One of the kingpins of the infamous Los Zetas drug running gang has told Mexican federal police that the group purchased its weapons directly from U.S. government officials inside America,

One of the kingpins of the infamous Los Zetas drug running gang has told Mexican federal police that the group purchased its weapons directly from U.S. government officials inside America, a revelation that will only serve to heighten suspicions that the Obama administration’s Operation Fast and Furious program was a deliberate attempt to undermine the Second Amendment by stealth.Under Operation Fast and Furious, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,...

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Mexican drug cartel leader suspected in connection with the killing of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been arrested

Mexican drug cartel leader suspected in connection with the killing of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been arrested, authorities said.Mexican officials said federal police captured Zetas cartel head Jesus Enrique Rejon Aguilar, known as "El Mamito," on Sunday, CNN reported.Rejon is linked to numerous deaths in northeastern Mexico, where the Zetas have been fighting a turf battle with the Gulf Cartel, Ramon E. Pequeno, anti-drug division chief of Mexico's federal police, said.He is also "connected to the attack against agents"...

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Mexican police believe Canadian woman knew her killer

An Ottawa dentist whose wife was murdered in Mexico last week is waiting at the couple’s home there while police investigate what they believe to be a violent robbery.Judy Baylis, 64, was found dead in the house she has shared for many years with her husband, John Baylis, in the central Mexican town of San Miguel.John Baylis was in Ottawa when the crime took place.On Saturday, he said the police have little doubt about why and how his wife was killed.“It was a robbery but I think she recognized the person, and then the person murdered her,” he...

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THE bodies of two decapitated men have been dumped in front of the offices of two newspapers in western Mexico

THE bodies of two decapitated men have been dumped in front of the offices of two newspapers in western Mexico, prosecutors said."We suspect that the two instances were simultaneous ... At the Noroeste newspaper, there was a decapitated male. There was an additional decapitated man thrown at the newspaper El Debate, also in Mazatlan," an office spokesman said.Along with the bodies, messages threatening Sinaloa state Governor Mario Lopez Valdez and Mazatlan Mayor Alejandro Higuera were found. Authorities said the messages were from the Los Zetas...

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Gringos (D.E.A.), We know where you are and we know who you are and where you go. We are going to chop your [expletive] heads

A Mexican drug gang spray-painted a pointed message for U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents next to a school on Friday: "Gringos (D.E.A.), We know where you are and we know who you are and where you go. We are going to chop your [expletive] heads."Unfriendly messages aren't a new phenomenon in the drug war-torn parts of Mexico, but it is unusual for them to address American officials.The message was left in Chihuahua, which is only about 220 miles from the American border.Officials did not immediately comment on the message.The spray-painted...

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Church officials and the community of Matamoros were in shock after a well-known Catholic priest was killed in crossfire

Church officials and the community of Matamoros were in shock after a well-known Catholic priest was killed in crossfire during a Saturday afternoon shootout between armed gunmen and the Mexican military.Sources outside of law enforcement said the shootout began when members of the Zetas tried to enter Matamoros.Father Marco Antonio Duran Romero died at approximately 3:40 p.m. at a local hospital from a gunshot injury, according to a statement by Father Alan G. Camargo, a spokesman for the Matamoros Dioceses.The Matamoros Dioceses issued a statement...

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Puerto Rico police chief quits amid crime concerns

Puerto Rico's police chief resigned Saturday amid sharp criticism over a rising homicide rate in the U.S. territory and allegations of police abuse.Jose Figueroa Sancha stepped down after less than three years overseeing a 19,000-strong force."You, my fellow police officers ... represent the hope of a society that is going through a profound crisis in values," he said in a statement.Figueroa did not say why he was leaving, but Gov. Luis Fortuno said in a statement that it was due to unspecified health problems.Figueroa was appointed chief in November...

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