drugs

Mexico’s Drug War Further Shaken by Brazen Killings

Four family members of a Mexican Naval hero were gunned down this week in an apparent revenge attack by one of Mexico's top drug cartels, thrusting an already escalating drug war into a dangerous new territory.

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Mexican Drug Lord Killed in Bloody Shootout

The Mexican government claimed a major victory in the war against drug cartels: kingpin Arturo Beltran Leyva was killed Thursday in a shoot out with a Mexican navy unit. Global Post correspondent Ioan Grillo reports.

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Other News: House OKs Consumer Protection Agency

In other news, the House voted Thursday to establish a new consumer protection agency, and federal agents carried out a massive 19-state drug bust.

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An Unflinching Look at Violence in Juarez

Artist Alice Leora Briggs takes an unflinching look at the violence in the border town of Juarez, Mexico.

Other News: Death Toll Climbs from Baghdad Attacks

In other news, the death toll from Wednesday's bombings across Baghdad climbed to at least 101 people, and ten alleged leaders of Mexican frug cartels have been indicted in the U.S.

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Drug War, H1N1 Virus Top Mexico Summit

President Barack Obama met with Mexico's President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Guadalajara Monday to discuss H1N1 flu prevention and efforts to combat a deadly cross-border drug trade.

Confronting Malaria and Drug Resistance on the Thai-Cambodia Border

OCHRAB, Cambodia | In this reporter's notebook, NewsHour correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro writes about tracking the growing resistance to the malaria drug artemisinin in western Cambodia.

Fake and Substandard Drugs Threaten Malaria Treatment in Cambodia

By PBS News Hour

TASANH, Cambodia | A stream of poor-quality and counterfeit malaria drugs coming into Cambodia is contributing to growing resistance to treatment for the disease near the Thai-Cambodian border.

Justices Rule School’s Strip Search of Student Was Illegal

The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Thursday that officials at an Arizona school went too far when they strip searched an eighth-grader accused of distributing drugs. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal discusses the ruling with Jim Lehrer.

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Drug Giant Pfizer to Acquire Wyeth in $68 Billion Deal

By PBS News Hour

The world's largest drug maker, Pfizer Inc., announced Monday it is acquiring rival company Wyeth for about $68 billion, in the largest pharmaceutical sector takeover since 2000.