For years major drug barons have brazenly run their operations out of the city's skyscrapers and luxury villas without fear of extradition.

International football player Alan Pulido has been rescued in north-east Mexico hours after his kidnapping, officials say.

Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman, known as El Chapo or "Shorty", used an elaborate tunnel to break out of a maximum security prison, officials say.

Top Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman, known as El Chapo or "Shorty", has escaped from a maximum security prison for a second time, officials say.