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Federal law enforcement agents on Tuesday conducted raids in several states, including New Mexico, and arrested seven people allegedly using the U.S. quarter horse racing industry to launder millions of dollars for one of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels. Continue Reading
A local political scandal in a small New Mexico border town keeps getting bigger, with the trails of alleged crime crossing the state line into Texas and over the international border into Mexico. Continue Reading
To address the crisis created by Mexico’s drug war, Janice Arnold-Jones also says she will work to ensure effective drug-addiction education and treatment and enforcement of the law; her opponent in the GOP 1st Congressional District primary, Gary Smith, hasn’t responded to NMPolitics.net’s question. Continue Reading
Reducing demand for illegal drugs in the United States, enacting comprehensive immigration reform and supporting Mexico’s efforts to fight drug cartels are among the proposals the Democratic 1st Congressional District candidates shared to address the crisis created by Mexico’s drug war. Continue Reading
Greg Sowards says the long-term solution to Mexico’s drug war is to help Mexicans “realize their own potential” by encouraging free-market reforms; Heather Wilson says the United States must control its borders and disrupt the operations of Mexican drug cartels. Continue Reading
Hector Balderas pledges to “stand up for the rule of law” in combating Mexico’s drug war and illegal drug use in the United States; Martin Heinrich says the conventional drug war “is simply not working” and supports a comprehensive approach to solving the problem. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez and her husband, Chuck Franco, need to put the Mexican drug cartels on notice by declaring war on heroin in New Mexico. Continue Reading
Maybe legalization with pharmacy control is the only way to keep the money out of the hands of the drug cartels. All I know is there are no other approaches that show any signs of success. Continue Reading
New Mexico has seen lots of government corruption exposed in recent years that involves stealing money from taxpayers. But the recent weapons-smuggling case involving Columbus village officials takes government corruption to a more egregious level. Continue Reading
The U.S. attorney for Western Texas has taken over the firearms trafficking case against officials from the Town of Columbus and others. Continue Reading
Contrary to popular belief, the Mexican government is “gaining the upper hand in a drug war that has turned much of the border region and parts of interior Mexico into war zones,” an expert on the topic asserts in a column published by the Houston Chronicle. Continue Reading
It’s time to admit that the war on drugs is a failure and agree to turn instead to dealing with drugs as a public health problem. Wouldn’t it be better to spend the money on clinics that might treat illnesses instead of on locking up nonviolent people? Continue Reading
Heather Wilson said in 2008, before many realized that the economy was collapsing, that the media was exaggerating the nation’s financial problems. She’s again running for U.S. Senate, but this time she’s taking a different tone when talking about the economy. Continue Reading
Nearly 80 U.S. border officials have been arrested in the last five years for helping Mexican drug cartels, and hundreds more are under investigation. Continue Reading
The federal and state “war on drugs” is a dismal, expensive failure. The time has arrived for the Congress to consider the total legalization of marijuana. Continue Reading