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Police Chief and 91 Officers Detained in Mexico

June 26, 2009

A police chief and 91 officers were detained Thursday in a sweep on a city in central Mexico. The authorities are suspected of sheltering the Zetas, one of the country’s most violent drug gangs.
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Crime Threatens Democracy, Mexico’s President Warns

June 24, 2009

MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Felipe Calderón said Wednesday that the future of democracy in Mexico was at stake in the government’s fight against official corruption and organized crime. He also criticized politicians whom he accused of wanting to return to the era when drug gangs were tolerated.  Read more
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Traffic increases along 'Cocaine Coast'

June 23, 2009

f you know what's good for you, fisherman Teodoro Contreras says, stay away from certain places after sunset on the beaches of Mexico's southern coast.   Read more
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Drug cartels in Mexico killing street dealers

June 21, 2009

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'Cocaine Coast' emerges along Mexico's Pacific side

June 20, 2009

SALINA CRUZ, Mexico - If you know what's good for you, fisherman Teodoro Contreras says, you stay away from certain places after the sun sets on the beaches of Mexico's southern coast.
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Three dead at Mexico beach resort

June 19, 2009

Police found the bodies of three men who had suffocated to death, their mouths taped and heads wrapped in plastic bags, in the Mexican holiday resort of Cancun, a local official said yesterday. Read more
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Mexican Army Captures Gulf Cartel Boss in Cancun

June 19, 2009

MEXICO CITY – The Gulf cartel’s leader in the Caribbean resort city of Cancun and three other drug traffickers were captured by army troops, the Mexican Defense Secretariat said  . Read more
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Mexican gunmen stop ambulance, kill patient inside

June 19, 2009

MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — Gunmen tossed a grenade at an ambulance and then opened its doors to kill a patient inside who had narrowly survived an earlier shooting in a drug cartel-plagued Mexican state Friday. Paramedics ran for their lives during the attack.  Read more
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Slabs of cocaine found hidden inside frozen sharks in Mexico

June 17, 2009

More than a tonne of cocaine has been found hidden inside frozen sharks on a container ship in Mexico.  Read more
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Mexican priest killed in ambush

June 16, 2009

A priest and two seminary students were shot dead after being ordered out of their car by gunmen in south-western Mexico, authorities have said   Read more
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Mexico drug gang 'boss' arrested

June 16, 2009

Mexican officials say they have arrested a drug cartel leader in Cancun who is believed to be behind the murder of a retired general last February.  Read more
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Seven Mayors, 20 Officials Imprisoned in Mexico on Drug Charges

June 16, 2009

MEXICO CITY – Seven mayors and 20 law-enforcement personnel and public officials in the western Mexican state of Michoacan have been sent to federal prison to await trial on drug charges, the federal AG’s office said.  Read more
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10 People Murdered in Mexico

June 11, 2009

MEXICO CITY – At least 10 people have been murdered so far this weekend in separate incidents in Mexico, with four killings reported in the Pacific tourist resort of Acapulco and six others in the border city of Juarez, state officials said.  Read more
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Drug war intrudes on Mexico's coastal resorts

June 10, 2009

The arrest of a top drug cartel chief in Cancún comes a week after a deadly shootout killed 16 alleged cartel members and two soldiers in Acapulco.   Read more
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Mexico: Acapulco gunfight is another setback for that country’s struggling tourism industry

June 10, 2009

Another major setback for Mexico tourism: A shootout on Saturday night in the resort town of Acapulco has claimed the lives of 16 gunmen and two soldiers.  Read more
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One Dead in Grenade Attack on Ambulance in Mexico

June 10, 2009

MEXICO CITY – A man being transferred from one hospital to another for treatment from wounds suffered in a gun battle was killed early Friday when assailants launched a grenade at an ambulance in the western Mexican city of Uruapan, authorities said.  Read more
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Mexican state bans cops from carrying cell phones

June 10, 2009

MEXICO CITY (AP) — First local police in Monterrey lost their assault rifles after an armed confrontation with federal agents while protesting the arrest of cops for alleged gang ties. Now officers in Mexico's third-largest city will be stripped of cell phones  Read more
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Acapulco gunfight raises new questions about safety of travel to Mexico

June 8, 2009

First there were the kidnappings. Then came the swine flu. Now a deadly gunfight in the seaside resort of Acapulco is raising new concerns about the safety of travelers in Mexico.  Read more
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Acapulco, Long Dotted With Tourists, Is Now Home to Drug War

June 8, 2009

Cliff divers, all-night discos, towering hotels on the sand — that is one side of Acapulco. But a four-hour gun battle over the weekend between soldiers and suspected drug traffickers made clear that the popular beach resort has a dark side and that no part of Mexico may be completely immune from the continuing drug war  Read more
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Acapulco Gun Battle Leaves 18 Dead

June 8, 2009

Suspected drug traffickers trapped in a safe house fought a furious gun battle with Mexican soldiers early Sunday in the beach resort city of Acapulco. As terrified residents and tourists cowered in their rooms, the firefight raged for two hours, leaving 16 gunmen dead. Two soldiers were also killed and several bystanders were wounded.   Read more
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Acapulco shootout leaves 18 dead

June 8, 2009

Reporting from Mexico City -- As if Mexican tourism needed more bad news, a weekend shootout left 18 gunmen and soldiers dead in Acapulco, the iconic if faded beach resort that has been working on a comeback in recent years.  Read more
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One Dead, 6 Arrested in Clash with Police in Tijuana

June 7, 2009

MEXICO CITY – A shootout between federal police and a group of suspected criminals left one dead and six under arrest in Tijuana, a northern Mexican city on the U.S. border, the federal Public Safety Secretariat, or SSP, said Saturday.  Read more
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Sixteen gunmen, two soldiers killed in Acapulco clashes

June 7, 2009

MEXICO CITY (AFP) — Sixteen gunmen and two soldiers were killed during a confrontation early Sunday at the popular Mexican resort town of Acapulco, the National Defense Secretariat said.
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Woman decapitated, body dumped in Acapulcoo

June 6, 2009

Police found the body of a decapitated woman on a street in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco on Friday, authorities said.  Read more
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11 bodies found inside abandoned car in Mexico

June 5, 2009

Mexican police found 11 bodies - most with their hands and feet cut off - inside an abandoned car in the border state of Sonora Thursday in violence attributed to drug traffickers battling for control of the region.  Read more
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Mayor Gunned Down in Northern Mexico

June 3, 2009

MEXICO CITY – The mayor of the town of Ocampo and three other people were gunned down in the northern Mexican state of Durango, a spokeswoman for the state Attorney General’s Office told Efe on Tuesday.  Read more
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Mexico Airport Group Asur's Traffic Plunges On Flu Outbreak

June 3, 2009

MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Passenger traffic at Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASR), or Asur, fell 51% in May from the same month a year ago when an outbreak of influenza kept tourists away.  Read more
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25 Mexican Police Officers Are Accused of Links to Drug Traffickers

June 1, 2009

MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least 25 police officers were detained in northern Mexico on Monday, accused of having ties to drug traffickers, the authorities said.  Read more
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New ID Rules Begin June 1 For Mexico, Canada Trips

May 30, 2009

New rules requiring passports or new high-tech documents to cross the United States' northern and southern borders are taking effect Monday, as some rue the tightening of security and others hail it as long overdue.  Read more
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Mexican mayors' arrests show nobody above drug war

May 28, 2009

Severed heads tossed in front of a car dealership. Bodies hurled off a bridge. Extortion threats against shop owners. It was no secret that this town popular with tourists for its monarch butterfly nesting grounds was in the grip of Mexico's drug trade.  Read more
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Five Bodies Found in Southeastern Mexico

May 27, 2009

CANCUN, Mexico – Five bodies were found inside a charred SUV left abandoned in a rural area of the southeastern Mexican state of Quintana Roo, authorities said on Monday.
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Mexico Arrests Presumed Gulf Cartel Leader in Cancun

May 27, 2009

MEXICO CITY – Mexican army soldiers arrested a suspected leader of the Gulf drug cartel in the Caribbean resort city of Cancun, the Defense Secretariat, or Sedena, said on Saturday.
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Global swine flu deaths top 100

May 27, 2009

CHICAGO (AFP) — The global swine flu death toll marched past 100 on Wednesday with one new fatality reported in the United States and four more in Mexico, the two countries where the first outbreaks were reported.  Read more
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Third Mexico Electoral Candidate Shot At In Three Days -Police

May 27, 2009

MEXICO CITY (AFP)--An armed gang on Monday shot and injured an electoral candidate in the third such attack in southwest Mexico since the weekend, in the run-up to July elections, police said.  Read more
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Foreign Tourists to Cancun Down 85 Percent Due to Swine Flu

May 27, 2009

CANCUN, MEXICO – The swine-flu epidemic in Mexico has led to the temporary closure of 16 hotels and an 85 percent drop in tourist arrivals in Cancun, the Riviera Maya and Cozumel, the country’s main tourist destinations, officials said.  Read more
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7 Police Officers Shot and Killed Within 45 minutes in Tijuana, Mexico

May 27, 2009

City of Tijuana.  On April 29th 2009, 7 police officers were ambushed in coordinated attacks by suspects using automatic weapons. A surveillance camera caught on tape the killing of 4 of the officers as they shot and killed in front of a convenience store.  Read more
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Mother investigates son’s murder

May 25, 2009

MEXICO CITY — Isabel Miranda Wallace keeps her son’s home exactly as it was on the night he disappeared, in the faint hope that one day the Pittsburgh Steelers fan and motorcycle enthusiast will come bounding in again   Read more
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Mexico captures drugs hit gang suspects allegedly led by police

May 19, 2009

Police in southern Mexico have arrested at least six members of a suspected drugs cartel hit gang, including two women, who were allegedly commanded by senior police officers.
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St. Louis County man is Missouri's first swine flu fatality

May 19, 2009

A 44-year-old St. Louis County man is the first person in Missouri to die after becoming ill with swine flu.  Read more
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Mystery Surrounds Slayings of Four Americans in Mexico

May 19, 2009

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Four young Americans murdered in Mexico, tied up, beaten, strangled and stabbed. What were the Americans doing south of the border, and why were they murdered? Joining us live is Elliot Spagat, San Diego correspondent for the Associated Press. Elliot, I know the FBI has now gotten into this investigation, but what can you tell me about the murder of these four?   Read more
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15-year-old Coronado HS student killed in Juarez

May 18, 2009

EL PASO, Texas -- Friends, family and loved ones of a Coronado High School student are mourning after the teen was shot by an apparent stray bullet in Juarez  Read more
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Police find 3 severed heads in southern Mexico

May 18, 2009

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police have found the severed heads of three men in a cooler left on the side of a highway in southern Mexico. Their bodies were found in a taxi about a mile (2 kilometers) away.  Read more
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Guards held over Mexico jailbreak

May 18, 2009

Mexican authorities have detained a prison governor and some 40 guards after an armed gang managed to free 53 inmates from a jail in central Mexico.   Read more
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Slayings Of 4 Americans In Mexico Spark Fear

May 15, 2009

The slayings of four young Americans in Tijuana sowed fear in Southern California on Friday as Mexican prosecutors tried to determine whether the youths were involved in the country's violent drug trade or innocent victims of a brutal crime.  Read more
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Four who went to party in Tijuana found dead

May 13, 2009

TIJUANA – Authorities are investigating the slayings of four young people, at least three of them from Chula Vista, whose bodies were found early Saturday inside a van parked in a residential neighborhood of Tijuana. Read more
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Big trouble on Tijuana's main drag: Few Americans

May 9, 2009

TIJUANA – Avenida Revolución is nearly a ghost town now, with the global economic crisis and drug cartel violence slamming the Mexican tourism industry. With the swine flu scare, even more tourists are staying away.  Read more
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Big trouble on Tijuana's main drag: Few Americans

May 9, 2009

TIJUANA – Avenida Revolución is nearly a ghost town now, with the global economic crisis and drug cartel violence slamming the Mexican tourism industry. With the swine flu scare, even more tourists are staying away.  Read more
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Tourists leave Mexican resort city amid swine flu fears

May 4, 2009

Cancun (Mexico), May 4 (EFE) Hundreds of tourists have left the Mexican resort city of Cancun after the government announced a swine flu alert in the country.  Hotels and resorts in the city have closed their operations following the alert.  Read more
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Two more swine flu cases confirmed in Toronto

May 3, 2009

Two more cases of H1N1 flu virus have been confirmed in Toronto, bringing the total number of cases in Ontario to 16.  Read more
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Beach blues: Acapulco residents stone tourist cars, Cancun pleads for visitors amid swine flu

May 1, 2009

ACAPULCO, Mexico — Acapulco’s mayor is telling tourists from Mexico City to go home, and residents are stoning their cars. Cancun’s hotels are pleading for visitors to fill their empty rooms. The swine flu outbreak is remaking tourism in strange ways in a country heavily dependent on it. 
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Mexico visitors head for home as flu fears spread

April 30, 2009

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tourists and foreign students hurried to leave Mexico on Wednesday because of fears of swine flu and worries that flights would be cancelled after news the virus claimed its first fatality outside Mexico.  Read more
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Mexico orders economic shutdown; flu pandemic imminent

April 30, 2009

Mexico City: Mexican President Felipe Calderon told his people to stay home from Friday for a five-day partial shutdown of the economy, after the World Health Organisation (WHO) said a swine flu pandemic was imminent.  Read more
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Pals stuck in Mexico in swine flu alert

April 30, 2009

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With swine flu worries, travelers avoiding Mexico

April 30, 2009

Worried about the swine flu outbreak in Mexico, vacationing Rhode Islanders are heading to the Bahamas or elsewhere, travel agents said Wednesday.   Read more
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7 police officers die in Tijuana attackso

April 29, 2009

Reporting from Tijuana -- Heavily armed gunmen staged a series of surprise attacks against municipal police forces in this tense border city, killing seven and wounding three in brazen assaults that shattered a four-month period of relative calm.  Read more
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Tour operators cancel flights to Mexico

April 29, 2009

British holiday companies suspended their operations to Mexico today following the outbreak of the deadly swine flu virus.   Read more
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Mexico tourism braces for swine flu slowdown

April 28, 2009

Mexico City - Europeans today were told to avoid travel to Mexico unless essential. The biggest tour operators in Germany and Japan canceled all trips to Mexico.   Read more
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Quad City groups cancelling trips to Mexico

April 28, 2009

The outbreak of swine flu moved to a new level Tuesday. Here in the US the CDC reported two dozen new cases and hundreds more are suspected that makes 65 confirmed cases in this country in six states. But for the first time some of those patients are ending up in the hospital, three in California and two in Texas. The most serious swine flu outbreak continues to be in Mexico where more than 150 people have died. That has some travelers here in the Quad Cities cancelling trips. 
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Deadly Mexico flu outbreak scares away tourists

April 28, 2009

* Foreign tourists scrap Mexico plans on flu scare
* Blow to tourism bodes poorly for Mexican economy
* Some backpackers shrug off warnings, keep traveling (Adds quote, details, previous Mexico City)
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Hitmen Kill Police Chief in Northern Mexico

April 26, 2009

MONTERREY, MEXICO – The police chief of the northern Mexican city of Piedras Negras was killed on Saturday by assailants who fired at him with high-caliber weapons as he was leaving his home, the state prosecutor’s office of the border state of Coahuila said.  Read more
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U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency Over Swine Flu

April 26, 2009

Responding to what some health officials feared could be the leading edge of a global pandemic emerging from Mexico, American health officials declared a public health emergency on Sunday as 20 cases of swine flu were confirmed in this country, including eight in New York City. 
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Mexican Tourism, Already Hurt by Violence, Bears Blow of a Health Scare

April 26, 2009

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s tourism industry was in crisis even before the government announced the presence of a deadly influenza virus a few days ago and began handing out surgical masks by the millions and shuttering virtually all public gathering spots in the capital.  Read more
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Bibich dies in fishing accident

April 24, 2009

KINGMAN - A Mohave County planning and zoning commissioner reportedly died Wednesday during a fishing accident in Mexico.   Read more
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Our View: Visiting Mexico brings some risk

April 23, 2009

With the 62nd Newport to Ensenada International Yacht race beginning Friday, the Editorial Board of the Orange County Register (the Appeal-Democrat's sibling newspaper) met with the Mexican consul and Mexican tourism officials to discuss growing safety concerns that Americans have given the ongoing and particularly brutal war that's taking place south of the border
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Canadians told to be on alert for Mexico illness

April 23, 2009

A mysterious and "severe" respiratory illness has surfaced in parts of Mexico and may be affecting some Canadians who recently vacationed there.  Read more
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Victims of Conquest 'vacation disaster' glad to be back in Calgary

April 20, 2009

More customers of the now-collapsed Conquest Vacations landed in Calgary Sunday night, upset over a "vacation disaster" in Mexico. Read more
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State Department Offers No Specifics on How Justice Has Been Pursued for 134 Americans Murdered in Mexico

April 20, 2009

The State Department says the safety of Americans traveling abroad is its “highest priority,” but at the same time the department is not offering any specifics of how justice has been pursued in the cases of 134 Americans who were murdered in Mexico over the past three years.  Read more
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Resorts tell Conquest travelers to pay up

April 17, 2009

Hotels in Mexico are demanding payment from Canadians caught by Conquest Vacations' sudden demise, leaving travelers worried and irate.  Read more
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Conquest Vacations Causing Problems for Travelers

April 16, 2009

Canadians suggest hotels that worked with Conquest Vacations have been demanding that customers pay for their room and board.   Read more
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Mexico tourism down due to violence

April 15, 2009

Colonia Polanco is a beautiful neighborhood filled with delicious restaurants and hip shops. It is cosmopolitan and it is progressive, but there is a much darker side to the city that involves drug violence. As a result the city has earned a new nickname, "The Kidnapping Capital of the World."
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Tourists in Mexico urged to use caution

April 12, 2009

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Is It Safe to Go to Mexico?

April 10, 2009

Tourism has suffered as drug-related violence across the border has surged. But canceling a vacation to Los Cabos or the Mayan Riviera may not be necessary.   Read more
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Spring break tourism down in Mexico

April 9, 2009

Just a few years ago during spring break, there would be thousands of college students from the US packing the beach bars at Playas de Rosarito. The massive clubs featured all-night drinking, bikini contests and concerts.   Read more
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15 People Killed in Four Car Accidents in Mexico

April 7, 2009

A total of 15 people were killed and 36 more injured on Monday in four separate traffic accidents in Mexico, media reported.  Read more
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Students urged to travel with caution in Mexico

April 3, 2009

The current situation with Mexico’s drug wars has caused the United States to put Mexico on its list of travel alerts, and is now causing many universities to put their own travel warnings to prevent many college students from going to Mexico on spring break.  Read more
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US tourist dies after adventure sports in Mexico

April 2, 2009

A US tourist from California died from a heart attack after taking part in adventure sports in the Costa Azul canyon in northwest Mexico, local officials said.  Read more
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Nine killed in Mexico crime wave

March 31, 2009

Nine people were killed in Mexico's drug-fuelled crime wave, including four police officers who were gunned down in a shootout with kidnappers in eastern Michoacan state, local authorities said.  
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Mexico's drug gangs drive film crew out of town

March 29, 2009

Mexican drug cartels don't like rivals treading on their territory; they don't like the police poking around; and now, it seems, they don't much care for Hollywood taking an interest in their business. 
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Secretary of State Clinton Confronts the Problems with Mexico and North Korea

March 27, 2009

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: The viciousness here is not just a Mexican problem. We're getting hit with it. Mexican drug cartel violence is getting exported to the United States
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A cautionary tale for travelers to Mexico

March 26, 2009

This was the sad fate of Janice Jackson. She left her little yellow frame house in Colerain Township one wintry day for a long weekend in Mexico and never came home.  Read more
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Violence in Northwest Mexico – 15 People Killed

March 26, 2009

MEXICO CITY – At least 15 people died in three separate incidents in the northwestern Mexican state of Durango, municipal officials and state police said on Sunday. Read more
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Rosarito Beach moves forward after postponement of surf contest amid growing drug war hype

March 25, 2009

Not long ago, Rosarito Beach proudly announced it was hosting a pro surfing contest in early April to coincide with spring break and divert attention from a highly publicized drug war that has tarnished the northern Baja California city's image and devastated its economy.   Read more
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Congressman Warns Mexico More Dangerous than Iraq, Could Become Failed State

March 25, 2009

(CNSNews.com) –  At a House of Representatives hearing on federal law enforcement’s response to the violence along the border between the United States and Mexico, Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas) said there is more danger in that region than in the Middle East.
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Drug violence in Mexico becomes top U.S. security concern

March 25, 2009

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Confirmed Meningitis Death in Johnson County Kansas

March 24, 2009

The Johnson County Health Department has confirmed that a 58 year old woman has died from bacterial meningitis (Neisseria meningitidis) after traveling to Mexico, accompanying youth on spring break.  Read more
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Lenexa Woman Dies From Bacterial Meningitis

March 24, 2009

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A 58-year-old Lenexa woman died from bacterial meningitis after traveling to Mexico, the Johnson County, Kan., Health Department announced Tuesday   Read more
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Bodies mutilated amid Mexico violence

March 20, 2009

Police found the bodies of six men, including three who were missing limbs and ears, in central Mexico, and four other bodies near the Pacific tourist town of Acapulco, officials said on Thursday.
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Violence in Mexico: A Cause of Concern for Retirees Looking to Travel or Relocate

March 20, 2009

Mexico is the favorite travel destination for Americans and it's also the most favored place outside the U.S. for retirees to relocate. The country's warm climate, familiar culture, and low costs naturally attract retirees. Now, however, drug-related violence and--to a lesser extent--Mexico's own recessionary pressures have made parts of Mexico dangerous.   Read more
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Boycott Mexico campaign targets illegal immigration issue

March 18, 2009

The large bold letters scream, "BOYCOTT MEXICO!!'' and are followed by the plea, "Do not give your tourist dollars to Mexico! Spend them in the beautiful American Southwest!"  Read more
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Mexico's drug barons and police locked in an increasingly violent battle for supremacy

March 18, 2009

Mexico’s drug barons, with police and civil officials in their pay, are engaged in an increasingly bloody battle as they vie to demonstrate their power and ruthlessness. The nation’s president believes the mounting death toll reflects their desperation in the face of his anti-corruption measures, but Richard Grant, on the lawless streets of Tijuana, finds a different story.  Read more
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Que. man killed in Mexico was on 'dream' trip

March 18, 2009

A Quebec City man who was living his dream of touring the southern United States with his wife was among three Canadians killed in a crash between a tour bus and a tractor-trailer on a Mexican highway, his family said Tuesday.   Read more
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Spring Break In A War Zone

March 18, 2009

(CBS)  Drug related violence has gotten so bad south of the border that the U.S. State Department recently issued a travel alert for Mexico. But, as CBS News correspondent Seth Doane reports, that's not stopping tens of thousands of American college students heading south for spring break.  Read more
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7 Americans among 11 killed in tour bus crash with DWI suspect's tractor-trailer in Mexico

March 18, 2009

SALTILLO, Mexico – A drunken-driving suspect lost control of his tractor-trailer and slammed into a bus carrying a tour group from Texas' Lower Rio Grande Valley, killing 11 people, officials said Tuesday.  Read more
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7 Americans Among 11 Dead in Mexican Bus Crash

March 17, 2009

MEXICO CITY —  A drunken driver lost control of his tractor-trailer and slammed into a bus carrying Canadians and Americans touring northern Mexico, killing 11, officials said Tuesday.
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Brownsville educators among dead; Semi & Tour bus collide in Mexico

March 17, 2009

The Brownsville Independent School District is in a state of shock following the deaths of current and former teachers and staff killed in Monday's bus accident outside Saltillo, Mexico
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Three Canadian tourists killed in Mexico bus crash

March 17, 2009

Three Canadians are dead and four others injured after a drunk driver fell asleep at the wheel of his tractor-trailer and smashed in a bus full of tourists in rural Mexico.  Read more
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Mexico crash that killed 3 Canadians involved drunk trucker: local police

March 17, 2009

Three Canadians and eight other people, most of them tourists, have been killed in northeastern Mexico after a bus collided with a tractor-trailer driven by a man police say was drunk. 
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Mexican Bus Crash Kills US Tourists

March 17, 2009

SALTILLO, Mexico (March 17) -- A drunken driver lost control of his tractor-trailer and slammed into a bus carrying Canadians and Americans touring northern Mexico, killing 11, officials said Tuesday. 
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Mexican official: Driver in wreck that killed tourists intoxicated

March 17, 2009

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- The driver of a truck that collided with a bus in northeast Mexico, killing 12 people including 11 passengers from the United States and Canada, was intoxicated, a Mexican official said Tuesday.  Read more
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Travel restrictions updated for soldiers, Mexico off limits

March 16, 2009

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE — Soldiers traveling into Mexico may be risking more then disciplinary action, they could be risking their lives.  Read more
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War is Breaking Out in Mexico - Will it Unravel the United States We Know?

March 15, 2009

Fresh from his rushed meeting with Mexican military leaders on Friday, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, met with President Barack Obama today on a week-end briefing on the probabilities of a Mexican government collapse and United States military options. 
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Mexico drug violence has many altering travel plans

March 15, 2009

Drug violence has Americans thinking twice about traveling to Mexico. Bookings for all-inclusive resorts are down, organizations are canceling popular spring-break trips and fewer people are buying auto insurance to drive across the border.  Read more
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Spring trips turn sinister

March 14, 2009

planning to visit Cancun during spring break this year, but she wound up making plans to visit Key West instead of Mexico.  Read more
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Students cancel Mexico trips because of violence along border

March 13, 2009

Many traditional spring break trips to hot Mexican destinations like Cancun, Tijuana and Baja will take a sabbatical this year, moving to safer locations after rampant violence has killed nearly 7,000 people in 15 months. There have been 1,000 murders this year alone, according to a Tuesday ABC News article.   Read more
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Vacation Dangers Beyond the Border

March 13, 2009

SEAN HANNITY, HOST: There is a new and growing concern for parents who are sending their kids off to spring break, only, this time, it is not related to the dangers of them streaking but to the very real danger posed by Mexico's violent drug cartels..  Read more
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Mexico Under Siege - 'It's A War'

March 13, 2009

See the estimated number of people who have died in drug-related violence in Mexico since the start of 2007.  Read more
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Mexico too unsafe for study abroad

March 11, 2009

The Fullerton College Study Abroad Program announced Friday that the summer 2009 trip to Mexico is canceled, because the violence near Cancun is too high  Read more
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Officials warn of danger in Mexico

March 11, 2009

The U.S. State Department has issued a travel advisory, warning U.S. citizens of a surge in murder, kidnappings and violent crimes in Mexico.   Read more
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California travel firm cancels students' trips to Mexico

March 11, 2009

The largest US west coast travel firm specializing in student spring break travel says it has cancelled its planned trips to Baja California because of the crime crisis in Mexico.  Read more
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Nine dead as police clash with alleged kidnappers in Mexico

March 11, 2009

Mexico City - Nine people died early Wednesday in two clashes between security forces and alleged kidnappers in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, the authorities confirmed.
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How safe is Mexico during Spring Break?

March 11, 2009

Spring is the start of vacation season for many families.  But with drug violence at an all-time high in Mexico, just how safe is it?  That depends on the destination.  Read more
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Drug-related violence in Mexico a cause for concern for some students this spring break

March 11, 2009

Every year, college students travel to the beaches of Mexico in droves for spring break to take a much-needed break from studying. But this year, students may have to deal with more than finding a good beach and some bottled water, as the violence between the government and the drug cartels in Mexico has greatly escalated to such an extent that the United States Department of State has issued a travel alert for U.S. citizens.   Read more
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Will drug violence crash spring break party in Cancun?

March 10, 2009

CANCÚN, Mexico – Students preparing for spring break at this beach resort have a spate of bad local news to factor into their plans: the brutal slaying of an army general, the jailing of the police chief for alleged complicity in the killing and a link to the feared Zetas drug gang based along the Mexico-Texas border.   Read more
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EXCLUSIVE: 100,000 foot soldiers in Mexican cartels

March 10, 2009

The U.S. Defense Department thinks Mexico's two most deadly drug cartels together have fielded more than 100,000 foot soldiers - an army that rivals Mexico's armed forces and threatens to turn the country into a narco-state.  Read more
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At Spring Break in Mexico, Revelry Mixes With New Caution

March 10, 2009

CANCÚN, Mexico — Few seemed to notice the heavily armed police commandos who cruised through Cancún’s disco district the other night with black ski masks over their faces despite the tropical heat.    Read more
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U.S.-Mexico Border Violence Causing Travel Fears

March 10, 2009

DALLAS (CBS 11 News) ― With spring break coming up, many Texans are heading south.
But the U.S. State Department is warning about going to Mexico this year after an increase in violence  Read more
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Spring Break Meets 'State of Undeclared War' on U.S.-Mexico Border

March 10, 2009

Spring break and sunshine await, but today a congressional panel examined myriad reasons it still may not be safe to travel to Mexico.  Read more
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Police among latest victims of Mexico violence

March 10, 2009

Roanoke, VA - A police chief and a state police commander are among the latest victims of violence in Mexico.  Six people were killed Monday in a series of attacks in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero.  Read more
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U.S. travel alert for Mexico no help to tourism

March 10, 2009

MEXICO CITY – The latest travel advisory for Mexico from the U.S. State Department will certainly not please the tourist board here. The travel alert issued Feb. 20 reads like the plot of a crime thriller.   Read more
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US travelers urged to avoid Mexico

March 8, 2009

Neither the University of Cincinnati nor any other area university is publicly cautioning students to avoid travel or to use extra care when traveling to Mexico, despite a recent alert issued by the State Department.    Read more
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Cancún violence overshadows spring break

March 8, 2009

CANCÚN, Mexico — Students preparing for spring break at this beach resort have a spate of bad local news to factor into their plans: the slaying of an army general; the jailing of the police chief for alleged complicity in the killing; and a link to the feared Zetas drug gang based along the Mexico-Texas border.  Read more
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Mexico Crime Wave Scaring Away Sailors

March 8, 2009

Newport Beach - Bloody waves of crime in Mexico are scaring away some of the sailors and finish-line spectators in the annual Newport to Ensenada yacht race, it was reported Sunday.  
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Cancun: If Anyone Asks, We're Not in Mexico

March 8, 2009

Fed up with having to deal with negative press about rising drug violence in Mexico, Cancun’s tourism board decided just to not mention it’s in Mexico.  Read more
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Tourists weigh Mexico safety risk

March 7, 2009

Drug violence gives vacationers pause, concerns travel industry.  Read more
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Tourists weigh Mexico drug violence

March 6, 2009

Mexico's rampant drug violence has put the issue of safety front and center for would-be vacationers, and put the country's publicity-sensitive tourism promoters on the defensive.
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Cancun CAP Spring Break Hell

March 6, 2009

It's no secret that the drug violence in Mexico has gotten completely out of control.  Read more
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Despite Drug Cartel Violence, Mexico Not on State Department’s ‘Travel Warning’ List

March 5, 2009

Drug cartel-provoked violence killed more than 6,000 people last year and 1,000 more in the first month of 2009, but the U.S. State Department continues to include Mexico on its “travel alert” page and not among the countries considered worthy of a “travel warning.”   Read more
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Horrors of Mexico alter student perception of South-of-the-Border

March 4, 2009

Thousands of college students flock to Mexico for Spring Break every year, while drug wars and dangerous situations run rampant in the country.   Read more
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Students may travel less to Mexico

March 3, 2009

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Each year an estimated 100,000 American college students head to Mexico for spring break. In 2009, that number is expected to be down.    Read more
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A.T.F. has stern warning for spring breakers traveling into Mexico

March 3, 2009

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is tonight urging all college students to avoid parts of Northern Mexico during spring break.  It's an unusual step following a warning by the state department asking Americans to stay away from areas of prostitution and drug dealing.
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Mexico travel warning issued as danger grows

March 3, 2009

A Different War: As violence — largely from drug cartels — extends to the northernmost parts of Mexico and beyond the southernmost areas of Arizona, the gap between the traditionally "safe" and "unsafe" is shrinking. This story is the first in a three-part series that speaks of the shifting violence from Mexico into Arizona.  Read more
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U.S. Says Threat of Mexican Drug Cartels Approaching 'Crisis Proportions'

March 3, 2009

Two of Mexico's deadliest drug cartels have reached a combined force of 100,000 foot soldiers, wreaking havoc across the country and threatening U.S. border states, the U.S. Defense Department told The Washington Times.  Read more
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Getting ready for spring break

March 2, 2009

Students planning on going to Mexico for spring break might want to rethink their plans after an increase in violence because of drug problems   Read more
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A side of Cancun not seen during spring break

March 2, 2009

The killing of a newly-hired security official and two others raises questions about the drug trade's impact on the popular resort, especially with suspicions falling on the ex-police chief.
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Mexican drug war is a threat to tourists

March 2, 2009

Mexico's bloody drug war is a growing threat to tourists.  As college students plan for their spring breaks, the U.S. State Department has issued a new warning about traveling to Mexico
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Motorcyclist dies in Mexico as a result of hit-and-run

March 1, 2009

A Welland man vacationing in Mexico died earlier this month after being struck by a car while riding his motorcycle.  Read more
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Canada And Mexico Have Had Issues In The Past

February 27, 2009

Say the word Mexico and two scenarios come to mind: sandy beaches and warm weather during the winter and crime and corruption among police and officials.  Read more
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Canada, U.S. warn tourists of Mexican drug violence

February 27, 2009

Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs is warning travelers to exercise a "high degree of caution" before embarking on spring break trips to Mexico, due to a rise in violent criminal activity.
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U.S. Government warns of dangers of travel to Mexico

February 27, 2009

SARASOTA COUNTY - The surge in drug-related violence in Mexico has the U.S. State Department and Suncoast travel agents urging spring breakers and tourists to be careful south of border.
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Drug-Fueled Mexican Violence Alters Spring Break Plans

February 27, 2009

Drug-fueled violence in Mexico has changed the plans of some students planning an alternative spring bring.   Watch the video
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Canada issues travel warning for Mexico

February 27, 2009

Following the U.S. State Department's lead, Canada warned tourists on Friday to stay away from areas of Mexico in light of surging drug-related violence in some parts of the country  Read more
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Are Your Kids Safe South of the Border?

February 27, 2009

The beach towns of Baja California, Mexico, are warm, cheap and come with a lower drinking age -- all the needed ingredients to make the just south-of-the-border peninsula an attractive spring break destination.  Read more
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Spring breakers receive warning about partying in Mexico

February 26, 2009

It is safe to say thousands of students will go south of the border for spring break but now one family who has spent years doing just that offers a very serious warning of their own. Read more
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State Dept. Issues Alert On Mexico Travel

February 26, 2009

Americans traveling and living in Mexico have been put on alert by the U.S. Department of State because of escalating violence, especially in the country's northern border states.   Read more
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Colleges warn students about Mexico travel

February 25, 2009

PHOENIX – The U.S. State Department and universities around the country are warning college students headed for Mexico for some spring-break partying of a surge in drug-related murder and mayhem south of the border.  Read more
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Ahead of Spring Break, U.S. State Department warns of travel to Mexico

February 25, 2009

WASHINGTON. - The U.S. government says Mexico's bloody drug war is a growing threat to tourists. Now, as college students start planning their spring breaks, the U.S. State Department has a new warning about traveling to Mexico.  Read more
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Gunmen kill mayor of Mexican town

February 25, 2009

A mayor in Mexican President Felipe Calderon's home state was ambushed and killed by a group of heavily armed men as he returned to his house, news reports said   Read more
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The Mexican Drug War

February 24, 2009

Psychology major Adriana Valencia, 23, has not seen her parents in two years because it is unsafe for her to travel home. Her country is torn apart by an underworld war, in which kidnapping, robbery and murder are daily occurrences. Her war-ravaged homeland is not some obscure nation in the far reaches of the world.  The war is raging right at our doorstep.   Read more
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Violence Escalates as Mexico Drug War Continues

February 24, 2009

Mexico is reeling from drug violence more deadly than the war in Afghanistan. Six died in this shootout, but nearly 100 people are being murdered every week. In one gun battle this month, six killed from one drug gang, 14 from another in a fight over turf.  Read more
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Mexican drug gangs wage war

February 23, 2009

VILLA AHUMADA, Mexico — It was 3 a.m. when Griselda Munoz says she got the first terrifying phone call: "Mom, there are people all over, and they're shooting!"  Read more
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Universities: Spring breaks south of border to be avoided

February 23, 2009

Going to Mexico for spring break is practically a rite of passage for college students in Arizona, but the state's three public universities want to warn young revelers about stepped-up violence south of the border.  Read more
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Drug violence tarnishes Mexico's international image

February 23, 2009

Mexico has an image problem. It has long been internal – with newspaper headlines and nightly news broadcasting the menacing notes, severed heads, and bullet-riddled bodies that are the byproducts of a deadly drug war raging across the country.   Read more
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Gunmen attack governor's convoy, kill guard

February 23, 2009

Gunman have attacked a convoy carrying the governor of a violence-wracked border state, killing one of his bodyguards and wounding two other agents.  Read more
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Ciudad Juarez police chief quits after killings of officers, threats

February 21, 2009

Reporting from Mexico City -- The police chief in violence-torn Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, quit Friday after several officers were slain this week and the killers posted threats that more would die unless he resigned.  Read more
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U.S. Says Mexico Drug Violence Poses Growing Threat to Tourists

February 21, 2009

Drug-related violence and gun battles have increased in Mexico recently, the State Department warned in an updated alert for U.S. citizens traveling to and living in the neighboring country.
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State Dept. Cites 'Large Firefights' in Travel Alert on Mexico

February 21, 2009

MEXICO CITY -- The latest travel advisory for Mexico from the U.S. State Department will certainly not please the tourist board. Rather than a glossy brochure advertising the country's many delights, the travel alert issued Friday reads like the plot of a crime thriller.  Read more
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Official: Mexican drug turf wars have led to surge in violence

February 19, 2009

(CNN) -- No one, especially not one of Mexico's top law enforcement officials, denies that killings by drug cartels have reached record levels.  Read more
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Motorcyclist dies in Mexico as a result of hit-and-run

February 19, 2009

A Welland man vacationing in Mexico died earlier this month after being struck by a car while riding his motorcycle.  Quint Lostracco, 63, had been riding his motorcycle across Mexico with lifelong friend Gilbert Giammarco since Jan. 17.   Read more
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Drug violence mars Mexico city

February 19, 2009

But venture into downtown Cancun, a few kilometers from the beachfront, and it's a different story. Here, the troubles of modern Mexico are there for all to see.   Read more
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Violence, corruption show not all of Cancun is pristine

February 15, 2009

CANCUN, Mexico — Sparkling seas, shimmering beaches and super-sized resorts made Cancun famous. But street thugs and prostitutes, smugglers and stick-up artists now threaten to make it notorious. Read more
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Students Advised to Avoid Mexico

February 13, 2009

This is the time people begin planning their spring break trips.  If you're thinking about going to Mexico, you may want to reconsider.  Read more
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Couple pay thousands after holiday horror

February 13, 2009

A heavenly holiday turned to hell after a fall left a holidaymaker hospitalised and facing thousands of pounds in medical bills.  Read more
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7 arrested in torture-murder of Mexican general

February 12, 2009

MEXICO CITY (AFP) — Seven members of drug cartel hit squad Los Zeta have been arrested in connection with the torture and murder of three people including a retired general in Cancun, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.  Read more
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If Violence Escalates in Mexico, Texas Officials Plan to Be Ready

February 12, 2009

As drug cartels continue to terrorize Mexico, Texas officials are planning for the worst-case scenario: how to respond if the violence spills over the border, and what to do if thousands of Mexicans seek refuge in the United States.  Read more
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Mexico Drug Cartel Violence Soaring

February 11, 2009

(CBS) It's a bloodbath that started as a drug-gang kidnapping, ended in a shoot-out with Mexican troops. Twenty-one were killed in a snowy, desert town, including one soldier.  Read more
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Warrior in Drug Fight Soon Becomes a Victim

February 9, 2009

The general didn't get much time. After a long, controversial career, Brig. Gen. Mauro Enrique Tello Quiñones retired from active duty last month and moved to this Caribbean playground to work for the Cancun mayor and fight the drug cartels that have penetrated much of Mexican society. He lasted a week.   Read more
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Mexican Narco-Traffickers Wreak Deadly Havoc Against Law Enforcement

February 9, 2009

Mexico is struggling to wage war against its ultra-violent drug traffickers. More than 6,000 people were murdered in 2008, including innocent people, law enforcement officers and military men, as well as narco-traffickers themselves.  Read more
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Cancun an armed camp after slaying

February 9, 2009

CANCUN, Mexico, Feb 9, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- The Mexican army swept into Cancun, running high-visibility patrols in the resort city after a former general was tortured and killed there, officials said.   Read more
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Hundreds of U.S. Citizens Among Victims of Mexico's Violence

February 9, 2009

HOUSTON | A 22-year-old man from Houston and his 16-year-old friend are hauled out of a minivan in Mexico, shot execution style by thugs in a black Lincoln Continental, and left dead in the dirt.  Read more
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Mexican troops swoop on police HQ

February 9, 2009

Mexican troops have detained the police chief and 36 other officers in the resort of Cancun in connection with the murder last week of an ex-army general.   Read more
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Cancun's top cop is grilled in retired general's killing

February 9, 2009

MEXICO CITY — Federal agents detained Cancun’s police chief and six other policemen Monday as an investigation deepened into the torture-murder of a retired general hired to lead a special unit targeting the resort city’s gangsters.  Read more
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Mexican murders, American victims

February 8, 2009

A 22-year-old man from Houston and his 16-year-old friend are hauled out of a minivan in Mexico, shot execution style by thugs in a black Lincoln Continental and left dead in the dirt.  Read more
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Cancun killings linked to cartels

February 4, 2009

The bodies of a retired brigadier general and two other men have been found near the Mexican resort of Cancun after a suspected drug cartel killing.   Read more
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Ex-general, 2 others found shot to death near Cancun

February 4, 2009

Reporting from Mexico City -- The bodies of a longtime Mexican army general and two associates were discovered early Tuesday on a highway to Cancun, the latest execution-style victims of the violence sweeping Mexico.   Read more
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CIA Director: Al Qaeda is Job 1 of Top 10 Security Challenges in 2009

February 2, 2009

Iran, North Korea and Al Qaeda are still in, but Iraq is out of the list of top 10 national security threats the United States is likely to face in the coming year.  Read more
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Mexico vacation became a disaster

February 1, 2009

An elderly Arlington man and his son aren't the first to run into problems with the country's legal system.  Read more
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Mexico Drug War Keeps Americans North of Border

February 1, 2009

A fresh wave of drug related violence in Mexico is having a huge effect on U.S. travel south of the border. Read more
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Tougher Border Can’t Stop Mexican Marijuana Cartels

February 1, 2009

TUCSON — Drug smugglers parked a car transport trailer against the Mexican side of the border one day in December, dropped a ramp over the security fence, and drove two pickup trucks filled with marijuana onto Arizona soil.  Read more
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Mexico's war on drugs taking toll on tourism

January 31, 2009

When planning a January vacation with his girlfriend, Oakland resident Jeremiah Nadya had only Mexico in mind. "Tickets are dirt cheap if you know where to look," he says. "It's close. It's beautiful.
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French scientist shot by Mexican robbers dies

January 31, 2009

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A French scientist who was shot in the head during a robbery near Mexico City's airport died on Saturday.  Read more
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Mexico: Bordering on Collapse

January 29, 2009

Islamic terrorists are not the only ones with a liking for decapitation. In the Mexican town of Praxedis last week, police commander Martin Castro’s severed head appeared in front of the local police station, left in an ice cooler.   Read more
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Arlington men still jailed in Mexico

January 27, 2009

ARLINGTON, Wash. – The mayor of a Mexican city admits that an elderly Arlington man and his grandson should not be in jail.  Read more
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Drug Gangs Have Mexico on the Ropes

January 26, 2009

A murder in the Mexican state of Chihuahua last week horrified even hardened crime stoppers. Police Commander Martin Castro's head was severed and left in an ice cooler in front of the police station in the town of Praxedis with a calling card from the Sinoloa drug cartel.  Read more
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Mexico man 'dissolved 300 bodies'

January 24, 2009

A man arrested by Mexican police says he disposed of 300 bodies for a drugs gang over the past decade by dissolving them in chemicals.   Read more
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Tijuana off-limits to U.S. Marines

January 22, 2009

LOS ANGELES — For tens of thousands of U.S. Marines in Southern California, new orders from the brass amount to: Baghdad si, Tijuana no.  Read more
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Elderly Arlington man, grandson jailed in Mexico

January 22, 2009

ARLINGTON, Wash. – Senator Maria Cantwell's office is looking into the case of an elderly Arlington man who has been behind bars in Mexico for two weeks.  Read more
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Mexico cop chief's head found

January 20, 2009

CIUDAD JUAREZ (Mexico) - THE head of a police chief was abandoned in an ice cooler in the northern Mexico state of Chihuahua, and 16 others died in suspected drug attacks overnight, authorities said on Monday.  Read more
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Mexican collapse? Drug wars worry some Americans

January 19, 2009

MEXICO CITY — Indiscriminate kidnappings. Nearly daily beheadings. Gangs that mock and kill government agents.  This isn’t Iraq or Pakistan. It’s Mexico, which the U.S. government and a growing number of experts say is becoming one of the world’s biggest security risks.  
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Mexico Biggest Crime Threat To U.S.?

January 19, 2009

(CBS/AP) Indiscriminate kidnappings. Nearly daily beheadings. Gangs that mock and kill government agents.  Read more
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CEO's wife drowns snorkeling in Mexico A drowning

January 14, 2009

A drowning accident recently claimed the life of Ying Zhang, 46, who was the wife of Dr. Dean Li, chief executive officer of Boltaron Performance Products LLC in Newcomerstown.   Read more
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Drug war next door

January 14, 2009

Just across the shallow creek known as the Rio Grande from El Paso, one of the safest cities of its size in the nation, Juarez is a city under siege, the worst victim of Mexico's growing wars between drug cartels.  Read more
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U.S. military report warns ’sudden collapse’ of Mexico is possible

January 13, 2009

Mexico is one of two countries that “bear consideration for a rapid and sudden collapse,” according to a report by the U.S. Joint Forces Command on worldwide security threats.
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6 members of Ottawa County family die in Mexico crash

January 12, 2009

HOLLAND (AP) — Officials say six members of an Ottawa County family have died in a traffic accident in Mexico, just across the U.S. border from Laredo, Texas.  Read more
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As Drug Cartels Fight for Control, Killing Coming Faster in Mexico's Murder Capital on the U.S. Border

January 12, 2009

CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO -- This northern border metropolis that was Mexico's most violent city in 2008 has already registered more murders this month - 51 - than in all of last January, according to figures from Chihuahua state prosecutors.  Read more
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Three Times More People Killed At Southern Border In Last 6 Months Than Iraq And Afghanistan Combined

January 4, 2009

It amazes me that when it comes to wars you will get a massive amount of people to come out and declare that we must "end the killing". All kinds of wackos and hippies and even a few actual intellectual people who do have a thought out argument or other course of action show up...
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Tourists proceed with caution

January 4, 2009

U.S. visitors have been staying away from Tijuana and other border areas, fearful they could get caught up in the rise in violence and kidnappings. Yet tourists are not being targeted, and major incidents in recent months have largely bypassed tourist areas.  Read more
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Mexico's drug violence expected to escalate in '09

January 4, 2009

WASHINGTON – Drug-related violence in Mexico, already at unprecedented levels, is expected to escalate further this year, with targets likely to include top Mexican politicians and law enforcement agents and possibly even U.S. offici