Paulina Villegas

MEXICO was shocked last year when volunteer search teams discovered an abandoned ranch filled with piles of shoes – too many to be left behind by the owners.

The U.S. indictment of a Mexican governor confirms what many residents say they had long suspected: The line between organized crime and the upper echelons of government has blurred.

Cartel insiders say that in exchange for bribes and political support they were allowed to operate in Sinaloa state with near total freedom.

CULIACÁN, Mexico -- The pact with the authorities worked like this, cartel operatives said: Spoken code words cleared the way for drugs and weapons

THE pact with the authorities worked like this, cartel operatives said: spoken code words cleared the way for drugs and weapons to pass through

MEXICO CITY — State prosecutors charged a journalist with terrorism over his reporting. A court ordered a columnist to delete an article linking a candidate to criminal networks. A judge

MEXICO CITY -- State prosecutors charged a journalist with terrorism over his reporting. A court ordered a columnist to delete an article linking a candidate to criminal networks.

MEXICO CITY — Authorities in Mexico said Wednesday that they were investigating whether the U.S. government had lied about its role in capturing notorious drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada,

A two-year war between rival Sinaloa Cartel factions is driving a surge in killings and disappearances targeting women.

A two-year war between rival Sinaloa Cartel factions is driving a surge in killings and disappearances targeting women.