U.S. firearms agents say they were ordered by superiors to stand aside while gun buyers purchased weapons that would go to Mexican drug cartels. Agents for the federal agency in charge of monitoring firearms testified before the House of Representatives Oversight Committee that they were told not to arrest the buyers, but instead track where […]
US Agents: Gun Sting Operation Allowed Flow of Weapons to Mexico
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 4:13 pm (UTC-5)
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Former Tijuana Mayor Released for 2nd Time
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
Former Tijuana mayor Jorge Hank Rhon has been released from police custody for a second time in the same day after a Mexican judge ruled there was not enough evidence to hold him. Hank Rhon was detained by Mexican prosecutors Tuesday afternoon for questioning related to a murder investigation, just minutes after he had been […]
Former Tijuana Mayor Detained Again After Release
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
Former Tijuana mayor Jorge Hank Rhon was released from jail Tuesday after a Mexican federal judge ruled officials lacked evidence for the illegal weapons charges against him, but authorities promptly took him into custody again. This time, state prosecutors brought the wealthy businessman in for questioning related to a murder investigation. Hank Rhon was arrested […]
Report: U.S. Guns Arming Mexican Cartels
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Three U.S. lawmakers are calling for stricter gun laws, in response to a report saying Mexican drug gangs are getting their firepower from the United States. The report – prepared for the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control – says 70 percent of the guns recovered at crime scenes in Mexico and traced by authorities […]
Mexican Judge Orders Release of Former Mayor
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
A Mexican judge has ordered the release of former Tijuana mayor Jorge Hank Rhon, ruling that officials lack the evidence to charge him with possessing illegal weapons. Hank Rhon was arrested earlier this month after a raid on his house turned up dozens of weapons. He was mayor of Tijuana, across the border from San […]
Mexico City Mob Tries to Lynch Four Suspected Criminals
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
Police and Mexico City have clashed with an angry mob demanding officers hand over four suspected criminals. Mexico City police say 11 of their officers were injured during the melee with hundreds of angry residents Police rescued the suspected criminals from possibly being beaten or killed by the mob in the district of Cuajimalpa. Residents […]
Carstens Questions European Leading the IMF
Posted June 13th, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
Mexican central bank governor Agustin Carstens says the next leader of the International Monetary Fund should not be a European because those nations are borrowing heavily from the lending institution. Carstens, who is a candidate for the IMF’s top job, made the comment Monday during a speech at a research institution in Washington. Carstens also […]
Mexicans Blame Tainted Meat for Footballers Positive Drug Tests
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Mexican football officials are blaming contaminated meat for five of their national team players failing doping tests. The Mexican Football Federation said the players had all tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol from tests carried out in Mexico on May 21. Clenbuterol can be used to speed up and increase muscle mass in animals. […]
21 Bodies Found in Western Mexico
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 1:25 am (UTC-5)
Police in western Mexico have discovered the bodies of 21 men. Officials said Thursday the victims were found in various locations outside the city of Morelia in Michoacan state. Police say the victims appear to be between the ages of 20 and 35 and some showed signs of torture. Authorities say some of the bodies […]
Mexico’s Carstens Takes IMF Bid to India
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
Mexican Central Bank Governor Agustin Carstens is due in India Friday to press his case to become the next head of the International Monetary Fund. Carstens is expected to hold series of meetings in New Delhi similar to his rival, France’s Christine Lagarde. She met Tuesday with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister […]
