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Since his ascension to the highest office in the land in 2006, Mexican President Felipe Calderon has deployed more than 35,000 federal troops in security operations around the country. The extensive use of Mexican military in counternarcotics operations has met considerable criticism. Calderon has widely defended his strategy since the drug trafficking [...]

The old wisdom of holding marijuana illegal is no longer sacrosanct. There is now an open debate regarding the legalization of this drug. In the US, a recent and just-released Zogby poll reveals that ‘52 percent support the legalization, taxation and regulation of pot.’ Pot freedom has now become mainstream discussion. It seems that some authorities [...]

In the first three months of 2009, drug-related killings in Mexico were recorded at total 2,644 cases or 26% less than the previous three months, said Alejandro Rubido, government spokesman on security matters. The statistics prove that the violence of organized crime in Mexico has dipped. The Security Cabinet attributes the significant reduction in [...]

Mexican soldiers seized in a clandestine laboratory 8.5 tons of the synthetic drug methamphetamine or meth known as ‘crystal’ or ‘crystal meth.’ This was the biggest haul intercepted in the country for such a drug, thus far. One pound of methamphetamine is equivalent to 8,000 doses. In addition, $205 million in cash were also seized, the largest [...]

An unstoppable wave of violence spreads from Ciudad Juárez to the rest of Mexico. Drug trafficking gangs are strong and flourishing in the city where the war is now between drug gangs and the state. These gangs have decided to declare war on the state, seek control of the police, and face each other for power in key locations such as Ciudad Juárez. [...]