Gunmen Kill 15 in Bar Attack in Northern Mexico
Gunmen burst into a neighborhood bar in the capital city of the northern border state of Chihuahua and opened fire, killing at least 15 people before fleeing, authorities said Saturday.
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Historic Challenge to Drug War Looms at Cartagena Summit
Alternatives to drug prohibition will be discussed for the first time at the Sixth Summit of the Americas
At White House Summit, Drug Violence Dominates Agenda
President Obama hosted the leaders of Mexico and Canada on Monday in a White House summit aimed at boosting the region's growing economic ties, but the scourge of drug violence in Mexico muddled the message and highlighted friction between the neighbors.
5 Police Officers Killed in Mexico Border City
Mexican authorities say gunmen killed five local police officers in the border city of Ciudad Juarez a day after members of the force left hotels where they had been staying since last month for protection.
War on Drugs Sparks Discussion of Canada-U.S.-Mexico Military Co-operation
It's time for greater military co-operation in North America's long war on drugs, Defence Minister Peter MacKay and his U.S. and Mexican counterparts said Tuesday.
US No Longer Dominates Drug War Agenda in Central America
The President of Guatemala, Otto Perez put the issue of drug legalization on the SICA agenda in a historic meeting in Antigua, Guatemala on Saturday, despite the efforts of a certain power to get the meeting canceled at the last minute.
Mexico Church Divided Over Drug Wars
The street vendors outside the iconic Basilica de Guadalupe in Mexico City are doing a roaring trade.
Conservatives Importing Drug Violence From Mexico With New Crime Policies
Politicians created drug prohibition. Drug prohibition created the gangs and cartels. Now Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada have passed new laws guaranteed to give the gangs more power.
Huichol ‘Cosmic Portal’ Peyote Ceremonies Threatened by Silver Mine
For the Huichol Indians, the desert mountains here are sacred, a cosmic portal with major mojo, where shamans collect the peyote that fuels the waking dreams that hold the universe together.
Border Patrol Using Drones to Battle Marijuana Trade
U.S. border patrol agents are using drones, the same type in fact being used to fight the Afghanistan war, to locate illegal shipments of marijuana being smuggled across the Southwest border.
