Countering Fentanyl Smuggling through Binational Efforts
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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The Return of Violent Times in Michoacán
The apparent split in the alleged partnership between the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and the Familia Michoacana Cartel is worrisome due to the impact this may have on the state’s security
Read moreMexican National Guard Chief in Zacatecas Killed
PULSE NEWS MEXICO General José Silvestre Urzúa, chief coordinator of the National Guard (GN) in the northern Mexican state of Zacatecas, was shot to death on Thursday, Nov. 24, during a confrontation with alleged criminal gangs in the municipality of Pinos, near the Zacatecas border with the state of San Luis Potosí. Silvestre Urzúa and his men were attacked by
Read moreTláhuac and Tepito Cartels Orchestrate Trafficking of Women in Mexico City
By MARK LORENZANA Mexico City-based criminal organizations Tepito Union and the Tláhuac Cartel currently control the trafficking of persons for sexual purposes and prostitution on the streets of the country’s capital, revealed a joint report by Mexico’s Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) and the Attorney General’s Office (FGR). These groups have allegedly managed to venture into the trafficking of women
Read moreSix Police Officers Killed in Nuevo León Shootout
XINHUA At least six police officers died early Sunday, June 26, during a shootout with armed individuals traveling in a convoy of about 10 armored trucks in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo León, the state’s Security Secretariat said. “Four more policemen were injured and are already receiving medical attention,” the secretariat said in a written statement. The attack occurred
Read moreMurder: The One Mexican Industry that Is Still Thriving
No Republican Austerity for Mexico’s Political Parties
By RICARDO CASTILLO There are two facts of life about Mexican democracy: One, it is run and operated by an autonomous organization, the National Electoral Institute (INE), and two, it is one of the most expensive government-subsidized democracies in the world. At this time of year, it is relevant to take the above-mentioned facts into consideration because at the
Read morePAN Governors Stage an Early Rebellion
By RICARDO CASTILLO The rumblings of the upcoming Constitutional Wars are growing thunderous in Mexico’s cloudy political skies. Over the past two weeks, the group of 12 National Action Party (PAN) governors across the nation are threatening a rebellion against the “dictatorship” of President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and his majority in both houses of Congress through the National
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