by Robert Beckhusen | Oct 9, 2012 | Monitor
Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, the former Mexican army commando turned cartel assassin and one of the world’s most powerful drug lords, has been identified as one of two men killed in a shootout, according to the Mexican military. But now Lazcano’s body has...
by Robert Beckhusen | Sep 27, 2012 | Monitor
The Mexican marines just took down an infamous capo for Mexico’s most brutal cartel. But they may have accidentally cleared the decks for an even more vicious one to take his place. Ivan Velazquez Caballero, known by the alarming name “El Taliban”...
by Robert Beckhusen | Aug 31, 2012 | Monitor
<< Previous | Next >> The violence in the Mexican border state of Nuevo Leon began Tuesday morning and continued into Wednesday. By the end, 30 bodies had turned up around the state with bullet wounds or had been dismembered. The cause was attributed to a...
by Robert Beckhusen | Aug 29, 2012 | Monitor
A U.S. Marine during a jungle patrol exercise in Guatemala on Sept. 12, 2010. While the Marines have helped train Guatemalan troops to hunt for drug traffickers in the past, the service is now expanding into chasing traffickers directly. Photo: USMC The war on drugs...
by Robert Beckhusen | Aug 20, 2012 | Monitor
A drug package can still be seen attached to the bottom of this downed cartel ultralight plane. Photo: ChuckHolton/Flickr Stopping drug smugglers on the ground is one thing. You can build a fence, send more Border Patrol agents and put up more cameras. But it’s...