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Friday, October 26, 2012  Authorities are confirming that four out of 132 escaped inmates from a prison in Piedras Negras are dead while another nine have been captured.

Monday, October 22, 2012  Authorities have exhumed the body of a relative of a feared drug-cartel leader in order to conduct DNA testsand quiet doubts that Zetas head Heriberto Lazcano was slain earlier this month.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  Mexico's top anti-drug prosecutors says authorities are seeking permits to exhume the remains of the parents of deceased drug lord Heriberto Lazcano, to obtain material for DNA testing.

Friday, October 12, 2012  An autopsy carried out on the body of slain Zetas drug cartel leader Heriberto Lazcano-Lazcano shows he died of six gunshot wounds, including two to the head.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  A Mexican family is wondering if a photo found on the body of a slain drug lord means their daughter is still alive and living in the Rio Grande Valley.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  The Mexican navy says a team of marines had no idea that they had killed the leader of the country's most-feared drug cartel in a gunfight that erupted when they tried to search a group of suspicious men outside a baseball stadium.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  Many here in the Rio Grande Valley are skeptical that the death of Zetas supreme leader Heriberto Lazcano-Lazcano will have a big impact on border security and the drug war.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  Authorities are confirming a that the Zetas supreme leader was killed in a gun battle in Coahuila but that his body was stolen from a funeral home.

Monday, October 08, 2012  Authorities are waiting on final autopsy results to determine if one of two gunmen killed in Coahuila on Sunday is the Zetas supreme leader.

Monday, October 01, 2012  Several prisoners who escaped from a jail in Piedras Negras are back in custody after being arrested in Nuevo Laredo.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  The carjacking of a Catholic bishop and other violence have prompted U.S. Consulate officials to issue an alert for Americans living in or traveling to the border community of Piedras Negras.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  Authorities say 132 inmates have escaped from a jail in Piedras Negras, sparking a search by federal police and soldiers in an area close to the U.S. border.

Monday, September 03, 2012  A Zetas drug cartel leader and his son are behind bars after being arrested by Mexican soldiers south of the border in Zacatecas.

Friday, August 17, 2012  Mexican drug cartels are turning to a new and lucrative source of income south of the border.

Thursday, July 26, 2012  Authorities are reporting that a live jaguar was found along with marijuana and weapons at a stash house south of the border in Piedras Negras.