoor studies getting riskier, researchers say. by Chris Hawley. Dec. 27, 2007 12:00 AMOrgan Pipe Cactus National Monument stopped granting most new research permits in January because of increasing smuggling activity.
The Cocaine ConnectionAs Washington's two main newspapers published reports linking Mexican drug cartels to Middle Eastern terrorist cells, the capture of a Chinese national deeply involved with Mexican drug trafficking raised further questions about the often-overlooked security risks posed by drug …
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