USMCA: Encouraging, but Miles (and some Politics) yet to Go
Against the backdrop of positive economic news out of the United States, Mexico’s economy has reason for moderate optimism
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Sinaloa Druglord ‘El Güero’ Palma Ordered Released from Prison
By KELIN DILLON On Saturday, May 1, purported founding member of Mexico’s Sinaloa Drug Cartel Héctor Luis Palma Salazar, better known as “El Güero,” was acquitted of all charges relating to drug trafficking by Jalisco’s Second District Court of Federal Criminal Proceedings, and ordered immediately released. Known for being a close confidant of notorious drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán
Read moreU.S. Disavows Dropped Charges Against Cienfuegos
By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s Attorney General of the Republic (FGR) exonerated the controversial General Salvador Cienfuegos of any wrongdoing on Jan. 14, following the country’s former defense secretary’s extradition from the United States late last year, drawing intense criticism from U.S. authorities. Cienfuegos was arrested on Oct. 15, 2020, by U.S. officials in Los Angeles on drug trafficking and money
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