Mexico

Snell & Wilmer Opens Office in Mexico

An Arizona-based law firm has opened its first foreign office in Mexico, becoming the first major United States firm to do so in the Baja California Sur state. Snell & Wilmer’s new office in San Jose del Cabo will focus on helping U.S. companies do business in Mexico, and and…

Oct 16, 2008 4:05 PM CDT

35 Indicted, $9.5M Seized in Alleged Calif.-Mexico ‘Operation Money Train’

After an 18-month investigation, a record $9.5 million has been seized and 35 people indicted by six grand juries in an alleged scheme to smuggle illegal drugs north from Mexico to nearby Imperial County, California, and cash south from Imperial County to Mexico. The indictments were announced yesterday by U.S.…

Oct 9, 2008 6:20 PM CDT

‘Raging Drug War’ in Mexico Worsens

A “raging drug war” between Mexican authorities and traffickers has resulted in the deaths of more than 3,000 people there so far this year, as violent gangs seek to intimidate with brutal killings of both government officials and competitors who block their illegal trade. The recent murder, by hooded assassins,…

Oct 8, 2008 6:47 PM CDT

Mexican Brothel Raid Just Part of N.Y. Lawyer’s Job

Rescuing two young girls from a Mexico City brothel, accompanied by others, including 20 armed immigration agents, isn’t usually part of a New York lawyer’s work. But it was part of the job for Linda Lopez of the Center for Battered Women’s Legal Services at New York’s Sanctuary for Families,…

Sep 24, 2008 10:39 PM CDT

Kidnappings for Ransom, Both Real and Fake, Are Increasing

In a spillover of the criminal violence that is an increasing problem in Mexico, kidnappings for ransom—both real and “virtual”—are on the rise in Arizona. Often targeting immigrant families, those who pretend to be holding a beloved relative captive when in fact they are not apparently are purchasing names of…

Sep 24, 2008 6:30 PM CDT

‘Project Reckoning’ Drug Bust Tally: 500 Arrests, 16 Tons of Coke and $60M

With the latest arrests of another 175 suspects, a U.S.-led bust of an alleged Mexican-based international drug ring has now reportedly netted more than 500 individuals. “Project Reckoning” has also resulted in the seizure of some 16 tons of cocaine and $60 million in cash, announced U.S. Attorney General Michael…

Sep 17, 2008 7:14 PM CDT

At Funeral of Assassinated Mexican Cop, Fellow Officers Seem Cheery

Gunned down in the bedroom of his home, inches from his wife and infant daughter, Juan Jose Soriano is a prime example of why Mexico’s drug war isn’t likely to be won by authorities there anytime soon. Often, when police officers are assassinated in Mexico, people assume they must have…

Sep 8, 2008 4:28 PM CDT

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Litigation won’t end the battles over depleted water resources in several regions of the United States

Sep 1, 2008 1:00 PM CDT

Mexican Prez Discusses Police & Court Reform Plan

Addressing a public that has become increasingly outraged over a spike in violent crime related to drug-dealing, Mexico’s president and other government officials have unveiled a comprehensive plan to reform the country’s police and court system. Among its 75 points, the plan calls for the elimination of corrupt police officers;…

Aug 22, 2008 6:54 PM CDT

Better-Targeted U.S. Aid Could Boost Mexican Anti-Violence Efforts

Concerned citizens throughout Mexico are planning a national march against crime on Aug. 30 that is focusing, in large part, on a huge increase in kidnappings for ransom in recent years that has also affected the United States. However, it’s going to take more than a march—and the money that…

Aug 21, 2008 6:15 PM CDT

Mexican Man Awarded $550k Over Pot-Laden SUV Sold By US Customs

A Mexican man who was convicted and jailed in his home country after a search revealed that the SUV he and his business partner had purchased at a U.S. Customs auction was stuffed with marijuana, has been awarded more than $550,000 in compensation. Francisco Javier Rivera Agredano and the partner…

Aug 19, 2008 4:53 PM CDT

Teen’s Murder Spurs Mexican Police & Legal System Reform Efforts

In a country already reeling from the effects of a brutal drug war, the abduction and murder of the 14-year-old son of a well-to-do Mexican industrialist is spurring national efforts to clean up the country’s police and courts. “Mexicans have lived for decades with police corruption and a legal system…

Aug 14, 2008 6:20 PM CDT

Gang-Related Issues Widespread in US, Aided by Internet

Even as the federal government focuses on gang-related criminal activity as an enforcement priority, helping to organize major raids and providing money to local authorities to enhance their efforts, widespread gang-related concerns aren’t likely to be easily resolved. In Hartford, Conn., a plan to impose a 9 p.m. curfew, starting…

Aug 13, 2008 4:57 PM CDT

FDA IDs Likely Source of Recent Salmonella Outbreak

Officials believe they have identified the source of a Salmonella strain that sickened some 1,300 people in the U.S. and Canada in recent months. A positive identification has been made between the Salmonella saintpaul that caused the outbreak and irrigation water on a Mexican farm, according to testimony before Congress…

Jul 30, 2008 7:39 PM CDT

World Court Orders U.S. to Halt Five Texas Executions

The International Court of Justice has ordered the United States to halt the executions of five Mexicans on death row in Texas. But will Texas comply? The tribunal also known as the World Court said the executions should be stopped until the defendants’ cases can be reviewed, the Washington Post…

Jul 17, 2008 11:21 AM CDT