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Officers Arrested Over Mexico Mass Graves; Death Toll Climbs to 145

Federal authorities have pulled 23 more corpses from a mass grave near the town of San Fernando in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, bringing the death toll to 145 in a mass killing that has managed to shock even the violence-hardened residents of northeastern Mexico. Sixteen police officers were arrested there Thursday...

Young Boy Among 4 Killed at Mexico Burrito Stand

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Gunmen opened fire on a burrito truck in this border city, killing the vendor, his 10-year-old son and two other people Friday, a day after an attack on a nearby bar resulted in 10 deaths. The burrito stand was just yards from an elementary school where children were at gym class in an outdoor...

Report: Texas Biggest Gun Source for Mexican Drug War

(Dec. 13) -- More guns in Mexico's bloody drug wars can be traced to Texas than to any other state, according to The Washington Post. The newspaper found that Texas is the leading source of guns that end up in the hands of violent Mexican cartels, and that the city of Houston -- which alone has 300 gun retailers -- is the...

Mexican Crime Reporter Shot to Death in Matamoros; 10th Press Slaying This Year

(Nov. 5) -- A Mexican crime reporter was killed this morning when he was caught in the middle of a gunfight in Matamoros, making him the 10th journalist to be killed in Mexico this year, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. That's six more journalists than have been killed in Iraq in all of 2010. Carlos...

Mexico: America's Drug Habit Is Killing Us

(Oct. 28) -- The demand for drugs knows no borders. At the root of Mexico's increasing troubles with narco-terrorism is American consumption, Mexican President Felipe Calderon told the BBC in an interview that aired Wednesday. "They [the Americans] have a clear responsibility in this because they are providing the...

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R. Gil Kerlikowske: Veterans Treatment Courts: Providing Our Nation's Heroes the Support They Have Earned

The Obama Administration is committed to the health and well-being of our armed forces, including support for the physical and mental health needs of service members and their families.

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States Cracking Down On Prescription Drug 'Doctor Shopping'

When a new patient comes into Dr. Shawn Jones' office in Paducah, Kentucky complaining of pain and asks for a specific drug without talking about other symptoms, Jones gets suspicious.

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Is It the Beginning of the End for the War on Pot?

A clear majority of Americans now want to see marijuana legalized.

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Bath Salts Blamed For Shocking 'Cannibal' Attack In Miami (PICTURES/VIDEO)

Rudy Eugene's cannibalistic attack on a homeless man in Miami is being blamed on a synthetic drug known as 'bath salts'.

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Police chief gunned down in northwest Mexico

The police chief of Pueblo Nuevo, a city in the northwestern Mexican state of Durango, was gunned down in the city of El Salto, state prosecutors said.

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06/01/12 DEA investigating Honduras drug raid shooting Source: U.S. News & World Report State Department officials say the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has opened an investigation into a drug raid in a remote Central American jungle where local authorities say four people were killed.
06/01/12 Meth lab found in remains of fire that killed 3 Source: Houma Today - Houma LA Berkeley County deputies said they have turned the investigation into Thursday's blaze over to the State Law Enforcement Division and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
06/01/12 Mexico police scour highways after PepsiCo truck... Source: The West Australian Mexican police on Friday hunted assailants who set ablaze a delivery truck for PepsiCo's local snack food subsidiary in what appeared to be the latest attack against the firm by a drug cartel.
06/01/12 Let state supply drugs: Cowdery Source: Augusta-Margaret River Mail THE state should legalise illicit drugs, take over their supply and end the "bizarre" and "crazy" prosecution of individuals for self-administered drug use, says Nicholas Cowdery, until recently the state's top legal official.
06/01/12 Veterans Treatment Courts: Providing Our Nation's... Source: ONDCP (Office of National Drug Control Policy) The Obama Administration is committed to the health and well-being of our armed forces, including support for the physical and mental health needs of service members and their families.

Background on drug war

The War on Drugs is a campaign of prohibition and foreign military aid and military intervention being undertaken by the United States government, with the assistance of participating countries, intended to both define and reduce the illegal drug trade.

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