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Monday, May 06, 2013  An Action 4 News investigation reveals that gun traffickers are exploiting weaknesses in federal gun laws to acquire weapons for drug cartels.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Mexican drug cartels are dispatching some of their trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  Calm is returning slowly returning to the streets of Reynosa following reports of a shootout, gunmen opening fire on a helicopter and a string of tire fires.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  A narcoblockade in a Hidalgo neighborhood is among the items listed in a new report that lists Mexican drug cartels as the number one organized crime threat in Texas.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Mexico's top tourism official says the country may be dropped from the list of the world's top 10 tourist destinations, a spot it has held for years.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  For the first time since Prohibition, Chicago has a new Public Enemy No. 1 -- a drug cartel kingpin in Mexico.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  Mexico's newly-sworn in President Enrique Peña Nieto says he opposes legalization and sees marijuana as a gateway to more harmful drugs.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Mexico's new President Enrique Peña-Nieto says the army and navy will continue to fight drug cartels in Mexico while a new security strategy is determined and the troops can return to their bases.

Friday, November 02, 2012  Some four gunmen are dead following three separate shootouts south of the border in Nuevo Laredo.

Monday, October 22, 2012  Authorities confirm that three gunmen are dead following a gun battle with soldiers south of the border in Ciudad Victoria.

Monday, October 22, 2012  In cities and towns across Mexico, a nearly six-year offensive against drug cartels has been accompanied by a surge in common crime: assaults and robberies that grab no headlines but make life miserable for ordinary citizens.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  DEA officials are reporting that Mexican drug cartels are "flooding" American cities with cheap methamphetamines.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012  Cameron County officials have different opinions on border violence, but they agree that they are outmanned and outgunned by Mexican drug cartels.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  The state's top agriculture official will talk about security along the Texas-Mexico border in an address before a military support organization.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  A Mexican poet brought his march for peace to the streets of the Rio Grande Valley.