Friday, March 26, 2010

Mexico's Drug Cartel War -- News Updates March 26, 2010

Alleged drug trafficker Jose Antonio Medina is escorted by police officers during a press conference in Mexico City Thursday. (AFP/Getty Images)

'King Of Heroin' Arrested In Mexico -- Times Online

A major figure in Mexico's violent underworld known as the King of Heroin has been arrested in the western state of Michoacan.

Jose Antonio Medina, nicknamed "Don Pepe", was allegedly the largest smuggler of heroin into the United States, responsible for running millions of pounds worth of the drug into southern California each year.

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More News On Mexico's Drug Cartel War

Mexico arrests 'King of Heroin,' with ties to US -- Yahoo News/AP
Mexico arrests alleged major heroin trafficker -- L.A. Times
Mexico's drug wars rage out of control -- The Guardian
Mexican drug gangs 'spread to every region of US' -- BBC
Mexico drug cartels extend reach in U.S. -- CNN
Mexico drug hitmen terrorize towns on U.S. border -- Reuters
U.S. firms' security concerns grow in Mexico: poll -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Mexico bristles as some U.S. states relax marijuana laws -- McClatchy News
Officers on Border Team Up to Quell Violence -- New York Times
U.S., Mexican drug gangs form alliances -- Washington Times
Bribery study in Mexico says police the problem -- Yahoo News/AP
Gates, Mullen Report on Merida Summit in Mexico -- US Department of Defense

Mexico's Drug War and America -- Scott Erickson, American Thinker
Mexico's war on drugs is a disaster -- Jorge Castaneda, Christian Science Monitor

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