The mayor of a small town in the state of Chihuahua in northern Mexico was found shot dead Tuesday, apparently among the latest victims in the fight against organized crime in the region.
Violence in Mexico claims small-town mayor
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Top Mexican drug cartel suspect arrested, officials say
Mexican authorities have arrested Vicente Carrillo Leyva, one of the top leaders of the Carrillo Fuentes drug cartel, officials announced Thursday.
Prison riot in Mexico turns deadly, reports say
A prison riot Wednesday near the troubled Mexican border town of Juarez has left an unconfirmed number of fatalities, news reports said. El Diario de Juarez newspaper reported 17 people were killed, including two federal agents.