Skip to main content

Police/Suspect Altercations

Black market drug money buys lots of guns in Mexico. (image via wikimedia.org)
Black market drug money buys lots of guns in Mexico. (image via wikimedia.org)

Mexico Drug War Update

The violence rages unabated in Mexico...
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom would rather go to war with the narcos then legalize drugs. (Image: World Economic Forum)
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom would rather go to war with the narcos then legalize drugs. (Image: World Economic Forum)

Guatemala President Wants "NATO-Style" Force to Battle Narcos

Weak Central American states are hard-pressed to go up against the Mexican cartels, and now, Guatemala's president wants to build a NATO-style regional military force to go up against them. And for the US to pay for it.
At least one Michigan legislator wants to know how often SWAT teams are deployed. (image via wikimedia.org)
At least one Michigan legislator wants to know how often SWAT teams are deployed. (image via wikimedia.org)

SWAT Reporting Bill Filed In Michigan

At least one Michigan legislator wants an idea of what SWAT teams in the state are up to.
Cash and guns Mexico_13.jpg
Cash and guns Mexico_13.jpg

Mexico Drug War Update

At an absolute minimum, at least 74 people were killed in prohibition-related violence in Mexico in the last week. Sad to say, there's nothing unusual about the death toll.
Cash and guns Mexico_12.jpg
Cash and guns Mexico_12.jpg

Mexico Drug War Update

The Mexican government appears to be going after the Zetas, which must please the cartel's rivals.
The aftermath of an undercover drug operation that spun "out of control," according to police.
The aftermath of an undercover drug operation that spun "out of control," according to police.

Chicago Man Killed in Drug Bust Gone Bad

An undercover drug operation in suburban Chicago gone "out of control" led to a shoot-out and car chase in a strip mall parking lot and generated the 31st drug law enforcement killing of the year.
marijuana fields just before they are burned (image via wikimedia.org)
marijuana fields just before they are burned (image via wikimedia.org)

Lebanese Police Destroying Marijuana Fields Attacked

The Lebanese police's annual marijuana eradication campaign in the Bekaa Valley got off with a bang Monday, as police were attacked at least twice.
Cash and guns Mexico_11.jpg
Cash and guns Mexico_11.jpg

Mexico Drug War Update

Mexico's president feels "misunderstood" about his bloody drug war, but the killings continue despite his hurt feelings.
The profits of prohibition fuel the violence in Mexico. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
The profits of prohibition fuel the violence in Mexico. (Image via Wikimedia.org)

Mexico Drug War Update

Last Wednesday was a bloody day in Nuevo Leon, and last weekend was a bloody one in Michoacan. And those are just the high-lights.