Mexico has sent 2,500 troops to strengthen security in the west of the country after the death of top drug lord El Mencho in a military operation, Defense Secretary Ricardo Trevilla said on Monday.

For Americans who call Puerto Vallarta home, the violence over the weekend was an explosive reminder that they live in a country that is also home to some of the world's most powerful drug cartels.

There have been 314 confirmed deaths in Mexico from influenza during the first month of 2014, according to the Health Secretariat in the country, and of those, 290 were from what is known as the swine ...

Mexico's security minister said Tuesday that it had sent another 37 members of Mexican drug cartels to the United States, as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure on governments to crack down ...