Verkkofour americans were kidnapped by a drug cartel, and two of them were murdered, when they visited the town of matamoros, mexico.

Verkkohow did an alleged cartel kingpin who evaded capture for more than half a century end up in the hands of us federal agents?

Their experiences also provide a window into what is at stake for mexican asylum seekers, and for those who remain behind.

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Verkkothe stories of the three brothers—alfredo, martín and jorge—capture how violence is driving a new wave of migration from southwestern mexico.

‘chilapa is a war zone’.

Verkkolast week, the mexican government released new data showing that between 2007 and 2014 — a period that accounts for some of the bloodiest years of the nation’s war against the drug cartels.

Verkkowhile mexicans are often caught in cartel violence, and the outside world barely notices, the criminal groups know that targeting americans is bad for.

Verkkothe cartels source chemicals needed to make synthetic drugs such as fentanyl from china and india and have strong connections to european mafia.

The shooting coincides with a.

Verkkothe operation to detain ovidio guzman, the son of imprisoned drug lord joaquin “el chapo” guzman, unleashed a running firefight in the northern city.

Verkkocartel violence haunted the central mexican town of huitzilac days after a mass shooting claimed the lives of eight men.

Verkkomore than a month after four americans were attacked and kidnappedby a drug cartel in mexico, the two survivors say they’re still recovering.

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