Jan-Albert HootsenFebruary 28, 2013 07:07

BADIRAGUATO, Mexico — For well over a century, local farmers have harvested marijuana and opium in the rugged mountains nearby. Since the 1980s, the Sinaloa cartel has acted as their Wal-Mart, transporting the mind-bending cargo north with quasi-corporate efficiency, and distributing it to a narcotics-craving United States market. Now, with 70,000 dead in Mexico's drug war, critics claim the Sinaloa cartel has "won" the country's drug war.

Katrine DermodyFebruary 27, 2013 15:34

Number of the Day: 26,121

According to government officials, at least 26,121 people have been reported missing during President Felipe Calderon's six-year term.

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Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon. (Luis Acosta/AFP/Getty Images)

According to Mexican government officials, 26,121 disappearances have been reported over the course of Calderon's six-year term. This list has been the subject of controversy for weeks.

Drug war continues: 'El Chapo' Guzman not dead after all

Jan-Albert HootsenFebruary 26, 2013 17:49

MEXICO CITY — Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, allegedly the world’s most powerful drug trafficker, did not die in a shooting in northern Guatemala, a Guatemalan government spokesman told GlobalPost.

Mexico: War on drugs to get new strategy

Mariya KarimjeeFebruary 13, 2013 11:21

Mexico has unveiled their newest strategy on the country's war on drugs, one that involves filtering money into the communities most affected by drug violence and criminal organization.

Mexico: Calderon’s legacy of blood and busts

Ioan GrilloNovember 30, 2012 07:00

MEXICO CITY — Shortly after taking office in 2006, Mexican President Felipe Calderon donned a green army uniform and vowed to his troops about to be sent out to battle against drug cartels: "New pages of glory will be written." Tens of thousands of drug war killings later, the president, who leaves office Saturday, said the soldiers will be remembered with "sadness and affection." Calderon, however, leaves behind a much more bitter legacy for those afflicted by his escalated, US-backed war on drugs.

Mexican official accuses CIA of 'managing' not 'fighting' drug trade

Michael Kelley, Business InsiderJuly 25, 2012 19:23

According to one Mexican state government spokesmen, the CIA needs to keep the drug trade around in order to keep its job.

Mexico admits captured Sinaloa cartel 'drug lord' is car salesman

News DeskJune 23, 2012 08:13