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Man Buys Safe, Finds 300 Pounds of Weed Inside

Safe was packaged by prisoners in a Mexican prison

(Newser) - A man in Ohio ordered a 6-foot-tall gun safe last month, but when it arrived, he found there was no room for his rifles inside. Why? It was stuffed with almost 300 pounds of marijuana—carrying an estimated street value of $420,000 (yes, 420 ), authorities say. The safe...

Mexico Releases Drug Lord Early
Mexico
Releases
Drug Lord
Early
Aug 10, 2013 8:23 AM CDT

Mexico Releases Drug Lord Early

He ordered killing of DEA agent years ago

(Newser) - US law-enforcement officials are seething after Mexico released drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero from prison, and they vowed to continue efforts to bring to justice the man who ordered the killing of a DEA agent. Caro Quintero was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 1985 kidnapping and killing...

How a Lone, Violence-Weary Snitch Felled Mexico Boss

Inside the capture of Teodoro 'El Teo' Garcia Simental

(Newser) - In the wake of the capture of a major Mexican crime boss last week, the Los Angeles Times has the untold story of a similar bust three years ago—when savage drug kingpin Teodoro "El Teo" Garcia Simental was brought down by an insider who was just tired of...

Mexico Nabs Zetas Kingpin
 Sadistic Zetas Kingpin Nabbed 
Jul 16, 2013 3:30 AM CDT

Sadistic Zetas Kingpin Nabbed

Cartel boss captured without a fight in Mexico

(Newser) - Mexican security forces have scored a massive victory with the capture of a cartel leader blamed for many of the drug war's worst atrocities. Miguel Angel Trevino, the Zetas boss also known as "40" and "Death," was captured when Mexican marines intercepted his pickup truck with...

New Mayor in Mexico Officially Died 3 Years Ago

Allegedly faked death to avoid gang rape charges

(Newser) - A zombie mayor would make for one hell of a headline (not to mention a movie), but the newly elected leader of a small town in Mexico isn't dead in real life—just on paper. According to Mexican newspaper Reforma, Lenin Carballido faked his own death in 2010 due...

US Isn't World's Fattest Country— But It's Close

Almost a third of Mexicans obese

(Newser) - Amid near-constant news of the obesity epidemic, you'd be forgiven for thinking the US led the developed world when it comes to weight—but by at least one measure, you'd be wrong. Mexico actually has a higher percentage of obese adults, with 32.8% of its grown-up population...

'Catch Me If You Can,' Tweets Fugitive

Shockingly, this story does not end well for San Diego woman

(Newser) - A fugitive convicted in a big insurance fraud scheme who taunted authorities via Twitter is now in custody in San Diego, reports the LA Times . The plight of Wanda Podgurski is getting national attention because of her bold tweets to the DA in San Diego County. "Catch me if...

US-Mexico Flights Canceled Over Volcano Fears

Popocatepetl spewing ash, steam, glowing rocks

(Newser) - At least six US airlines canceled more than 40 flights into and out of Mexico City and Toluca airports today after the Popocatepetl volcano spewed out ash, steam and glowing rocks, airport officials say. A Mexico City airport spokesman says US Airways, Delta, United, American, and Alaska Airlines canceled 47...

At Mexico Fun Park, a Border-Crossing 'Experience'

...without the border

(Newser) - Splash Mountain it ain't: One of the attractions at Mexican amusement park Parque EcoAlberto is a re-creation of an illegal US-Mexico border crossing, complete with smugglers, dogs, sirens, and border patrol agents, PBS reports. It isn't supposed to be fun—the three-hour "Night Walk" experience is intended...

Another &#39;Lost City&#39; Found, This One in Mexico


 Another 'Lost City' Found, 
 This One in Mexico 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jun 23, 2013 6:31 AM CDT

Another 'Lost City' Found, This One in Mexico

Chactun ruins include 15 pyramids, ball courts, altars

(Newser) - Just a week after news broke of a "lost city" discovered in Cambodia , archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Mayan city among the dense foliage of the Mexican jungle. The team has dubbed it Chactun (meaning red or large rock), and says it's one of the largest to be...

165 People Held in Grimy House for Weeks Freed

Mexican soldiers came to aid of group, which had been trying to reach US

(Newser) - Mexican soldiers have freed 165 people kidnapped while attempting to reach the US, the country's Interior Ministry says. The group, which included 150 from Central America, 14 from Mexico, and one from India, was held for weeks in a packed, filthy house in the city of Gustavo Diaz Ordaz,...

Malcolm X's Grandson Killed Over $1.2K Bar Tab: Prosecutor

2 arrested in Malcolm Shabazz's murder

(Newser) - The troubled grandson of Malcolm X met his end at a bar in a rundown area of Mexico City, and police—who yesterday arrested two suspects—say the trouble started with a dispute over the tab. Malcolm Shabazz went to the Palace Club with a friend last week and they...

Disney Tries to Trademark Mexican Tradition
 Disney Tries 
 to Trademark 
 Mexican 
 Tradition 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
May 12, 2013 7:00 PM CDT

Disney Tries to Trademark Mexican Tradition

Company pulls bid over 'Dia de los Muertos' after outcry

(Newser) - Disney isn't winning points for cultural sensitivity this month after trying to trademark the phrase "Dia de los Muertos," reports the Arizona Republic . The company is working on a film inspired by the centuries-old Mexican holiday, which translates to "Day of the Dead" and celebrates the...

Malcolm X&#39;s Troubled Grandson Dead at 28
Malcolm X's Troubled Grandson Dead at 28
say reports
May 10, 2013 8:18 AM CDT

Malcolm X's Troubled Grandson Dead at 28

Malcolm Shabazz rumored to have been killed in Mexico: report

(Newser) - Malcolm X's grandson is dead in Mexico, according to reports. Malcolm Shabazz is rumored to have been killed, according to the New York Amsterdam News , but details are uncertain. A family friend tells the New York Times US authorities confirmed the 28-year-old's death. Shabazz was a troubled figure...

13 Die in Fiery Mexico Crash
 13 Die in Fiery Mexico Crash 
May 7, 2013 9:06 AM CDT

13 Die in Fiery Mexico Crash

Gas tanker driver lost control while speeding: reports

(Newser) - A gas tanker crashed in Mexico today, resulting in a giant fireball and killing at least 13 people; another 13 were injured. Two of those killed were children, says an official. The crash occurred on a highway in Mexico state near Mexico City, CNN reports. The tanker had been speeding...

Mysterious Metal Orbs Found in Ancient Temple

Robots make an 'unprecedented discovery' in Mexico

(Newser) - Mysterious artifacts, ancient temples, robots: This story has the makings of an amazing sci-fi film. Archaeologists have discovered hundreds of metallic orbs in a Teotihuacan pyramid in Mexico, reports Discovery News . Made of pyrite, they would have once been spectacular glowing spheres, say researchers. "They look like yellow spheres,...

Obama in Mexico: Time to Kill 'Old Stereotypes'

President addresses young audience in Mexico City

(Newser) - Calling for an end to "old stereotypes," President Obama today portrayed Mexico as an emerging nation that is remaking itself and said the US-Mexico relationship should be defined by shared prosperity, not by threats that both countries face. "It's time to recognize new realities," he...

Girl's Alleged Kidnapper Captured in Mexican Rehab

Tobias Summers charged in abduction, rape of Northridge 10-year-old

(Newser) - Authorities have captured a fugitive they believe kidnapped and raped a 10-year-old California girl who vanished from her bedroom in March and was found in a parking lot 10 hours later, bruised, barefoot, and disoriented, the FBI announced today; cops had called it an "unspeakably traumatic attack." Tobias...

Cancun Cops Probe Grisly Murders of 7

Strangled victims were 'independent drug dealers,' officials say

(Newser) - Police in the Mexican vacation hotspot of Cancun have arrested seven suspects after finding five men and two women murdered in a shack, Reuters reports. Six victims had been strangled to death and a seventh had been decapitated. "It looks like the victims were independent drug dealers without any...

Immigration Bill Will Ramp Up Border Security

Senate preps legislation as marchers gather in DC

(Newser) - Today, thousands are gathering in Washington to demand immigration reform—and with a Senate bill set for release as soon as tomorrow, "we are optimistic," an activist tells WCSH . Possible details of the legislation are emerging, and it may set some tough standards in terms of security, notes...

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