Obama moves against Mexican cartel finances

On the eve of his Mexico trip, President Obama moved to impose financial penalties on three Mexican drug cartels: the Sinaloa Cartel, Los Zetas and La Familia Michoacana.

Mexico: Obama met with protests demanding immigration reform

Protesters gathered outside the Hotel Presidente Intercontinental in Mexico City as US President Obama arrived to deliver a letter demanding rights for immigrants in the United States.

Mexico debates marijuana legalization

Mexican lawmakers opened a debate on the legalization of marijuana as a possible strategy to tackle the country’s powerful drug cartels—sparking harsh criticisms from the DEA.

Mexican ambassador calls US to task on gun trade; Fox News, Gun Lobby return fire

Fox News, echoing the claims of the Gun Lobby, challenges the charge of Mexican ambassador Arturo Sarukhan that “90% of all weapons we are seizing in Mexico are coming from the United States.”

US deports Gulf Cartel kingpin back to Mexico

US agents in El Paso deported Gulf Cartel kingpin José Manuel Garza Rendón back to Mexico across the international bridge with Ciudad Juárez. He already served a nine-year term in a US federal prison.

Toxic smoke on the border

For the third time in less than a week, an industrial fire scarred the skies of Ciudad Juárez, raising fears of toxic pollution across the borderlands.

Mexico: authorities crack down on “Santa Muerte” narco-cult

Officials backed up by Mexican federal troops are destroying roadside shrines in Nuevo Laredo to “Santa Muerte,” patron saint of drug traffickers—drawing protests from the faithful.

Narco wars leave trail of bodies across Mexico’s southwest

Eleven people were found shot to death around Mexico’s conflicted southwest, some bearing signs of torture and left with threatening “narco-messages.”

Mexico, US pledge new era of cooperation against cartels

Meeting with Eric Holder, Janet Napolitano and other Obama administration officials in Cuernavaca, Mexican leaders pledged a new era of bilateral cooperation against the drug cartels.

Mexican senate approves pre-conviction property seizures in narco cases

The Mexican Senate passed an amendment to the country’s constitution that would permit seizure of property from suspected drug traffickers and other criminals prior to conviction.

Mexico: US backpedals on “failed state” claim

National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair, contradicting a recent Pentagon report, told reporters in Washington: “Mexico is in no danger of becoming a failed state.”

Agent Orange strategy for Mexican border?

The US Border Patrol intends to employ a chemical herbicide to eradicate Carrizo cane, an invasive plant that provides convenient cover for undocumented border crossers and smugglers.