Mexico Moves Quietly To Decriminalize Minor Drug Use
President Calderon is set to sign the law, but some fear that letting off users caught with limited amounts of drugs will increase drug use and encourage 'drug tourists' from the U.S.
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Drug Violence Cripples Two Countries’ Economies
As if the global economic downturn wasn’t enough, some countries are finding their tourism industries battered by negative portrayals that paint them as being contaminated, unsavory or just plain dangerous.
Mexico Detains 29 Police Officers For Drug Ties
Soldiers and federal agents detained 29 police officers in northern Mexico on Monday for alleged ties to drug traffickers.
How Mexico’s Drug War Washed up on Canada’s West Coast
Vancouver task force struggles with fallout of crackdown on cartels.
Vast US Illegal Drug Market Fuels Mexican Cartels
The Mexican drug cartels battling viciously to expand and survive have a powerful financial incentive: Across the border to the north is a market for illegal drugs unsurpassed for its wealth, diversity and voraciousness.
US Prison Gangs Uniting with Mexican Crime Organizations
Mexican organized crime relies on gangs inside the United States for distribution and support, US gangs that pose real threats as foot soldiers, informants, tax collectors and assassins for the drug cartels.
U.S. House Approves $470 Million in Drug-War Aid for Mexico
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a supplemental defense-spending bill that includes $470 million in aid to Mexico to fight drug trafficking.
Former Mexican President Calls For Legalizing Marijuana
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox has joined three other ex-leaders of Latin American nations calling for the decriminalization of marijuana.
Sinaloa Cartel May Resort To Deadly Force In US
Authorities say Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, the reputed leader of the Mexican cartel, has given his associates the OK, if necessary, to open fire across the border.
Swine Flu Scare Doesn’t Stop Mexico’s Drug War
Despite the almost total shutdown of community activity, the wasteful drug war in Mexico rages on.
