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Mexico Arrests Drug Leader; Military's Role in Drug War Debated
 Mario Gonzalez
Mexican authorities said they have arrested the leader of a drug cartel that set off two grenades during a public celebration in September, killing eight people and wounding more than 100.
Mexican Peso Slides as Money Transfers From Workers Abroad Fall
 Valerie Rota
Mexico’s peso fell as a central bank report showed dollar flows from immigrant workers abroad declined in November. The currency lost a fifth of its value last year, posting its worst decline in over a decade.
Mexico: For Resident of an Airport, a New Place to Stay
 Associated Press
A Japanese man on a tourist visa who, for no apparent reason, had been sleeping in a Mexico City airport since Sept. 2 has moved to an apartment.
12 Dead in Northern Mexico are Latest Drug War Victims
 Agence France-Presse
Twelve people were killed in northern Mexico close to the US border, including eight in Ciudad Juarez, in the latest violence attributed to the country's brutal drug war.
MEX, US Set Extradition Records in 2008
 Noel Randewich
Mexico turned over 85 alleged drug smugglers, murderers, sex offenders and other criminals to U.S. authorities this year, a record number of extraditions to the United States as Mexico struggles in a war against violent drug cartels.
Chihuahua a Model for Cleaning Up Mexico's Police
 Sara Miller Llana
A three-month-old program that allows human rights workers 24-hour access to live images of prison life is the newest effort toward transparency for Chihuahua's lauded police department.
Mexico Calls Off Search for Cruise Passenger
 Tamara Lush
Mexican authorities have suspended their search for a Florida woman who apparently fell from a ship balcony during a Christmas week cruise. The woman's family believes she might have jumped overboard, but the FBI is still investigating whether someone pushed her.
Mexican State Wants All to Learn English
 Sean Mattson
By next year, the state of Tamaulipas wants every public primary school student in the state — all 390,000 of them — taking 40-minute English classes five times a week.
Mexico Sentences Migrant Smuggler to 60 Years
 Associated Press
Mexican prosecutors say they won a 60-year prison term for a human smuggler who helped about 200 people sneak into the U.S., including Hezbollah supporters.
Mexican Naval Personnel Eradicate Marijuana Plantations in Sinaloa, Guerrero and Nayarit
 Presidencia de la República
As part of the permanent operations against drug trafficking being carried out by the Mexican Navy, on December 26 and 27, Marine Infantry Personnel located and eradicated 14 marijuana plantations in Maloya, in the state of Mexico, covering an area of 13,918 square meters, and containing over 282,000 plants.
Mexico to Try 6 Colombians on Drug, Weapon Charges
 Associated Press
Six Colombians arrested during a raid on a Mexico City mansion have been ordered to stand trial on drug, weapons and organized crime charges.
Japanese Tourist Spends 3 Months in Mexico City Airport
 Agence France-Presse
A distinguished-looking Japanese tourist lingered more than three months at Mexico City's airport, sleeping on the ground and eating in pricey restaurants, until he left with a woman in a taxi, witnesses said.
Mexico Detains Presidential Guard In Drug Case
 Mark Stevenson
Mexico's drug corruption scandals reached into the presidential guard as authorities identified an officer who served in the unit as a possible spy for the country's violent drug cartels.
Four Deaths in Cancun, Mexico's Top Beach Destination
 Latin American Herald Tribune
Three people have drowned and one was killed in a boat accident over the past week at this Caribbean tourist resort, while Mexican rescue teams were participating in a search for a U.S. cruise ship passenger who is believed to have fallen overboard.
 Mexico Calls for 'Immediate' End to Israeli Raids in Gaza
 Khaleej Times
Mexico called on Sunday for an "immediate" halt to Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip, where massive air raids have killed over 300 people so far.
Armed Gang Holds Up Train in Mexico, Robs Freight
 Gustavo Ruiz
A gang of about 20 men armed with assault rifles robbed a train in the western Mexican state of Michoacan and carted off some of its freight, the state prosecutor's office said Saturday.
Jailed Mexican Beauty Queen Forfeits Title
 Mark Stevenson
A Mexican beauty queen detained on suspicion of drug and weapons violations has been stripped of her crown in the Hispanoamerican Queen pageant, contest organizers said Saturday.
Congressmen Call for Beauty Contest Probe
 Gareth Rogers
Mexican congressmen called for a government investigation of potential drug cartel ties to the nation’s beauty pageants after a 23-year-old beauty queen was arrested on suspicion of drug and weapons offences.
Alleged Zeta Hit Man Faces Trial in Mexico
 Associated Press
A man alleged to be a founding member of Mexico's feared Zetas, assassins linked to the Gulf drug cartel, will stand trial on organized crime, drug and weapons charges, prosecutors said Friday.
Mexico Suspends Buys From 30 U.S. Meat Plants
 Bob Burgdorfer
Mexico has suspended purchases from 30 U.S. meat plants, some of which are the largest in the country, due to sanitary issues, but U.S. analysts argue Mexico is retaliating for a U.S. meat labeling law that allegedly could hurt Mexican meat sales to the US.
Mexico Prepares for an Influx
 Chicago Tribune
There are signs that Immigration to the U.S. is no longer as attractive an option for Mexican immigrants.
Police Say Beauty Queen's Bo Powerful Trafficker
 Arturo Perez
A Mexican beauty queen arrested in a truck filled with weapons was dating a suspected leader in the powerful Juarez drug cartel, police said this week.
Mexico Legislating on Plastic Bags
 Prensa Latina
The Legislative Assembly of the Federal District of Mexico studies a reformation proposal to the law on solid residuals of the Mexican capital to avoid the damages that plastic bags cause to the environment.
Ten Killed Across Mexico in Christmas Eve Drug Violence
 Agence France-Presse
Ten people, including a police officer, were killed across Mexico in the hours before Christmas, in the latest spasm of violence in the country's brutal drug war, officials said Friday.
7 Cops, Drug Gang Arrested at Cock Fight
 Associated Press
Soldiers arrested the deputy police chief of a Mexican resort town and six other officers who were allegedly protecting drug cartel members at a cock fight, the Defense Department said Thursday.
TBF's Cabo Study Generates Action in Mexican Senate
 Pete Johnson
A recently released economic study commissioned by The Billfish Foundation (TBF) that revealed sport fishing spawns a billion dollar industry in Baja Sur, has caught the keen attention and responsive actions of two of Mexico's senators.
Mexican Drug Gang Tentacles Reach Europe, Africa
 Mica Rosenberg
Violent Mexican cartels that have killed thousands in a drug war at home this year are increasingly smuggling drugs to Europe by way of Africa. Under pressure from a government and army crackdown at home, the drug gangs are seeking new lucrative markets.
Mexican Beauty Queen Arrested in Gun-Filled Truck
 Arturo Perez
A reigning Mexican beauty queen from the drug-plagued state of Sinaloa was arrested with suspected gang members in a truck filled guns and ammunition, police say.
Violence will be Met by Firm Action on the Part of the State: President Felipe Calderón
 Presidencia de la República
President Felipe Calderón declared that Mexico is stronger than any gang of criminals, adding that his government will not step back in the fight against crime, nor cease in its efforts to combat the country's obvious enemies.
Mexico Honors Soldiers Beheaded by Drug Cartels
 E. Eduardo Castillo
The government honored the dead Monday in a high-profile ceremony aimed at reassuring the nation that it won't surrender, despite escalating violence that has killed 5,300 people this year and the betrayal of more than a dozen top law enforcement officials accused of accepting money to protect cartels.
Juárez Violence is Boon to Non-Cartel Criminals
 Ramon Bracamontes
Extortions, such as the $1,428 monthly payments that were being asked of one El Paso doctor, are a result of the brutal year-old drug war, which has transformed Juárez into a lawless city, where opportunistic criminals steal ATM machines, rob banks and carjack luxury vehicles.
Soldiers Decapitated in New Round of Mexico Drug War
 Jason Lange & Armando Tovar
Mexican police on Sunday found nine decapitated bodies and the army identified eight soldiers who had died fighting powerful drug gangs and whose murders were seen as a brazen challenge to the government.
Mexico Extradites Record 85 Suspects to US in 2008
 Associated Press
Mexico says it has extradited a record 85 criminal suspects to the United States so far this year. U.S. officials have praised the increase in extraditions, something Mexico was once loath to do.
Mexico Plane Crash Injures Officials, Reporters
 Associated Press
An official says a small plane carrying government officials and television reporters crashed in northern Mexico and all five people on board are in serious condition.
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