Mexico justice can mean catch and release

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press Alleged drug cartel members stand handcuffed as they are presented to the media June 7 in Guadalajara, Mexico. An Associated Press investigation has found that three-quarters of the drug suspects arrested since Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon declared war on the cartels have sim...

EDITOR’S NOTE—This is one in an occasional series of reports by The Associated Press examining why—four decades after Richard Nixon declared war on drugs—the U.S. and Mexico continue to fight a losing battle.

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico—It’s pra...

Published: 07/28/2010