Leaving Track Marks: Meth Continues Its Deadly Course

Published July 16, 2013

Leaving Track Marks: Meth continues its deadly course

Filed under: Drug Use El Paso

It wasn't long before people discovered large doses of amphetamine, including meth, could produce mind-altering effects — resulting in the Drug Abuse Control Amendments of 1965, which placed restrictions on the substances. Despite efforts to …
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Juárez man granted US asylum after family killed by cartels

Filed under: Drug Use El Paso

suspected drug cartel-sponsored extortionists, El Paso lawyer Carlos Spector said Monday. The court found that asylum petitioner Christian Chaidez, 30, lost 11 relatives ranging in age from 24 to 66, and could not count on Mexican law enforcement to …
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13 gunmen killed in clash with Mexican soldiers

Filed under: Drug Use El Paso

The state of Zacatecas began seeing a rise in drug violence after the brutal Zetas drug cartel split from the Gulf cartel in 2010 and began pushing west from their home base in northeast Mexico. More recently the state has been a hot spot for violence …
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