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An assault rifle, semiautomatic pistols, ammo and other stuff seized in the arrest of ten alleged members of the drug cartel 'Los Zetas', are presented to the press in Monterrey, Mexico, on February 9, 2012. (credit: Julio Cesar Aguilar/AFP/Getty Images)

13 Bodies Found In Vehicles In Northern Mexico

Police found the mutilated bodies of 13 people inside two vehicles abandoned in separate towns of the northern border state of Tamaulipas, an official said Friday.

2012/12/07

File photo of the U.S.-Mexico border. (credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

Texas Man Convicted For Housing More Than 30 Immigrants

A South Texas man has been convicted in a human smuggling case in which more than 30 suspected illegal immigrants were found in an apartment.

2012/12/07

Fans offer official condolences on website of beauty queen gunned down. (credit: Facebook)

Mexican Beauty Queen Killed In Shootout Between Drug Cartel, Soldiers

A 20-year-old state beauty queen died in a gun battle between soldiers and the alleged gang of drug traffickers she was traveling with in a scene befitting the hit movie “Miss Bala,” or “Miss Bullet,” about Mexico’s not uncommon ties between narcos and beautiful pageant contestants.

2012/11/27

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Texas Trucker Released From Mexican Prison

U.S. officials say a Texas truck driver who says he made a wrong turn into Mexico with a trailer full of ammunition has been released from prison but remains in the custody of immigration authorities.

2012/11/16

A Mexican soldier pulls up a marijuana plant found amid a field of blue agave - the plant used for the production of tequila - in a field at El Llano, Hostotipaquillo, Jalisco State, Mexico on Sept. 27, 2012. (credit: HECTOR GUERRERO/AFP/GettyImages)

Mexico To Rethink Efforts To Halt Marijuana Smuggling Across Border

The legalization of recreational marijuana in the U.S. states of Washington and Colorado will force Mexico to rethink its efforts to halt marijuana smuggling across the border, the main adviser to Mexico’s president-elect said Wednesday.

2012/11/08

Central American Mothers Look For Missing Migrants

Even before the tour bus comes to a stop, the women rise from their seats and wait in the aisle to exit. In their arms rest rolled-up flags of the Central American countries they come from.

2012/10/23

'El Angel', a bronze sculpture of Nike, goddess of Victory, is covered with 24k gold atop the Indpendence monument (a Mexican icon) in Mexico City. (credit: Don Klumpp/GettyImages)

17 Mutilated Bodies Found In Central Mexico

Mexican officials say the dismembered bodies of 17 slain men have been found on a farm in central Mexico, in an area disputed by violent drug cartels.

2012/09/16

Suspected members of the Mexican drug cartel 'Los Zetas' from Guatemala and Mexico wait in court for a judgement in Guatemala City on June 27, 2012. (credit: Luis SOTO/AFP/GettyImages)

Mexico: Purported Gulf Drug Cartel Leader Caught

Mexican marines detained a man believed to be the leader of the Gulf drug cartel in the northern state of Tamaulipas, across the border from Texas, the navy announced late Wednesday.

2012/09/13

File photo of US Border Patrol agents on horseback. (credit: Diane Cook & Len Jenshe/GettyImages)

Mexico Says US Agent Shot Mexican Dead On Border

Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department says a Mexican has been fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent on the frontier between the cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

2012/09/06