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July 08, 2010 | Pulitzer Center
Mexico: Grenades and Gangsters
After we visited the chapel of Saint Death, (see previous blog post) we stopped to eat at a nearby restaurant.
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July 07, 2010 | Pulitzer Center
Mexico: Chapel of the Most Sainted Death
We started our Sunday morning searching for a chapel where people worship Santa Muerte, or Saint Death. The Catholic Church is dominant in Mexico and doesn’t recognize this practice.
July 07, 2010 | AOL News
US Health Officials Worry About TB in Mexico
Tuberculosis, one of the world's deadliest diseases, has long been forgotten by most Americans, but it is re-emerging in a new, virulent form around the world.
July 06, 2010 | Pulitzer Center
Mexico: Segways and Cockfights
We’re working on a project that involves print and video, and my colleague Alan Spearman is looking for some dramatic images that we can use in the video.
July 04, 2010 | The Commercial Appeal
Blood Trade: Setbacks for the Beltran Leyva cartel
Craig Petties' January 2008 arrest in central Mexico was one of a series of setbacks for the Beltran Leyva cartel, the Mexican criminal organization he's accused of working with.
July 04, 2010 | The Commercial Appeal
An Addict's Story
A Queretaro drug treatment patient fights his addiction.
July 04, 2010 | The Commercial Appeal
Milenio III: Drug Kingpin Craig Petties in Queretaro, Mexico
A video on drug kingpin Craig Petties, Queretaro, Mexico and drug culture, featuring the voices of drug treatment clinic director Jose Guillermo del Hoyo and drug prevention official Aitor Juaristi.
July 04, 2010 | The Commercial Appeal
Part Two of "Blood Trade: Memphis and the Mexican Drug War"
This is the story of Craig Petties, who authorities say lived in Mexico for years and played a crucial role as wholesaler for the Beltran Leyva cartel, shipping tons of cocaine and marijuana to Tennessee and other states.
July 04, 2010 | The Commercial Appeal
Blood Trade: Mexico was new home for alleged drug kingpin Craig Petties
When the little girl saw the children move into the house nearby, she was excited.
July 02, 2010 | Pulitzer Center
Mexico: Connecting the Dots Through Local Media
This was our first day of on-the-ground reporting in Queretaro.
July 01, 2010 | Pulitzer Center
Memphis to Mexico: Tracking an Illicit Trade
I’m writing from Memphis now, making final preparations to go to Mexico to report on drug trafficking links to the South.
June 27, 2010 | The Commercial Appeal
Blood Trade: Memphis and the Mexican Drug War
Imagine a violent Mexican drug cartel that’s paying massive bribes to everybody, including the country’s top anti-drug official.