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The conflict has had a profound effect on youths, adults and families who banded together in the face of authorities' inability to find their vanished loved ones

Alfredo Guzmán Beltrán, “El Mochomito”, was arrested by members of the Federal Police in Zapopan, Jalisco. He is son of druglorg Alfredo Beltrán Leyva, “El Mochomo”

Mexico's defense secretary said yesterday at a year-end meeting that the army's presence was supposed to be temporary and that the Armed Forces are not required by the constitution to carry out civilian law enforcement activities.

In separate events, four people were murdered in Chilpancingo, two in Eduardo Neri and one in Zihuatanejo

The war, which has left 150,000 dead and 28,000 missing in Mexico, turns 10 in December.

The state offered a reward of just under $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of two suspects identified in the attack

Mexican soldiers were involved in the disappearance of 43 students two years ago, according to a leading journalist

María Icela's son was abducted on 3 different occasions and despite paying over a quarter million dollars, he was never heard from again.

In spite of an intensive federal police and military presence since the disappearance of the 43 students, violent crime still sows fear in Iguala, a city that is a center of heroin trafficking.

Residents of Temascalcingo, a municipality in State of Mexico neighboring with the state of Michoacán, demand security measures amidst murder of local dentist