Mexico's Drug Cartel War -- News Updates For July 30, 2010

Kingpin: Ignacio “Nacho” Coronel was third in command of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel

Mexican Troops Kill Top Sinaloa Cartel Figure -- L.A. Times

Ignacio Coronel Villarreal died in a gunfight in an upscale suburb of Guadalajara, authorities say. Separately, dozens of Tijuana law enforcement officers are arrested in an anti-corruption sweep.

Reporting from Mexico City and San Diego — In a significant blow against the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, Mexican troops on Thursday killed one of the group's top figures during an arrest raid in western Mexico.

The raid came as troops in Tijuana rounded up dozens of police officers in a separate operation targeting organized crime.

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Mexican Drug Lord Killed -- New York Times
Mexico kills drug kingpin in raid, US shutters consulate -- AFP
Death of drug lord Ignacio 'Nacho' Coronel deals blow to Mexican cartel -- The Guardian
Mexican Government Says Top Drug Cartel Leader Killed -- Voice of America
Officials: Mexican drug lord killed in raid -- CNN
Mexican Billionaire Drug Lord Loses His Top Ally in Gun Battle With Army -- Bloomberg
Mexican drug lord Ignacio 'Nacho' Coronel killed by army -- The Guardian
Mexico kills drug kingpin in raid -- AFP
Alleged Mexican Drug Lord Ignacio “Nacho” Coronel Killed During Military Raid -- Latin American Dispatch

Mexican drug gunmen demand media run clips -- AP
Mexican Journalists’ Captors Demand Broadcast of Videos -- New York Times
Drug Hitmen Kidnap Four Mexican Journalists -- ABC News
Four Journalists Kidnapped in Mexico -- Wall Street Journal
Mexico Journalists Kidnapped as Drug Cartels Threaten Freedom of Speech -- Bloomberg
Four Journalists Kidnapped in Mexican Drug Violence -- Newsweek

Mexico Drug War Update -- Stop The Drug War
US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez closes for security -- AP
U.S. closes consulate in Ciudad Juarez to review security -- CNN
US closes its consulate in Ciudad Juarez -- BBC
US Closes Consulate in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez -- Voice of America
Top drug lieutenant seized in Mexico -- CNN
Police capture drug lieutenant in northern Mexico -- AP
Mexico justice means catch and release -- Washington Post/AP
Mayhem Raises Fears of Wider Mexican Violence -- Aol News
Mexico's violence largely spares foreign firms -- MSNBC
Colombia Can Win Mexico’s Drug War -- New York Times
Mexico Anti-Cartel Aid: Still Strangling in Red Tape -- Heritage Foundation

Mexico's war on drugs: timeline -- The Telegraph
Mexico Under Siege (A Time Line) -- L.A. Times