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Expert: Mexican Drug Cartels Infesting US, Even Our National Parks

Lost in the rhetoric about illegal immigration are new reports that Mexican drug cartels have moved into the United States, gaining a major foothold here that may be the start of a permanent expansion onto this side of the border. They're even growing marijuana in our national parks, one expert says. Mexico's cartel...

Marisol Valles Garcia: 5 Facts on the Mexican Police Chief Who Got Fired

Marisol Valles Garcia, the 20-year-old woman who made headlines after becoming the police chief of a Mexican border town beset by drug cartel violence, has been fired from her position after reportedly fleeing for the United States. Officials in Praxedis G. Guerrero said Valles Garcia did not report to work on Monday...

Obama, Calderon Commit to Stopping Drug Violence

WASHINGTON -- Seeking to repair damaged relations, President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon agreed Thursday to deepen their cooperation in combating drug violence and declared a breakthrough in efforts to end a long-standing dispute over cross-border trucking. During a joint news conference at the...

34 in Arizona Charged With Running Guns to Mexican Cartel

A grand jury has indicted 34 people for allegedly buying hundreds of guns in Arizona with the intent of selling them to one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels. In a massive sweep, federal agents arrested 20 of the suspects Tuesday. They are accused of purchasing an estimated 700 weapons, including AK-47 assault rifles,...

14 Decapitated Men Among 27 Slain in Mexican Resort of Acapulco

ACAPULCO, Mexico -- The bodies of 15 men, all but one of them headless, were found on a street outside a shopping center in Acapulco on Saturday as police reported 27 people slain in the Pacific resort in less than a day. The decapitated victims, all of whom appeared to be in their 20s, were discovered in an area not...