AMATITLAN, Guatemala, June 4 (UPI) -- Mexican drug gangs are moving operations to Guatemala, where weak law enforcement and deep-rooted corruption provide fertile ground, officials and analysts say.
PHOENIX, March 9 (UPI) -- An Arizona man accused of supplying assault rifles to Mexican drug cartels faced trial Monday on forgery, fraud and money laundering charges, prosecutors said.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Nearly two dozen policemen from the Mexican border town of Tijuana were jailed and face trial for supposed ties to drug trafficking, authorities said.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Authorities in Mexico say 5,376 people have died this year in drug violence -- more than double the number for the same period last year.
CULICAN, Mexico, June 28 (UPI) -- Analysts say the slayings of six Mexican police officers shows the government to be weak in the face of an escalating drug war.
CULIACAN, Mexico, May 27 (UPI) -- A shootout between Mexican federal police and drug cartel suspects Tuesday left seven officers and one gunman dead, police said.
MEXICO CITY, March 20 (UPI) -- A former Mexican general's daughter was killed by gunmen along with her husband, sparking concerns that drug gangs are retaliating against a crackdown. Retired Gen. Humberto Lopez Portillo's daughter and husband were gunned down Saturday while driving thr
MEXICO CITY, March 18 (UPI) -- Soldiers have taken over police stations in the eastern Mexican state of Tabasco in an effort to curtail drug violence, El Universal reported Sunday.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Mexican drug gangs are armed with assault weapons bought at gun shows in the United States and smuggled across the border, a report says.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Drug traffickers from Mexico have supplanted Colombians as major illegal drug smugglers, sneaking some $400 billion worth of drugs into the United States.
