- Washington Post – The U.S. government is turning to elite units of Mexican marines to go after drug cartel bosses in aggressive “capture or kill” missions, providing intelligence and training to bolster what officials say is Mexico’s most trustworthy and nimble force.

AFP – The Mexican navy has intercepted a home-made submarine with a suspected drug shipment in Pacific waters, 15 kilometers (10 miles) off the coast of Oaxaca state. Los Angeles Times – Submarine, homemade and cocaine-laden, is seized off Mexico.more…

San Jose Mercury News – A look at the Mexican contribution to Gulf Coast relief operations.more…