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Ioan Grillo

Pope Francis’ Drug War Riffs Keep Offending Mexico

First he warns of the impending ‘Mexicanization’ of Argentina. Then he says ‘the devil is punishing Mexico.’ ¿Qué pasa, Francisco?

March 20th, 2015

By Ioan Grillo

Pope Francis’ Drug War Riffs Keep Offending Mexico

In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis attends a special audience with the members of the UCIIM Catholic union of Italian secondary school teachers, in the Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, Saturday, March 14, 2015. MEXICO CITY — Almost

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US Marijuana Legalization Causing Illicit Mexican Pot To Decline

Less Mexican marijuana could be reducing homicides, and some spy a future of a legal cross-border trade.

February 09th, 2015

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A vendor points out the variety of marijuana for sale Photo: Elaine Thompson/AP MEXICO CITY — As President Barack Obama trumpets that the United States economy is back on track, industry groups are shouting over who’s growing faster. The accounting sector boasted 2014 growth of 11 percent; computer systems of 14 percent;

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A Retired DEA Agent Dishes On His Years Spent Infiltrating Mexican And Colombian Cartels

GlobalPost interviews Mike Vigil, who spent longer than any other US anti-drug agent in Mexico and has a new book all about his time in the drug war.

November 05th, 2014

By Ioan Grillo

A Retired DEA Agent Dishes On His Years Spent Infiltrating Mexican And Colombian Cartels

MEXICO CITY — Anti-drug agents are usually extremely cautious about spilling the beans on their secret world, which lies somewhere between espionage, police work and battlefield. But here’s a rare inside look, offered by a veteran of the drug war. Mike Vigil,

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VIDEO: Protests Mushroom In Mexico Over Forced Disappearance Of 43 Students

A mayor, corrupt cops and narco gunmen are all implicated in the crime, which thousands of officers so far haven’t been able to solve.

October 24th, 2014

By Ioan Grillo

VIDEO: Protests Mushroom In Mexico Over Forced Disappearance Of 43 Students

Raw Feed: Students feared dead, families wait for news from GlobalPost on Vimeo. MEXICO CITY — The fathers of the disappeared students took to the stage one by one. They spoke of their sons’ hopes of becoming

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Rick Perry’s Islamic State Remark Joins A List Of Mexican-border Terror Threat Claims

Here‘s a look at four major claims of faraway terrorism stirring in America’s southern frontier. In some of those cases, at least, officials actually attempted to provide evidence, with varying success.

August 27th, 2014

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Rick Perry’s Islamic State Remark Joins A List Of Mexican-border Terror Threat Claims

MEXICO CITY — Hezbollah crossed from Tijuana into the United States. A member of Somali extremist group Al Shabaab was deported from Mexico. An Al Qaeda operative appeared in Honduras. The list of allegations runs on. When Texas Gov. Rick Perry said last week the Islamic State (IS) could have crossed over the Rio Grande, he

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