Drug Cartel

Mexico homicide record: 127 deaths reported in a single day

Unprecedented death toll raises questions about government’s ‘hugs not bullets’ policy in tackling drug cartels. By AL JAZEERA The battle against drug crime in Mexicotook a deadly turn as the Read More

Failed raid against El Chapo’s son leaves 8 dead in Mexico

CULIACAN, Mexico (Associated Press) — Mexican security forces aborted an attempt to capture a son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman after finding themselves outgunned in a ferocious Read More