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...murders--including that of a key rival's wife, whose head was reportedly severed and delivered in a box of dry ice--the Arellanos realized their audacious goal: to own the coveted stretch of desert from Tijuana to Mexicali. During a 1992 summit of Mexican druglords at a Sinaloa ranch, they raised the fees charged to others for using their turf. In response, rival druglord Joaquin (Chapo) Guzman sent gunmen to kill the Arellanos at a Puerto Vallarta disco. As bullets rained, the brothers escaped through a bathroom skylight (after struggling to shove Ramon through it). To retaliate, they targeted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: La Nueva Frontera: The Border Monsters | 6/11/2001 | See Source »

...harder to earn a living for his family. He and his daughter arrived by bus in Naco, where the guides were waiting at the bus station. Says Gonzales: "They took us to a hotel. We waited there for two days. Then in the afternoon, we were taken to a ranch, and at around 7 p.m. we started walking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: La Nueva Frontera: The Coyote's Game | 6/11/2001 | See Source »

...After the war, Wheelwright moved to Texas and became a rancher, often experimenting with various innovative ranching techniques. Late in his life he sold his ranch to a Zen Buddhist group...

Author: By Daniel P. Mosteller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: In Memoriam | 6/7/2001 | See Source »

...bust in the chops? Thus Vernon Jordan gets a nickname (V.J.), whereas Jeffords barely gets a hello. Not for Jeffords a dinner in the private quarters or one of those coveted invitations to dine on chicken cacciatore and see the latest movie. Forget a call to the ranch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Centrist Doesn't Hold | 6/4/2001 | See Source »

...bust in the chops? Thus Vernon Jordan gets a nickname (V.J.), whereas Jeffords barely gets a hello. Not for Jeffords a dinner in the private quarters or one of those coveted invitations to dine on chicken cacciatore and see the latest movie. Forget a call to the ranch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Centrist Doesn't Hold | 6/4/2001 | See Source »

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