Military and forensic experts inspect the body of a man killed outside a nightclub in the border city of Ciudad Juarez. Photograph: Alejandro Bringas/REUTERSDrug Cartels Tighten Grip; Mexico Becoming 'Narco-State' -- AZ Central
Rising lawlessness echoes state of '90s-era Colombia.
MEXICO CITY - For months, the leaders of Tancitaro had held firm against the drug lords battling for control of this central Mexican town.
Then one morning, after months of threats and violence from the traffickers, they finally surrendered.
Before dawn, gunmen kidnapped the elderly fathers of the town administrator and the secretary of the City Council. Within hours, both officials resigned along with the mayor, the entire seven-member City Council, two department heads, the police chief and all 60 police officers. Tancitaro had fallen to the enemy.
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More News On Mexico's Drug Cartel War
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Policing Mexico's deadliest beat -- BBC
Killing for kudos – the brutal face of Mexico's 21st-century war -- The Guardian
Six Shot Dead In Mexico Disco In Likely Drug Attack -- New York Times/Reuters
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More News On Mexico's Drug Cartel WarAmid drug war, Mexico less deadly than decade ago -- Washington Post
Parts of Mexico descending to narco-states -- UPI
Policing Mexico's deadliest beat -- BBC
Killing for kudos – the brutal face of Mexico's 21st-century war -- The Guardian
Six Shot Dead In Mexico Disco In Likely Drug Attack -- New York Times/Reuters
More News On Mexico's Drug Cartel WarAmid drug war, Mexico less deadly than decade ago -- Washington Post
Parts of Mexico descending to narco-states -- UPI
Policing Mexico's deadliest beat -- BBC
Killing for kudos – the brutal face of Mexico's 21st-century war -- The Guardian
Six Shot Dead In Mexico Disco In Likely Drug Attack -- New York Times/Reuters
Second arrest made in connection with Juarez party massacre -- CNN
Mexican army arrests bloodbath suspect -- Radio Netherlands
Fearful Mexican families of teens slain in massacre seek refuge in Texas -- Dallas News
For Mexico's journalists, story assignment can be a date with death -- CNN
In Juarez drug war, priest is on front lines -- CNN
War on Drugs or War on Mexicans? -- New America Media
Who's Who in Mexico's Narco Wars? -- Counter Punch