Cartel Land Shows Why the War on Drugs May Be Unwinnable

Released last week, Matthew Heineman’s documentary Cartel Land has been roundly lauded for its harrowing, on-the-ground chronicle of the Mexican drug war. Heineman trains his lens on two vigilante groups. One is the Arizona Border Recon (ABR), a small militia-like force that patrols the Arizona/Mexico border led by veteran Tim “Nailer” Foley. The other is a […]

The Mexican Vigilante Battle Against The Drug Cartel

Photos by Rueters/Jorge Dan Lopez Just south of the border, Mexico is notoriously known for it’s struggle with an out-of-control drug cartel and a corrupt police force that is increasingly taking the lives of innocent bystanders. It has come to a point where Mexican vigilantes have had to take it upon themselves to protect their land […]