Milenio is reporting that all charges have been dropped against Sandra Avila Beltran, the so-called Reina del Pacifico who was…
Proceso magazine has a piece this week by journalist Anabel Hernandez, the author of a new drug book, “Los Senores…
I’ve just been reading one of the more “sensational” Wikileaks cables from Mexico, one of which was written by US…
There are some rumours floating around that Chapo was captured in Colima on Monday and transferred to Mexico City. A…
AP has a very good story about the drug war and the futility of it all. Aside from the fact…
Since writing my book and basically wrapping up my reporting on the drug war, I’ve been doing some reflecting on…
Well, that didn’t take long, did it. Tijuana’s tough, no nonsense police chief Julian Leyzaola has been replaced by the…
Time magazine’s Ioan Grillo has a very good piece about the drug war’s ‘lost generation’ (link in title of the…
Above is a link to an interview I did with Patrick Corcoran, of ganchoblog fame. I’m increasingly liking the blog…
A US source confirms that tony tormenta, osiel cardenas guillen’s brother, has been killed. Next stop: el lazca.