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Mexican State Will Try Boy, 14, Accused of Beheadings

CUERNAVACA, Mexico (Dec. 5) -- A 14-year-old boy accused of participating in four beheadings for a Mexican drug cartel will be tried under a state juvenile law that carries a maximum of three years in prison if convicted, a judge said Sunday. The juvenile court judge in the state of Morelos made the ruling after a daylong...

Mexico Police Find Body in Missing Canadian's Car

CHILPANCINGO, Mexico (Oct. 31) - A missing Canadian businessman's rental car was found completely burned with a corpse in the trunk on Sunday, police in southern Mexico reported. Investigators are working to determine if it is the body of Daniel Dion, who was last seen about a week ago in the Pacific coast resort city of...

As Mexico Celebrates Bicentennial, Drug War Claims the Headlines

(Sept. 13) -- Mexico's bicentennial celebrations this week will be overshadowed by the ongoing drug war and its rampant violence. In some of the most violent regions of the country, Independence Day festivities have been canceled or dramatically altered for public safety. And though there has been some recent good news in...

Mexican Authorities Capture Alleged Drug Kingpin

MEXICO CITY (Sept. 12) - Mexican marines captured Sergio Villarreal Barragan, a presumed leader of the embattled Beltran Leyva cartel who appears on a list of the country's most-wanted fugitives, in a raid Sunday in the central state of Puebla, the government said. The alleged capo known as "El Grande" did not put up any...

Alleged Drug Kingpin 'La Barbie' Arrested in Mexico

(Aug. 31) -- An American-born man accused of being one of Mexico's most dangerous drug lords has been arrested near Mexico City. Photos released by Mexican authorities show Edgar Valdez Villarreal -- known as "La Barbie" for his pale complexion and blue eyes -- kneeling on the ground and surrounded by heavily armed...

Background on Beltran Leyva

The Beltrán-Leyva Cartel (Beltrán Leyva Organization or BLO) ( or CBL) was a Mexican drug cartel and organized crime syndicate founded by the four Beltrán Leyva brothers: Marcos Arturo, Carlos, Alfredo and Héctor.

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