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U.S. Led Drug Prohibition Wars Have Failed, Expert Tells Panama Conference
Speaking at a regional security conference, Hans Mathieu, director of the Friedrich Ebert Security Foundation, said using violent repression in the "war" against drugs doesn’t work and policies against drug trafficking, especially those headed by the United States, have failed.
Publication/Source:
Newsroom Panama (Panama)
URL:
http://www.newsroompanama.com/panama/2532-us-led-anti-drug-wars-have-failed-expert-tells-panama-conference.html
More Kids Caught in the Crossfire of Mexico’s Drug Prohibition War
Location:
Acapulco, GRO
Mexico
Sadly, the fatal shooting of a 4-year-old girl brought to three the number of children to die violently in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco within the last 72 hours. Fifteen people have been slain in Acapulco since Tuesday, including a woman and two of her grandchildren gunned down inside the family home. The mayhem is taking a toll on tourism in Acapulco, scaring away many of the U.S. college students who would normally flock to the city for spring break.
Publication/Source:
Latin America Herald Tribune (Venezuela)
URL:
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=389711&CategoryId=14091
Mexico Drug Prohibition War Spillover: Texas Resident Says War Getting Closer to Home
Location:
Fronton, TX
United States
See map: Google Maps
The drug prohibition war has been crossing over into the United States for months, some say years. Now, nearly a dozen automatic rifles, grenades and ammo were all found on the U.S. side of the river in Fronton, Texas. "I don't think it will be too late before they come over here...we don't go out anymore," said resident Ismael Guerra. Bullets zoom by his house at times. The latest cache of weapons found means more nights of gun battles outside the Guerra's window.
Publication/Source:
KRGV (TX)
URL:
http://www.krgv.com/news/local/story/Fronton-Resident-Says-Drug-War-Getting-Closer-to/wTx96KKL3kGOEWwKXj9mSA.cspx
Mexicans Seeking Asylum Due to Drug Prohibition War Form Coalition in Texas
Location:
TX
United States
See map: Google Maps
The director of the Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center in El Paso, Louie Gilot, said cases of Mexicans fleeing drug prohibition violence have risen significantly over the past two years and that the asylum seekers include former police officers, rights activists, journalists, business leaders and even government officials. Carlos Spector, an attorney, said the U.S. government is reluctant to grant political asylum to Mexican applicants because doing so means recognizing that aid from Washington is financing military abuses against the Mexican civilian population.
Publication/Source:
Fox News (US)
URL:
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2011/03/16/mexican-asylum-seekers-form-oalition-texas/
Shocking: US Federal Agency Armed Mexican Drug Lords -- May Have Led to More Than a Thousand Deaths
Location:
Mexico
A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms operation allowed guns to be trafficked south of the border with the hope that they would lead to high-level drug trafficking organization operatives. Special Agent John Dodson — the program’s whistle blower — said that he found it morally reprehensible, pointing out that it might have led to the death of over a thousand people.
Publication/Source:
Alternet (CA)
URL:
http://www.alternet.org/immigration/150255/shocking%3A_us_federal_agency_armed_mexican_drug_lords_--_may_have_led_to_more_than_a_thousand_deaths
Drug Traffickers Greet New Ciudad Juárez Police Chief with Threat
Location:
Ciudad Juárez, CHH
Mexico
Mexico's 4-year-plus drug prohibition war push doesn't appear to be making its cities any safer. The new police chief in the violent Mexican border city of Ciudad Juárez received a threat on just his second day on the job. Two previous Ciudad Juárez police chiefs have quit since 2008 after drug trafficking organizations killed police officers and threatened to kill more unless they resigned.
Publication/Source:
The Monitor (CA)
URL:
http://www.themonitor.com/articles/chief-48032-threat-ciudad.html
Mexican Drug Prohibition War Affects Texas Farmers
Location:
TX
United States
See map: Google Maps
And the spillover continues: The bloody prohibition war that has claimed tens of thousands of lives has spread to the Lone Star state's agriculture, where drug traffickers are targeting farmers' livelihoods. Texas farmers and ranchers say confrontations with Mexican drug trafficking organizations are quietly adding up. Several growers and ranchers say their jobs started becoming more dangerous about two years ago.
Publication/Source:
Fox News (US)
URL:
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2011/03/11/mexican-drug-war-affects-texas-farmers/
Spillover Violence from Mexico Drug Prohibition War - Why Do Leaders Deny It?
Location:
El Paso, TX
United States
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We've heard for some time now that drug prohibition violence from Ciudad Juárez is spilling over into El Paso. An indictment just released against Barrio Azteca gang members confirms it. So why are some law enforcement agencies and local leaders so reluctant to admit it?
Publication/Source:
KTSM (TX)
URL:
http://www.ktsm.com/news/spillover-violence-why-do-leaders-deny-it
Mexican Shoot-Out Kills 18 As Drug Prohibition Violence Surges
Location:
TAM
Mexico
A shoot-out between rival drug trafficking organizations left 18 people dead in Mexico's Tamaulipas state, amid a surge in deadly drug prohibition violence. The state has been the scene of horrifying killings, including last August, when a mass grave containing the bodies of 72 people, believed to be Central American migrants, was found on a local ranch.
Publication/Source:
Agence France-Presse (France)
URL:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5htLsUbKqUkLTDJk6kngrgMY6-K2w?docId=CNG.bee25ad505d0bd98c8334b462ec0e531.821
Acapulco’s Taxi Drivers Being Murdered in Drug Prohibition War
Location:
Acapulco, GRO
Mexico
In the last few weeks, more than a dozen taxi drivers and passengers have been murdered in the resort city of Acapulco. A 2008 survey reported that 120 of the 200 taxi drivers in the city of Chetumal, Mexcio, reported to have been threatened with violence against their families if they refused to deliver drugs on behalf of the local drug trafficking organization.
Publication/Source:
Examiner.com (CO)
URL:
http://www.examiner.com/drug-cartel-in-national/acapulco-s-taxi-drivers-being-murdered-drug-war
