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Guns bought in the US and trafficked to Mexican drug cartels fuel violence in Mexico and the migration crisis
(THE CONVERSATION) The Mexican security forces tracking Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes – the leader of a deadly drug cartel that has been a top driver of violence in Mexico and narcotic addiction in ...
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‘Violence is just everywhere’: CNN Correspondent on dire state of Mexico’s cartel war
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‘We’re going to find you.’ Mexican cartels turn social media into tools for extortion, threats and violence
Her captors reportedly posted several tweets on her personal Twitter page announcing her impending death and warning others to stop reporting on the cartel-related violence. “I can only tell you ...
Fire in a drug rehabilitation center in violence-plagued Mexican state kills 12, authorities say
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A fire in a drug rehabilitation center in the violence-plagued Mexican state of Guanajuato ... Guanajuato has the highest number of homicides of any state in Mexico. Mexican drug ...
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Seven Mexican youths shot dead at church festivity
Seven Mexican youths have been shot dead at a festivity organised by the Catholic Church in the central state of Guanajuato. Gunmen opened fire on a group of people who had stayed behind in the ...