Violence has reached a fever pitch in parts of Mexico, where the government of President Felipe Calderon has sent in 45,000 soldiers and 5,000 federal police to try to curb cartel activity. More than ...

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The Torre Centinela, or Sentinel Tower, in Juárez has begun partial operations as a surveillance hub for Chihuahua state law enforcement. The 20-story tower will serve as the center for a statewide ...

The Secretary of Public Security for the state of Chihuahua provided an update on the Torre Centinela in Ciudad Juárez during ...

In the Sierra Tarahumara, gangs ‘disappear’ those who resist their lucrative illegal tree-felling operations ...

Chihuahua state police investigators have made an arrest in connection with an arson attack that injured five people when extortionists set fire to a small mom-and-pop grocery shop in Juárez.

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico - The "police" for the Zetas paramilitary cartel are so numerous here - upward of 3,000, according to one estimate - that they far outnumber the official force, and their ...

MONTERREY, Mexico - Several police officers in northern Mexico allowed a violent drug gang to hold kidnap victims in the local jail while ransom payments were being negotiated, an official said ...

Chihuahua state authorities have requested help from the Mexican military to go after leaders of the gang that ordered three police officers shot last week.