Police believe that Arturo Gallegos Castrellon, known as "El Farmero," was the leader of the Aztecas gang. Photo from Press TVFour Years On, Drug War Bleeds Mexican Heartland -- Yahoo News/Reuters
MORELIA, Michoacan (Reuters) – A four-year army crackdown in Mexico's methamphetamine-producing heartland has provoked a dizzying increase in violence, fueling fears that the country is losing its battle against organized crime.
Grisly assassinations and gang extortion are terrifying Mexicans in the western state of Michoacan, where President Felipe Calderon launched his war on drug cartels, sending in about 5,000 soldiers in December 2006 following a narrow election victory.
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More News On Mexico's Drug Cartel War
Mexican Authorities Nab Alleged Drug Lord -- FOX News
Mexican Drug Gang Leader Confesses to Killings -- New York Times
Mexico arrests suspect in drug killings -- UPI
Aztecas gang boss Gallegos 'admits Mexico murders' -- BBC
Police: Captured Gang Boss Ordered Mexico Killings -- Aol News
18 bodies found in northern Mexico mass grave -- Washington Post/AP
Mexico sending more troops to violent border zone -- TMCNet/AP
Mexican cult-like drug gang says willing to disband -- Reuters
America's Third War: Mapping the Drug Cartels -- FOX News
Northern Mexico's State of Anarchy -- Wall Street Journal
Tijuana top cop who fought cartels is out of a job -- Daily Breeze
Drug violence impacting security for businesses in Mexico -- Security Info Watch
Timeline: Drug war ravages Mexican state of Michoacan -- Reuters
I infiltrated Mexican drug cartels -- Keith Bulfin, Herald Sun