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A Cartel Firefight Just Turned a US-Mexico Border Town Into a War Zone
The U.S. Consulate in the border town warned American visitors and residents to avoid the area or “secure shelter.”
Ukrainian Refugees Are Hitting a Wall at the US-Mexico Border
U.S. officials are citing a policy intended to halt the pandemic’s spread as they stop Ukrainians from seeking asylum.
Ex-Honduran Police Chief ‘El Tigre’ Arrested on Drug Smuggling Charges
The U.S. says Juan Carlos Bonilla protected cocaine shipments for the former president of Honduras and has asked for the extradition of both men.
The Jalisco Cartel Is Dropping Death Threats From the Skies
The CJNG dropped flyers over a Mexican town to declare war on the Sinaloa Cartel and promised to “clean up” the region.
This Musician Nearly Died in an Acid Attack. Now She’s Back on Stage.
A man threw acid in the face of María Elena Ríos, a saxophone player, two years ago. She believes her ex-boyfriend ordered the attack.
A Huge Cocaine Lab Was Found Inside a World Heritage Site in Bolivia
The authorities have found drug labs in the Noel Kempff Mercado National Park before, and many more could still be operating.
People Are Dying of Overdoses in Mexico Because They Can’t Get Naloxone
Opioid overdoses are surging in Mexico, but naloxone, cheap and readily available just over the border, costs $25 a dose and requires a prescription.
Ciudad Juarez Has a New Police Chief Who’s Accused of Abuse
The appointment of César Omar Muñoz is reviving bad memories in a city that was once the world’s most violent.
Human Smugglers Are Luring Pregnant Women to the Border With Lies on Facebook
With Facebook ads and a WhatsApp business account, smuggling networks are promising pregnant women and mothers swift entry into the U.S.
Cartels Are Turning Mexico’s Indigenous Marathoners Into Drug Mules
Stricken by drought, the famed Indigenous Raramuri are falling prey to cartels, who use champion runners to ferry drugs into the U.S.
Mexican Cartels Are Using More U.S. Citizens to Smuggle Drugs Because of COVID
Until travel restrictions for non-Americans on the U.S / Mexico border lift, the trend looks set to continue.
Army of Mexican Farmers Clash With National Guard Over Paying Water to the US
Farmers in the state of Chihuahua have withstood years of drought, and now fear for their future as Mexico’s president says that a massive water debt must be paid.