FBI Uses Technicality To Dodge Lawsuit Over Death In Drug Sting Gone Bad

Andreina Tortolero was strangled to death in January 2015 near Tijuana, Mexico, by cartel members, while working as an FBI plant.

by Bianca Bruno

Nevada’s Marijuana Legalization Gives Control To Newly Created ‘Cannabis Cartel’

Though it is exciting to be able to purchase recreational marijuana in Nevada, its “legalization” isn’t everything it seems to be.

Nevada’s Marijuana Legalization Gives Control To Newly Created ‘Cannabis Cartel’

On July 1, 2017, thousands of people in Nevada waited in line at dispensaries for hours to purchase marijuana — a plant that has been cultivated for thousands of years and 

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The Oil Siege Is Over, “The Cartel” Looks East

Oil prices are rising. The low oil spell that started in 2014 has concluded. This sudden rally, like its sudden decline, is not accidental.

The Oil Siege Is Over, “The Cartel” Looks East

(Analysis) — Oil prices are back up and rising. The low oil spell that started in 2014 has concluded. This sudden rally, like its sudden decline, is not accidental.  The new situation has definite implications for the ongoing international tension.   Who Sets The Oil Prices? Way back in January of 2008,

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Caleb T. Maupin

Caleb T. Maupin

Caleb Maupin is a widely acclaimed speaker, writer, journalist, and political analyst. He has traveled extensively in the Middle East and in Latin America. He was involved with the Occupy Wall Street movement from its early planning stages, and has been involved many struggles for social justice. He is an outspoken advocate of international friendship and cooperation, as well 21st Century Socialism. Maupin appears on a wide range of media, including CNN, RT, MintPress News, and New Eastern Outlook. You can read more of his work at his blog: https://calebmaupin.com.

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Landmark Ruling By Mexico’s Supreme Court Paves Way For Legalizing Pot

“There is an enormous institutional and social cost to enforcing the laws against marijuana. How many resources are being used up to reduce these low-impact crimes?”

Landmark Ruling By Mexico’s Supreme Court Paves Way For Legalizing Pot

The Mexican Supreme Court has ruled that individuals have the constitutional right to grow and distribute marijuana for personal use, a much-anticipated decision handed down Wednesday that delivers a landmark blow to the drug war in Latin

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Mexico’s cartel-fighting vigilantes get closer to the Texas border

Armed residents are taking on the feared Zetas cartel in Tamaulipas state. One desperate town’s mayor applauds them.

HIDALGO, Mexico — The gunmen nabbed watermelon farmer Jesus Manuel Guerrero as he drove from his ranch to buy supplies and held him for five painful days in the trunk of a car. When family members finally paid a $120,000 ransom and they released him, he was urinating blood. He’s just one of hundreds of victims of a wave of

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Hundreds March For Sinaloa Cartel Boss In Mexico

Norteno musicians played trumpets while high school students in uniforms held up signs reading “We want Chapo free” and “We Love Chapo” as they paraded in Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa state, which is the cartel’s bastion.

Hundreds March For Sinaloa Cartel Boss In Mexico

CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — Not everyone is happy over the capture of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. Hundreds of people marched on the streets of this western Mexico city on Wednesday demanding that Mexican authorities free the boss of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel. Many said he provides needed jobs in poor mountain areas. Norteno

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Mexico’s Gang-Torn Hot Country Is About To Boil Over

Troops clashed with armed vigilante groups intent on taking on a dangerous meth cartel in Mexico’s western Michoacan state.

Mexico’s Gang-Torn Hot Country Is About To Boil Over

MEXICO CITY — Things are shifting quickly and bloodily in Mexico’s western Michoacan state, as troops fight to disarm vigilante gangs intent on combating a dangerous drug cartel. A clash between soldiers and militiamen in one town Monday night ended with multiple deaths — reports vary on how many, but the government has confirmed two fatalities.

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