drug cartels

Monday July 15, 2013

The Two-Way

Drug Kingpin Of Zetas Cartel Captured In Mexico

July 15, 2013 • The man, Miguel Ángel Treviño Morales, also known as "Z-40," was reportedly captured by Mexican Marines.

Tuesday October 9, 2012

In Mexico: Cartel Leader May Be Dead, Key Lieutenant Captured

Sept. 1, 2010: Police stood guard by a truck containing some of the bodies of immigrants killed by members of the Zetas drug cartel in Tamaulipas state. Jorge Dan/Xinhua /Landov hide caption

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Jorge Dan/Xinhua /Landov

The Two-Way

In Mexico: Cartel Leader May Be Dead, Key Lieutenant Captured

October 9, 2012 • Heriberto Lazcano, "The Executioner," was reportedly killed Sunday in a battle with Mexican marines. Salvador Alfonso Martinez Escobedo, known as "Squirrel," was captured hours earlier.

Tuesday September 4, 2012

'Queen Of Cocaine' Is Gunned Down In Colombia

Griselda Blanco, the "queen of cocaine," in a 2004 photo posted by the Florida Department of Corrections. Fla. Dept. of Corrections hide caption

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The Two-Way

'Queen Of Cocaine' Is Gunned Down In Colombia

September 4, 2012 • Griselda Blanco was infamous for building the drug trafficking network between Medellin and the U.S. in the '70s and for ordering the deaths of dozens. She served almost 20 years in a U.S. prison. Monday, the 69-year-old "black widow' was assassinated.