22 Pictures And 1 Video From The Epicenter Of The Mexican Drug War
Monday, November 23rd, 2009Ciudad Juarez, just across the border from the Texas town of El Paso is the most violent city of Mexico and the epicenter of the Mexican drug war. Over 4,000 drug related homicides have been reported since 2007, making it the highest murder rate in the world with 130 murders per 100,000 inhabitants
Mexico Decriminalizing Possession Of Drugs
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Mexico’s Senate approved a bill on Tuesday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of narcotics for personal use, in order to free resources to fight violent drug cartels. According to Reuters: The bill, proposed by conservative President Felipe Calderon, would make it legal to carry up to 5 grams (0.18 ounces) of marijuana, 500 milligrams (0.018 [...]