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Javier Valdez was one of Mexico's most respected journalists. A correspondent for the national newspaper La Jornada,he reported on drug trafficking, from a state controlled by cartels.
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From Texas Standard: The names of some of Mexico’s most infamous drug lords are well-known: Joaquín “ El Chapo ” Guzmán Loera, Ismael “ El Mayo ”...
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Joaquin Guzman faces charges in the U.S. that include murder, drug trafficking and money-laundering. He had escaped from prison in Mexico twice.
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From Texas Standard : It's been 10 years since the start of Mexico's drug war when former Mexican President Felipe Calderon ordered 6,500 Mexican troops...
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From Texas Standard: “Wolf Boys” explores how a couple of Texas teenagers went from playing under the Friday night lights to working as assassins for...
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Before making Narcos, Eric Newman spent years researching Pablo Escobar's story. He says, "For us ... it was very important to show the most balanced look at the [drug] war we possibly could."
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The country's Human Rights Commission accuses federal security forces of nearly two dozen extrajudicial killings during a raid in Michoacan last year. Police are said to have attempted a cover-up.
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In the resort town of Puerto Vallarta, 29-year-old Jesus Alfredo Guzmán and five other men were kidnapped by armed assailants on Monday. Guzmán is the son of notorious imprisoned kingpin "El Chapo."
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Dozens murdered - maybe many many more - including children. One child axed into pieces in front of parents.These aren't terror attacks of ISIS - this is…
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From Texas Standard: The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán has long fought extradition to face drug charges in the U.S. but that’s changed.