HSBC has been sued by US citizens whose relatives were murdered by drug gangs. Under the US Anti-Terrorism Act, they claim that the London-based bank allowed the Mexican drug cartels launder billions of dollars for their business operation.
The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention told lawyers of Nestora Salgado that her arrest in Mexico was arbitrary. She was arrested in 2013 and is still detained after setting up a community police force.
The joint forces of the US and Mexican authorities arrested 22 members while killing the other 2 in a raid near the US-Mexico border. These suspects are members of the Sinaloa cartel, responsible for drug trafficking over the years.
President of Chamber of Deputies Jesus Zambrano said on Sunday that Mexico should move ahead with entirely permitting marijuana usage. The statement was shared in front of legislative body as they started a month-long discussion on the drug war.
