Mexican cartels
Top Mexican drug cartel teams up with the FARC, Nancy Pelosi defends legal pot, and Snoop Lion wants to get high with Obama and Bill Clinton. MORE
Mexican artist Pedro Reyes transforms 6,700 used firearms into musical instruments. MORE
"El Chapo," leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, is on the Chicago Crime Commission's hit list. MORE
A filmmaker who once "ran with the cartels" depicts the grim realities of the drug trade. MORE
Mexico's most feared traffickers are ramping up their tech operations—and kidnapping radio experts to do so. MORE
Forty-nine bodies dumped on Mexican highway to US, tobacco company's ads target Cali tax proposal, and Jeremy Lin drowns his sorrows in Meatpacking District clubs. MORE
By Will Godfrey
Now that drug cartel leaders have promised not to attend, an alcohol ban at a big fight is being disputed. MORE
A drug gang hangs banners promising a "truce for peace" during Pope Benedict's upcoming Mexico visit. MORE
By Will Godfrey
But the drop in captured coke suggests a change of location, rather than an overall reduction in the trade. MORE
Undercover operations intended to infiltrate drug cartels are under increasing scrutiny. MORE
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