Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Mexico's Drug War Is Spreading -- News Updates April 20, 2010



Mexican Drug Czars Encroach On Colombian Cocaine Cartels -- Washington Examiner

Mexican drug czars are muscling into Colombia, encroaching on the multibillion-dollar cocaine industry traditionally controlled by cartels from cities like Medellin and Cali, according to several U.S. intelligence officials.

Mexican drug organizations are “dipping further ... into Colombia’s cocaine market,” said a U.S. law enforcement official, with knowledge of Mexican and Colombian drug operations.

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More News On Mexico's Drug Cartel War

Mexico's Drug War Spreads -- Wall Street Journal
Calderon: Most Mexico drug war dead are criminals -- AP
Mexico: Over 90% of Those Killed in Drug War Are Criminals -- Latin American Herald Tribune
Government: More than 22,000 dead in Mexico drug war -- CNN
Drug lords clear territory with scorched earth policy -- New Zealand Herald
Smugglers taken at border can face Mexican justice -- Houston Chronicle
AP Enterprise: Mexico Cartels Empty Border Towns -- NPR
The "Other" Side of the Mexican Border -- Threats Watch
An altered state -- Physorg
Enter the Gringo -- George H. Wittman, American Spectator

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