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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Organized Crime</title>
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		<title>Gunmen kill family of Mexican marine who died during raid that eliminated drug kingpin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Gunmen kill family of Mexican drug war hero

MEXICO CITY — Gunmen mowed down the family of a Mexican marine just hours after the military honored him as a national hero for losing his life during a raid that took down powerful drug kingpin Arturo Beltran Leyva.
The brazen attack happened shortly before midnight Monday at the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-kill-family-of-mexican-marine-who-died-during-raid-that-eliminated-drug-kingpin-247331/" title="Gunmen kill family of Mexican marine who died during raid that eliminated drug kingpin">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico captures Beltran Leyva drug cartel suspect linked to 109 killings</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexico catches cartel suspect linked to 109 deaths

MEXICO CITY — Mexican police say they have captured a suspected lieutenant of the Beltran Leyva drug cartel linked to more than 109 execution-style killings.
The Public Safety department says Jesus Basilio Araujo is also known by the nickname &#8220;The Chicken.&#8221;
It said Sunday in a statement that Araujo allegedly ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-captures-beltran-leyva-drug-cartel-suspect-linked-to-109-killings-246467/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Mexico captures Beltran Leyva drug cartel suspect linked to 109 killings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A timeline of arrests, deaths of Mexican druglords</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
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A timeline of arrests, deaths of Mexican druglords

MEXICO CITY — The death of reputed drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva in a shootout with Mexican marines is the latest in a long list of Mexican cartel leaders captured or killed by authorities. Some earlier cases:
— Osiel Cardenas, the former Gulf Cartel drug lord was captured in .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-timeline-of-arrests-deaths-of-mexican-druglords-245787/" title="A timeline of arrests, deaths of Mexican druglords">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican navy kills 1 of drug war&#8217;s most-wanted in shootout in major victory for Calderon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oswald Alonso</dc:creator>
		
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Mexican navy kills top cartel kingpin in shootout

CUERNAVACA, Mexico — Two hundred Mexican Navy marines stormed an upscale apartment complex and killed a reputed drug cartel chief in a two-hour gunbattle, one of the biggest victories yet in President Felipe Calderon&#8217;s drug war.
Arturo Beltran Leyva, the &#8220;boss of bosses,&#8221; and six members of his cartel ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-navy-kills-1-of-drug-wars-most-wanted-in-shootout-in-major-victory-for-calderon-245129/" title="Mexican navy kills 1 of drug war&#8217;s most-wanted in shootout in major victory for Calderon">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican navy official says alleged drug cartel chief Arturo Beltran Leyva killed in shootout</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Olson</dc:creator>
		
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Navy official: alleged Mexican cartel chief killed

MEXICO CITY — One of the most wanted figures in the drug war was killed in a shootout with the Mexican navy Wednesday, an official said.
Arturo Beltran Leyva and three members of his drug cartel died in the gunbattle in a gated, upscale apartment complex in Cuernavaca, just south .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-navy-official-says-alleged-drug-cartel-chief-arturo-beltran-leyva-killed-in-shootout-245116/">Original source &nbsp;: Mexican navy official says alleged drug cartel chief Arturo Beltran Leyva killed in shootout</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Severed heads of 6 police officers found dumped in Mexican plaza</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Severed heads of 6 police found in Mexican plaza

TIJUANA, Mexico — The severed heads of six state police investigators were found on a public plaza Wednesday in the northern Mexican state of Durango.
The heads were found in the township of Cuencame a day after the officers were reported kidnapped, state prosecutors&#8217; spokesman Ruben Lopez said.
There ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/severed-heads-of-6-police-officers-found-dumped-in-mexican-plaza-245057/">Severed heads of 6 police officers found dumped in Mexican plaza</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police find the decapitated bodies of 4 men in Mexican border city</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
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4 decapitated bodies found in Mexican border city

TIJUANA, Mexico — Authorities found the decapitated bodies of four men Tuesday in the border city of Tijuana, while a grenade attack on a police station in western Mexico wounded a pregnant woman and her 3-year-old daughter.
Three of the decapitated bodies in Tijuana were inside a house, the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-find-the-decapitated-bodies-of-4-men-in-mexican-border-city-244440/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican police: Latin Grammy winner caught performing at drug cartel&#8217;s Christmas party</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E. Eduardo Castillo</dc:creator>
		
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Police: Grammy winner sang at drug cartel&#8217;s party

MEXICO CITY — Mexican federal officials say that Latin Grammy winner Ramon Ayala was rounded up during a raid at a drug cartel&#8217;s Christmas party where he was performing.
A federal Attorney General&#8217;s Office spokesman says Ayala was released after being questioned. The spokesman says he is not authorized ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-police-latin-grammy-winner-caught-performing-at-drug-cartels-christmas-party-243913/" title="Mexican police: Latin Grammy winner caught performing at drug cartel&#8217;s Christmas party">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>8 killed in separate attacks against police in Mexican drug war state</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gustavo Ruiz</dc:creator>
		
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8 killed in separate attacks in Mexican state

MORELIA, Mexico — At least seven federal police officers and a civilian were killed in Michoacan state in several attacks by gunmen against federal agents in less than 24 hours, state prosecutors said.
Two federal agents were killed Thursday night in a shootout with gunmen in the port city ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/8-killed-in-separate-attacks-against-police-in-mexican-drug-war-state-242764/">Read more : 8 killed in separate attacks against police in Mexican drug war state</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Residents of Mexican city learn to live with death as industrial hub turns into battlefield</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Watson</dc:creator>
		
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Fear dominates life in Mexico&#8217;s deadliest city

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — &#8220;Not one person murdered yesterday,&#8221; Ciudad Juarez&#8217;s leading newspaper proclaimed in a banner headline. It was big news in this border city, ground zero in the drug war — the first time in 10 months that a day had passed without a killing.
But by the ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/residents-of-mexican-city-learn-to-live-with-death-as-industrial-hub-turns-into-battlefield-240667/">Residents of Mexican city learn to live with death as industrial hub turns into battlefield</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At least 13 killed in shootouts between troops, gunmen in northern Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
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At least 13 killed in shootouts in northern Mexico

MONTERREY, Mexico — At least 13 people were killed Friday in shootouts in northern Mexico between Mexican troops and gunmen, authorities said.
An army official who spoke on condition of anonymity because is not authorized to speak to the media said all those killed were gunmen suspected of ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-least-13-killed-in-shootouts-between-troops-gunmen-in-northern-mexico-240155/" title="At least 13 killed in shootouts between troops, gunmen in northern Mexico">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico to review witness protection program after killing of drug case informant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexico to review witness protection program

MEXICO CITY — Mexican federal prosecutors will review their witness protection program after gunmen killed a drug case informant in a Starbucks coffee shop in the capital, officials said Wednesday.
Federal Attorney General&#8217;s Office spokesman Ricardo Najera said prosecutors will review whether protected witnesses should be forced to be accompanied by ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-to-review-witness-protection-program-after-killing-of-drug-case-informant-239008/">Read more : Mexico to review witness protection program after killing of drug case informant</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico: Drug suspect who turned state&#8217;s witness dies in suspected suicide</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexico says drug witness died in apparent suicide

MEXICO CITY — A top drug cartel suspect who turned state&#8217;s evidence has been found dead in an apparent suicide, while a body found in Guerrero state was identified as a rebel leader who accused the state governor of drug ties, Mexican law enforcement said Saturday.
Jesus Zambada Reyes, ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-drug-suspect-who-turned-states-witness-dies-in-suspected-suicide-234168/" title="Mexico: Drug suspect who turned state&#8217;s witness dies in suspected suicide">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Forbes magazine lists Mexican drug lord among &#8216;World&#8217;s Most Powerful&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Watson</dc:creator>
		
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Forbes: Mexico kingpin among world&#8217;s most powerful
MEXICO CITY — Mexico&#8217;s most-wanted drug lord escaped prison by hiding in a laundry truck nearly a decade ago, and his legend and fortune seem to grow with each passing day he eludes capture.
Now he has reached a new level of fame — or infamy — by  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/forbes-magazine-lists-mexican-drug-lord-among-worlds-most-powerful-227553/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Forbes magazine puts Mexican drug lord at No. 41 on list of &#8216;World&#8217;s Most Powerful&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Forbes: Mexican drug lord 41 on most powerful list

MEXICO CITY — Forbes Magazine named drug lord Joaquin &#8220;El Chapo&#8221; Guzman — a fugitive reputed to be hiding in the mountains of northern Mexico — to its list of the 67 &#8220;World&#8217;s Most Powerful People&#8221; on Wednesday.
At No. 41 on the list, Guzman is ahead of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/forbes-magazine-puts-mexican-drug-lord-at-no-41-on-list-of-worlds-most-powerful-226466/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Forbes magazine puts Mexican drug lord at No. 41 on list of &#8216;World&#8217;s Most Powerful&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clergy in the crossfire: Mexico&#8217;s bishops seek answers to drug violence at home, from abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine E. Shoichet</dc:creator>
		
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Mexican clergy seek global help as violence grows

MEXICO CITY — Gunmen shoot a priest and two seminary students in the back. Federal police storm a Mass to capture a suspected drug kingpin. Priests pray with the families of murdered men, then face killers in the confessional.
Mexico&#8217;s Roman Catholic clergy, increasingly caught in the middle of .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clergy-in-the-crossfire-mexicos-bishops-seek-answers-to-drug-violence-at-home-from-abroad-224070/">Clergy in the crossfire: Mexico&#8217;s bishops seek answers to drug violence at home, from abroad</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In northern Mexican, soldiers increasingly suspicious of often corrupt police in drug war</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Soldiers wary of often corrupt Mexican police

MONTERREY, Mexico — When soldiers tried to halt a suspicious-looking SUV that was being escorted through Monterrey by a state policeman, the officer radioed for backup. In minutes, police from 40 patrol cars surrounded the troops, drawing their guns and sending the soldiers diving for cover in an hour-long ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-northern-mexican-soldiers-increasingly-suspicious-of-often-corrupt-police-in-drug-war-223024/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : In northern Mexican, soldiers increasingly suspicious of often corrupt police in drug war</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican army announces one of largest opium seizures in country&#8217;s history</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexican army makes large opium seizure
MORELIA, Mexico — The Mexican army said Saturday it has seized a shipment of almost a quarter-ton of opium in the country&#8217;s northern mountains, one of the largest such seizures made in Mexico.

The 448 pounds (203 kilograms) of opium paste was found Thursday hidden in nine plastic containers in the .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-army-announces-one-of-largest-opium-seizures-in-countrys-history-222058/">Mexican army announces one of largest opium seizures in country&#8217;s history</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>10 suspects, including 4 police officers, arrested in killing of Mexican police chief</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
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10 arrested in Mexican police chief&#8217;s killing

GARCIA, Mexico — Five police officers and five other suspects were arrested Thursday in the investigation into the assassination of an army general who had been appointed police chief of this northern Mexican town over the weekend.
Brig. Gen. Juan Arturo Esparza was the latest military officer killed after taking .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/10-suspects-including-4-police-officers-arrested-in-killing-of-mexican-police-chief-219939/">Source article &nbsp;: 10 suspects, including 4 police officers, arrested in killing of Mexican police chief</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen kill 6 _ including US airman _ at bar in Mexican border city</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Gunmen kill US airman in attack on bar in Mexico

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A gang of gunmen killed an off-duty U.S. airman and five other people early Wednesday at a bar in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, authorities said.
Meanwhile, gunmen assassinated an army general recently named police chief of Garcia, a town in .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-kill-6-_-including-us-airman-_-at-bar-in-mexican-border-city-218326/">Gunmen kill 6 _ including US airman _ at bar in Mexican border city</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican soldiers, police kill federal agent in gunbattle after convoy ignores orders to stop</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Olson</dc:creator>
		
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Mexican troops kill federal agent in gunbattle

MEXICO CITY — Police and soldiers killed a federal agent driving one of three cars that ignored orders to stop in northern Mexico, triggering a chase and gunbattle Tuesday, authorities said.
The police and troops were on a joint patrol in the city of Chihuahua when they tried to stop ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-soldiers-police-kill-federal-agent-in-gunbattle-after-convoy-ignores-orders-to-stop-217087/">Mexican soldiers, police kill federal agent in gunbattle after convoy ignores orders to stop</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Questionable timing: Mexican mayor celebrates death of alleged cartel figure before body found</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha Mendoza</dc:creator>
		
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Mexico mayor announces death before body is found

MEXICO CITY — Mauricio Fernandez couldn&#8217;t have been happier.
Here he was, being sworn in again as mayor of one of northern Mexico&#8217;s most exclusive communities, and he had wonderful news to share: &#8220;Black Saldana, who apparently is the one who was asking for my head, was found dead ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/questionable-timing-mexican-mayor-celebrates-death-of-alleged-cartel-figure-before-body-found-216709/">Original article on  : Questionable timing: Mexican mayor celebrates death of alleged cartel figure before body found</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Questionable timing: Mayor celebrates death of alleged cartel figure before body found</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha Mendoza</dc:creator>
		
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Mayor announces death before body is found

MEXICO CITY — Mauricio Fernandez couldn&#8217;t have been happier.
Here he was, being sworn in again as mayor of one of Mexico&#8217;s most exclusive communities, and he had wonderful news to share: &#8220;Black Saldana, who apparently is the one who was asking for my head, was found dead today in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/questionable-timing-mayor-celebrates-death-of-alleged-cartel-figure-before-body-found-216589/">Read : Questionable timing: Mayor celebrates death of alleged cartel figure before body found</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US warns of possible random gun attacks on vehicles in Mexican border city</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
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US warns of cartel shootings in Mexico border city

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The U.S. Consulate in the northern Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez warned U.S. citizens that Mexican drug cartels were possibly planning random shooting attacks on cars Wednesday — the same day gunmen ambushed a top state police official.
The Consulate said in a  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-warns-of-possible-random-gun-attacks-on-vehicles-in-mexican-border-city-210594/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican authorities detain man described as state leader for La Familia drug cartel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexico nabs man called drug cartel&#8217;s state leader

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Police arrested a man Tuesday who they say headed the operations of the &#8220;La Familia&#8221; drug cartel in the western state of Michoacan.
Abel Valadez Oribe, 32, was reportedly heading for a cockfight when police stopped his car and arrested him, authorities said. They said police ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-authorities-detain-man-described-as-state-leader-for-la-familia-drug-cartel-209265/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Mexican authorities detain man described as state leader for La Familia drug cartel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP IMPACT: Expanding US-Mexico border mission into drug war, ICE mishandles informants</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alicia A. Caldwell</dc:creator>
		
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AP IMPACT: Immigration agents mishandle informants

EL PASO, Texas — One immigration agent was accused of running an Internet pornography business and enjoying an improper relationship with an informant. Another let an informant smuggle in a group of illegal immigrants. And in a third case, an agent was investigated for soliciting sex from a witness in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-impact-expanding-us-mexico-border-mission-into-drug-war-ice-mishandles-informants-206805/">Original source &nbsp;: AP IMPACT: Expanding US-Mexico border mission into drug war, ICE mishandles informants</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican drug kingpin Miguel Angel Caro Quintero pleads guilty to US charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — A Mexican drug kingpin who led a fearsome cartel for more than a decade pleaded guilty Friday to U.S. drug and racketeering charges.

Miguel Angel Caro Quintero pleaded guilty in Denver federal court to one count of racketeering in Colorado and one count of conspiracy to distribute marijuana in Arizona. He faces up to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-drug-kingpin-miguel-angel-caro-quintero-pleads-guilty-to-us-charges-205216/">Read more : Mexican drug kingpin Miguel Angel Caro Quintero pleads guilty to US charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Largest US sting on Mexican drug operations nabs 300-plus, shows wide scope of drug trade</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OKLAHOMA CITY — In the largest single strike at Mexican drug operations in the U.S., authorities arrested more than 300 people in a sting that demonstrates an upstart cartel&#8217;s vast reach north of the border.

The tentacles of &#8220;La Familia&#8221; extend coast to coast and deep into America&#8217;s heartland, with arrests announced Thursday in 38 cities .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/largest-us-sting-on-mexican-drug-operations-nabs-300-plus-shows-wide-scope-of-drug-trade-204203/">Original article &nbsp;: Largest US sting on Mexican drug operations nabs 300-plus, shows wide scope of drug trade</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Largest single strike against Mexican drug cartel in US results in 300-plus arrests from raids</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devlin Barrett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — In the largest single strike at Mexican drug operations in the U.S., federal officials on Thursday announced the arrests of more than 300 people in raids across the country aimed at the newest and most violent cartel.

La Familia has earned a reputation for dominating the methamphetamine trade and displaying graphic violence, including beheadings. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/largest-single-strike-against-mexican-drug-cartel-in-us-results-in-300-plus-arrests-from-raids-203706/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Largest single strike against Mexican drug cartel in US results in 300-plus arrests from raids</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Sources: More than 300 arrested across US in raids on Mexican drug cartel operations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devlin Barrett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — More than 300 suspects have been arrested in a series of drug raids across the country that law enforcement officials say is the largest single strike at a Mexican drug cartel operating in the United States.

The arrests are aimed at the U.S. operations of the La Familia cartel, two officials said Thursday, speaking .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-sources-more-than-300-arrested-across-us-in-raids-on-mexican-drug-cartel-operations-203557/">AP Sources: More than 300 arrested across US in raids on Mexican drug cartel operations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3 leaders of Tijuana cartel plead guilty to drug crimes in San Diego</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO — Three once-powerful members of Mexico&#8217;s Arellano Felix drug cartel have pleaded guilty to criminal charges in San Diego.

Jorge Aureliano Felix admitted Wednesday to working with members of the Tijuana-based cartel to smuggle hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States and bringing hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds back to ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/3-leaders-of-tijuana-cartel-plead-guilty-to-drug-crimes-in-san-diego-202840/">3 leaders of Tijuana cartel plead guilty to drug crimes in San Diego</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lurid mob trials transfix Chinese as Communist government cracks down on gangs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Sanderson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — After she refused a corrupt cop&#8217;s demand that she turn her teahouse into an illegal casino, three thugs beat Chen Yanling with electric batons, sending her to the hospital for nearly a month.

Chen is now getting some vicarious revenge, joining the throngs outside a courthouse where modern-day China&#8217;s biggest, most lurid mob trials  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lurid-mob-trials-transfix-chinese-as-communist-government-cracks-down-on-gangs-202675/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican justice report: Cartel-fueled homicides at all-time high in violent border city</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A violent and ongoing battle between two powerful drug cartels has pushed this northern border city&#8217;s murder rate — already one of the highest in the world — to new records in 2009, according to a government report issued Wednesday.

Ciudad Juarez has had 1,986 homicides — almost all drug-related — through .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-justice-report-cartel-fueled-homicides-at-all-time-high-in-violent-border-city-202643/">Original source &nbsp;: Mexican justice report: Cartel-fueled homicides at all-time high in violent border city</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Miami judge sentences reputed Colombian cocaine kingpin Diego Montoya 45 years in prison</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — A top Colombian kingpin who shipped billions of dollars worth of cocaine to the United States and ran a private army was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years in prison.

Diego Montoya Sanchez, aka &#8220;Don Diego,&#8221; was once on the FBI&#8217;s 10 most-wanted list alongside Osama bin Laden. He had a $5 million bounty on ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/miami-judge-sentences-reputed-colombian-cocaine-kingpin-diego-montoya-45-years-in-prison-202187/">Miami judge sentences reputed Colombian cocaine kingpin Diego Montoya 45 years in prison</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>9 decapitated bodies found in drug-plagued state in southern Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACAPULCO, Mexico — Officers found the decapitated bodies of nine men in an abandoned pickup truck on a highway in the drug-plagued Mexican state of Guerrero, police said Friday.

The state Public Safety Department said the bodies and severed heads were inside 18 plastic bags left in the bed of the truck, which was found blocking ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/9-decapitated-bodies-found-in-drug-plagued-state-in-southern-mexico-198218/" title="9 decapitated bodies found in drug-plagued state in southern Mexico">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cartel figure Jesus &#8216;Chuy&#8217; Labra set to plead guilty in San Diego</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elliot Spagat</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO — Mexico&#8217;s Arellano Felix drug cartel was near the height of its power in March 2000 when one of its top men, Jesus &#8220;Chuy&#8221; Labra, was arrested watching his son&#8217;s soccer game at a school in Tijuana.

Now, as Labra prepares to plead guilty Thursday in a San Diego criminal case, the gang he .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cartel-figure-jesus-chuy-labra-set-to-plead-guilty-in-san-diego-197437/">Original source &nbsp;: Cartel figure Jesus &#8216;Chuy&#8217; Labra set to plead guilty in San Diego</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>6 Fla. members of New York&#8217;s Bonanno crime family plead guilty in racketeering case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — One by one, members of a South Florida crew of the New York-based Bonanno crime family stood before a federal judge Wednesday to plead guilty to racketeering charges, including one enforcer who said it was impossible to escape the Mafia life.

Six of the 11 purported crew members indicted in May pleaded .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/6-fla-members-of-new-yorks-bonanno-crime-family-plead-guilty-in-racketeering-case-196173/">6 Fla. members of New York&#8217;s Bonanno crime family plead guilty in racketeering case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former US, Mexican diplomats recommend new US assault weapons ban to improve border security</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine E. Shoichet</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — The United States should reinstate a Clinton-era ban on assault weapons to prevent such guns from reaching Mexican drug cartels, former officials from both countries said in a report released Tuesday.

The group, which includes two former U.S. ambassadors to Mexico, also said the U.S. should do more to stop the smuggling of .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-us-mexican-diplomats-recommend-new-us-assault-weapons-ban-to-improve-border-security-195378/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>State official&#8217;s mutilated body found hanging from a bridge in Tijuana, Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIJUANA, Mexico — The mutilated body of a state official who authorities said was suspected of giving fake driver&#8217;s licenses to drug gang members was found hanging from a bridge Friday in the Mexican border city of Tijuana.

Relatives identified the man as Rogelio Sanchez, a Baja California state official in charge of driver&#8217;s licenses, said .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-officials-mutilated-body-found-hanging-from-a-bridge-in-tijuana-mexico-192172/" title="State official&#8217;s mutilated body found hanging from a bridge in Tijuana, Mexico">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alleged Mafia associate arrested on racketeering charges while on Hawaii honeymoon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU — An alleged Mafia associate was arrested on racketeering charges while on his honeymoon in Honolulu.

Twenty-seven-year-old Vito Pipitone is in custody awaiting a federal judge&#8217;s decision on whether he may return to New York on $50,000 bail or be extradited.
A grand jury returned a 33-count indictment last month charging 15 members and associates of .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alleged-mafia-associate-arrested-on-racketeering-charges-while-on-hawaii-honeymoon-191949/">Alleged Mafia associate arrested on racketeering charges while on Hawaii honeymoon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top Mexican cartel figure set to plead guilty in San Diego, nearly 10 years after arrest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO — A man once considered a top figure in a notorious Mexican drug cartel plans to plead guilty in a San Diego criminal case, nearly 10 years after he was arrested while watching his son&#8217;s soccer game in Tijuana, Mexico.

A federal court docket shows Jesus &#8220;Chuy&#8221; Labra will change his plea next Thursday. .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-mexican-cartel-figure-set-to-plead-guilty-in-san-diego-nearly-10-years-after-arrest-190790/">Top Mexican cartel figure set to plead guilty in San Diego, nearly 10 years after arrest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mafia, violent criminals turning to Medicare fraud for greater payoff, lighter sentences</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelli Kennedy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Lured by easier money and shorter prison sentences, Mafia figures and other violent criminals are increasingly moving into Medicare fraud and spilling blood over what was once a white-collar crime.

Around the nation, federal investigators have been threatened, an informant&#8217;s body was found riddled with bullets, and a woman was discovered dead in a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mafia-violent-criminals-turning-to-medicare-fraud-for-greater-payoff-lighter-sentences-188532/">Source &nbsp;: Mafia, violent criminals turning to Medicare fraud for greater payoff, lighter sentences</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas soldier who staged kidnapping hoax to cover AWOL gets prison, dishonorable discharge</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT HOOD, Texas — A Fort Hood soldier who tried to fake his kidnapping by a Mexican drug cartel after he went AWOL was sentenced Friday to three years in prison and dishonorably discharged.

As part of a deal in which Pfc. James Andrew Gonzalez pleaded guilty to desertion, violating a general order and obstruction of .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-soldier-who-staged-kidnapping-hoax-to-cover-awol-gets-prison-dishonorable-discharge-185438/">Texas soldier who staged kidnapping hoax to cover AWOL gets prison, dishonorable discharge</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials say extra ATF agents in Houston helped disrupt gun trafficking from US to Mexico</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-say-extra-atf-agents-in-houston-helped-disrupt-gun-trafficking-from-us-to-mexico-184500/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan A. Lozano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — A four-month effort to stop the flow of firearms from the U.S. to Mexican drug cartels has helped law enforcement disrupt various gun trafficking rings and gain a better understanding of how these groups try to avoid detection, officials announced Thursday.

Many weapons seized south of the border are traced back to Houston, where ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-say-extra-atf-agents-in-houston-helped-disrupt-gun-trafficking-from-us-to-mexico-184500/" title="Officials say extra ATF agents in Houston helped disrupt gun trafficking from US to Mexico">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela says American pilot sought by US for cocaine smuggling being returned home</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-says-american-pilot-sought-by-us-for-cocaine-smuggling-being-returned-home-184341/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela&#8217;s top security official says an American pilot wanted in the United States on cocaine-smuggling charges has been turned over to representatives of the U.S. State Department to be taken home.

Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami says 37-year-old Julio Mendez has been sought by U.S. authorities since 2007.
Federal police arrested Mendez last week ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-says-american-pilot-sought-by-us-for-cocaine-smuggling-being-returned-home-184341/">Venezuela says American pilot sought by US for cocaine smuggling being returned home</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ATF: Effort in Houston is helping to fight gun trafficking from US to Mexico drug cartels</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — Federal agents have vastly reduced a backlog of investigative leads and increased the number of criminal cases in Houston in a four-month effort to stop the flow of firearms from the U.S. to Mexican drug cartels, officials announced Thursday.

Many weapons seized south of the border are traced back to Houston, where 100 agents ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/atf-effort-in-houston-is-helping-to-fight-gun-trafficking-from-us-to-mexico-drug-cartels-184170/" title="ATF: Effort in Houston is helping to fight gun trafficking from US to Mexico drug cartels">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Exclusive: Mexican Foreign Minister says high violence shows hardline on drugs working</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-exclusive-mexican-foreign-minister-says-high-violence-shows-hardline-on-drugs-working-181684/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Weissert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Mexico&#8217;s Foreign Minister said Monday the startlingly high death toll of her government&#8217;s all-out war against drug trafficking shows the policy is working.

But, she conceded, the campaign has unleashed too much reciprocal violence to be considered a complete success.
Since President Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006, his offensive against the cartels ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-exclusive-mexican-foreign-minister-says-high-violence-shows-hardline-on-drugs-working-181684/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : AP Exclusive: Mexican Foreign Minister says high violence shows hardline on drugs working</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU warns drug makers to look out for new antitrust investigations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS — The European Union&#8217;s top antitrust official warned drug makers Tuesday to &#8220;look out&#8221; for new investigations in coming months.

EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said regulators were capitalizing on a recent broad inquiry into the pharmaceutical sector that aimed to find out why generic versions of branded drugs were slow to come to the ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-warns-drug-makers-to-look-out-for-new-antitrust-investigations-181509/">EU warns drug makers to look out for new antitrust investigations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen kill 2 Canadian men at Mexican beach resort of Puerto Vallarta</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorena Moguel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Two Canadian men were shot to death in execution-style slayings outside an apartment building in the Mexican resort of Puerto Vallarta, authorities said Monday.

Witnesses told police that a gunman approached Gordon Douglas Kendall and Jeffrey Ronald Ivans outside the building they were staying in and shot Kendall, according to Jalisco state .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-kill-2-canadian-men-at-mexican-beach-resort-of-puerto-vallarta-180842/">Gunmen kill 2 Canadian men at Mexican beach resort of Puerto Vallarta</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico senators confirm criticized nominee as new point man in gov&#8217;t war on drug cartels</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-senators-confirm-criticized-nominee-as-new-point-man-in-govt-war-on-drug-cartels-178244/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E. Eduardo Castillo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — A state prosecutor criticized for failing to solve dozens of rapes and murders of women in his northern border state was confirmed Thursday as Mexico&#8217;s attorney general and leader of the nation&#8217;s war on vicious drug cartels.

The Senate confirmed Arturo Chavez while a few dozen women protested outside. The demonstrators said Chavez ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-senators-confirm-criticized-nominee-as-new-point-man-in-govt-war-on-drug-cartels-178244/">Mexico senators confirm criticized nominee as new point man in gov&#8217;t war on drug cartels</a>.]]></description>
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