El Paso boy, 16, is 4th to be arrested in shooting death of Mexican drug cartel informantEL PASO, Texas — Police arrested a 16-year-old boy on a capital murder charge Wednesday in the shooting death of a Mexican drug cartel official who also was a government informant. Drug cartel lieutenant in Texas targeted by fellow informant for talking to US authoritiesEL PASO, Texas — After his Juarez cartel boss was arrested in Mexico last year, Jose Daniel Gonzalez Galeana left town — taking refuge in a high-end El Paso neighborhood. Police: Man accused of orchestrating hit of alleged ICE informant was himself an informantEL PASO, Texas — A man accused of hiring a U.S. Army soldier and another man to kill a Mexican drug cartel lieutenant who was cooperating with U.S. authorities was himself a government informant, police said Tuesday. Police: US soldier was triggerman in paid hit on Mexican cartel member who was informantEL PASO, Texas — An 18-year-old U.S. Army soldier was the triggerman in a paid hit on a Mexican drug cartel figure who was also an informant for the U.S. drug enforcement agency, police said Tuesday in announcing the arrests of the soldier and two alleged coconspirators. US soldier, 2 others charged with killing senior Mexican cartel member who was an informantEL PASO, Texas — An 18-year-old U.S. Army soldier and two other men have been charged with capital murder in the contract killing of a midlevel Mexican drug cartel official who was also a U.S. informant. Authorities say 3 arrested in shooting death of Mexican drug cartel informant in TexasEL PASO, Texas — Three men were arrested Monday night in the shooting death of a U.S. drug informant in front of his home this spring, authorities said. Mexico arrests suspect in presidential assassination plotMEXICO CITY — Federal police have arrested a drug cartel suspect they believe was behind a plot to kill President Felipe Calderon in retaliation for his crackdown on organized crime, the head of the anti-drug unit said Monday. AP NewsBreak: Mexican cartels and other criminals smuggle millions in oil to US refineriesMEXICO CITY — U.S. refineries bought millions of dollars worth of oil stolen from Mexican government pipelines and smuggled across the border, the U.S. Justice Department told The Associated Press — illegal operations now led by Mexican drug cartels expanding their reach. Obama: drug cartels in Mexico largest violators of human rightsGUADALAJARA, Mexico —President Barack Obama says drug cartels are the largest violators of human rights in Mexico and he has confidence Mexican President Felipe Calderon is cracking down without violating human rights. AP INVESTIGATION: Corrupt border agents being busted more for taking bribes from smugglersMcALLEN, Texas —Corruption along the U.S.-Mexican border takes many forms. Shooting kills well-known Mexican lawyer for suspected drug traffickersMEXICO CITY —A Mexican lawyer known for defending high-profile drug trafficking suspects was shot to death Sunday at a street market in the northern city of Monterrey. AP IMPACT: Busts of corrupt US border police rise as smugglers seek more protectionMcALLEN, Texas —Corruption along the U.S.-Mexican border takes many forms. Mexico captures high-ranking lieutenant of Tijuana-based Arellano Felix cartelMEXICO CITY —Mexican federal police say they have captured a top lieutenant of the Tijuana-based Arellano Felix cartel. Reputed Colombian cocaine kingpin Diego Montoya to plead guilty next weekMIAMI — Diego “Don Diego” Montoya, reputed boss of Colombia’s notorious North Valley cocaine cartel who was once on the FBI’s most wanted list, is set to plead guilty next week to U.S. drug charges. Obama plans to discuss immigration, drug cartels and trade with Mexico, CanadaMEXICO CITY — President Barack Obama meets this weekend with leaders of Mexico and Canada at a time when drug-related violence, swine flu and the economic crisis are slipping across North America’s borders like never before. 5 bodies, 1 headless, found in van parked in northern Mexican border city across from El PasoMEXICO CITY — Five bodies, one of them headless, were found in a van in the border city of Ciudad Juarez on Wednesday, a day when a prominent U.S. senator blocked some aid to Mexico over alleged human rights violations by soldiers and police fighting violent drug cartels. ATF worries about Mexican cartel grenades coming into AmericaPHOENIX — It was a scenario U.S. law enforcement had long feared: A fragmentation grenade from Mexico’s bloody drug war tossed into a public place. Mexican authorities arrest suspect accused of moving half ton of meth into US each monthMEXICO CITY — Police raided a church service in western Mexico and arrested a man known as “The Truck” who is suspected of moving a half ton of crystal methamphetamine into the United States each month, federal officials said Monday. 4 arrested in California arms trafficking bust denied bail, 1 claims links to Mexico cartelLOS ANGELES — A judge refused to grant bail for four men arrested Friday for their roles in an alleged arms trafficking ring, with one man claiming he is a member of a notorious Mexican drug cartel, federal authorities said. 4 arrested in California gun ring bust; 1 claims to belong to Mexican drug cartelLOS ANGELES — Four people were arrested and charged Friday for their roles in a suspected gun ring that sold assault rifles and other high-powered weapons, with one man claiming he is a member of a notorious Mexican drug cartel, authorities said. Feds seize heroin worth $17 million, indict 21 in Mexico, California drug ringSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities say federal drug agents have broken up a narcotics ring responsible for importing heroin valued at $17.5 million into California from Mexico. Gang kills Mexican police officer and his family in attack on home near GulfVERACRUZ, Mexico — Gunmen shot up and torched the home of a Mexican police commander Wednesday, killing the officer, his wife and his four children, including a 6-year-old boy. APNewsBreak: Officals say Juarez lieutenant killed on US soil was informant working for fedsEL PASO, Texas — The eight bullets that leveled Jose Daniel Gonzalez Galeana outside his home just doors from the city’s police chief were fired at close range and left little doubt about their message. Mexican police detain 11 suspected La Familia cartel members at meth labMEXICO CITY — Mexican police say they have captured 11 suspected members of the La Familia cartel and seized a methamphetamine lab in the western state of Michoacan. Tougher measures taken along US-Canada border as marijuana and ecstasy smuggling surgePLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — The world’s longest undefended border. It’s a catchy yet increasingly imprecise term for the U.S.-Canada frontier, as authorities on both sides ratchet up efforts to curb bustling traffic in illegal drugs and guns. What’s in a name? Mexican drug traffickers sport flashy, sometimes goofy, nicknamesMEXICO CITY — Edgar Valdez Villarreal is believed to be the chief hit man for one of Mexico’s most brutal drug cartels. His nickname? “Barbie.” Mexican authorities arrest 4 men accused of slaying 12 federal agents in drug-plagued stateMEXICO CITY — Police have captured four men accused of slaying 12 federal agents and dumping their bloodied bodies along a highway in President Felipe Calderon’s home state of Michoacan, federal authorities said Wednesday. AP IMPACT: From Andes to Argentina, Mexican drug cartels expand, operate in 47 countriesGUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan drug boss Juan Jose “Juancho” Leon was summoned by Mexican traffickers for what he was told was business. Instead, dozens of attackers ambushed his entourage with grenades and assault rifles, killing Leon and 10 others in a brazen demonstration of power. US files new charges in drug war, offers $50M in rewards for capture of Mexican cartel leadersNEW YORK — The Department of State offered up to $50 million Monday for information leading to the arrests of 10 top Mexican drug suspects accused of key roles in a violent organization estimated to have sold more than $1 billion worth of drugs in the United States. US files new charges _ and offers rewards _ for Mexican cartel leadersWASHINGTON — The US government has filed new charges against top Mexican drug suspects and offered a total of $50 million in rewards for their capture. |
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