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Alleged Head of the Quintero Drug Trafficking Enterprise Extradited to U.S. From Mexico

Eight-year battle by defendant to avoid extradition ends with one way trip to San Antonio.

(SAN ANTONIO) - Juan Jose Quintero-Payan, 68, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, has been extradited to Texas to face four felony violations of the drug and racketeering statutes, José Angel Moreno and John E. Murphy.

U.S. Attorneys for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas, along with a special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Houston Division, made the announcement today.

Marijuana: Mega-Business for the Mexican Mafia
Oregon`s Miserable, Misguided Response

There is only one way to break up the Mexican Mafia’s control of this illegal business – make it legal so everybody could grow their own.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - On April 25, 2010 The Oregonian headlined POT GROWERS MAKE RURAL OREGON THEIR OWN.

The Oregon Department of Health Services (DHS), The Oregon Medical Board (OMB) and The Oregon Legislature all like little Bo Peep lost their sheep and bumbled miserably about Marijuana/Cannabis (MJ/C) as medicine.

Oregon Coalition Condemns Discriminatory New Law Passed in Arizona State

Arizona: "Its a dry kind of hate"

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon's Immigrant Rights Coalition condemns the decision of Arizona's governor to sign the most extreme legislation anywhere in the country to deal with the nation's broken immigration system.

SB 1070, signed into law this afternoon, will require local police officers to question people about their immigration status if there is reason to suspect they are undocumented immigrants.

Mexicali/San Luis Rio Colorado News: The Border Recovers from a Big Blow

Prone to earth movements, the Mexicali area straddles the San Andres, Imperial, Cerro Prieto, Laguna Salada and other faults.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - More than two weeks after a 7.2 earthquake struck the Baja California/Sonora border region, residents are still assessing damages, making repairs and dealing with thousands of aftershocks.

In Mexicali, tens of thousands of students were expected to begin returning to classes on April 19.

The Mexican History and Geography Gap

Juarenses are a tough lot, and many people are hunkering down and doing all they can to survive in and improve a place they call home.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - Mexico and the border are once again big news. Stories fill the press about Michele Obama and Hilary Clinton traveling south of the border to show their support for an embattled government.

Report after report comes in about the latest atrocities in the so-called narco-war.

Portland Wrestling Politics

The two party system is a scam designed to give us the illusion of democracy.

(SAN BLAS, Mexico) - I was ten when I first started watching Portland Wrestling. My buddies and I were fanatical about it, and never missed a Saturday night broadcast.

We loved the drama, the action and the intense (or so we thought) rivalry. We loved to see the "bad guys" get their dues and the heroes snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

Rebelling against Death in Ciudad Juarez

Special Report by Frontera NorteSur.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - It says a lot about the condition of a place when a story in a popular newspaper about a man seriously injured by a machete blow to the head might be viewed as a positive development.

The headline in Ciudad Juarez’s daily PM newspaper was noteworthy for another reason: not a single murder had been officially tallied the previous day in the world’s most violent city.

Hand Grenade Tossed in U.S. Consulate in Nuevo Laredo

A Mexican security memo issued 12 April over the increasing spike in violence by STRATFOR Global Intelligence.

(NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas) - On April 9, at approximately 11:00 p.m. local time, an explosive device detonated in the compound of the U.S. Consulate in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas state.

The device was thrown over the wall of the compound by unknown suspects who then fled the area.

Serious Travel Warnings in Place for U.S. Citizens in Mexico

"The situation in the state of Chihuahua, specifically Ciudad Juarez, is of special concern." -U.S. State Dept.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The State Dept is warning U.S. citizens traveling to and living in Mexico of concerns about the security situation in Mexico.

The Gulf-Zeta Split and the Praetorian Revolt

Confiscated arms at the US-Mexican border.

(MEXICO CITY / LOS ANGELES) - The recent split between two former allies in Mexico's criminal underworld has torn open a new chapter of violence in northern Mexico.

Between February and March, the number of homicides in Matamoros and Reynosa, two cities under siege in northern Mexico, surpassed 2009 totals.