Who’s Watching the Chickens?
AMLO may not understand that the kidnaping and/or killing of U.S. citizens in Mexico does not sit well with the Joe Biden (or for that matter, any other U.S.) administration, but the cartels sure do
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Nine Suspects Detained in Playa de Carmen Shooting
PULSE NEWS MEXICO At least nine people have been detained by authorities in relationship to the Saturday, July 23, shootout in Mexico’s Playa del Carmen beach resort, police reported Thursday, July 28. According to police, at least two of the nine arrested persons were directly linked to the Fifth Avenue shootout in Playa del Carmen, in the Mexican Caribbean state
Read moreAt Least Three Injured in Playa del Carmen Shooting
By MARK LORENZANA A shootout on Saturday, July 23, in the Mexican resort town of Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, has left at least three people injured, according to local reports. Surveillance cameras at a hotel captured the moment of the shooting, which caused tourists traversing Fifth Avenue — a popular street in Playa del Carmen filled with souvenir shops, restaurants
Read moreNavigating Mexico: Dealing with the Mexican Police
By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE PUERTO VALLARTA, Jalisco — Online groups for foreigners and expats in Mexico are filled with questions like: What are my rights in Mexico? and What can I do if I feel I am being falsely targeted by a police officer? The level of misinformation out there is high. And as in most countries, there are
Read moreCartel Arrests and Product Seizures Lowered under AMLO
By KELIN DILLON As the administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) continues its policy of “hugs, not bullets” against Mexico’s widespread narco trafficking cartels, arrests and seizures by the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) against the groups have gone down in tandem. Between 2020 and 2021, a total of nine anti-cartel practices have been reduced by Sedena,
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Police Brutality Accusations After a raucous weekend of protests and arbitrary arrests, the Jalisco State Human Rights Commission (CEDHJ) is demanding that all police commanders who participated in the detentions be removed from their posts. At the top of the list is the state attorney general, Gerardo Octavio Solís, who allegedly ordered the arrests of the protesters,
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