Tag Archives: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

The View from the North: Time to Turn, Turn, Turn…

OPINION By SILVIO CANTO, JR. Down in Mexico, the word is “homicides.” Unfortunately, there are too many of them. This is from Alfredo Corchado of the Dallas Morning News: “As of Thursday, Aug. 18, 128,923 homicides had been registered under (President Andrés Manuel) López Obrador (AMLO), with more than two years left in his term, which ends in December 2024. This

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US Ambassador Calls on Mexico to Grant Visas to DEA Agents

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) may have thought that he was going to get away with continuing to ban U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents from operating in the country without any reprimand from Washington. But on Saturday, Oct. 9, just one day after the first U.S.-Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue was held

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Mexico’s New Generation Jalisco Cartel Expands Influence

By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s New Generation Jalisco Cartel (CJNG) has reportedly spread its influence over the past four years into the states of Michoacán, Zacatecas and Guanajuato, with narco trafficking-linked violence in the regions increasing more and more as time goes on. The CJNG is known for its military-like tactics, using camouflage and heavy-duty artillery, with weapon stockpiles so powerful

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