Drug Crimes
San Diego Drug Market Driving Violence Among Street Gangs
The headlines tend to favor the drug violence occurring in Mexico, yet Americans actually sit up and take notice when it spills over into this country. According to a recent KPBS news piece, law enforcement officials in San Diego were able to arrest more than 50 gang members in a sweep demonstrating the connection between street gangs and cartels throughout the country and Mexico.
California Drug Problems: The Week in Review
California has a reputation for hedonistic lifestyle, a place where the rich and famous feed the baser appetites. Story after story of celebrities in California succumbing to drug overdoses feeds the perception that California is a place where the rules were made to be broken.
California Drug Kingpin Arrested
Some men live lives most of us would never even dare to include in our dreams. According to a report in the Latina Lista, the lavish lifestyle of Raydel Rosalío López Uriarte, a.k.a "El Muletas" (Crutches) may soon come to an end.
Women Left Behind After Drug Slayings Suffer Heavily
While the Mexican drug war rages on, much focus is placed in the drugs, the cartels and the violence; what often remains in the shadows are the families that are left behind. "Narco widows" and mothers, sisters and children are paying a high price for a trade that continues to take the lives of healthy young men.
