Financial Times Highlights Violent Cartel Expansion Under AMLO
“The cartels control more territory than ever before, about a third of the country, according to an estimate by the U.S. military,” read the report
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Segalmex Boss Allegedly Requested 120 Million Peso ‘Tithes’
René Gavira Segreste’s demands also purportedly included property in the United States and tickets to NFL games
Read moreAMLO’s Term Poised to Be Bloodiest in Mexico’s History
In just over four years, and with still 17 months to go, the administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is on track to be the bloodiest six-year presidential term in the history of Mexico
Read moreU.S. State Department Releases Report on Mexico’s Human Rights Issues
The enmeshment of the Mexican Armed Forces in Mexico’s daily violence was also highlighted by the State Department, especially considering the growing number of military human rights abuse reports across the last several years
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 moreLos Tequileros Cartel Claims Responsibility for Guerrero Massacre
By MARK LORENZANA The criminal group Los Tequileros claimed responsibility for the attacks on the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 5, in the Mexican coastal state of Guerrero’s municipality of San Miguel Totolapan, where its mayor — Conrado Mendoza of the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) — and at least 17 other people were killed. Through a video shared on social
Read moreMexican National Guard Linked to Robbery, Extortion
By MARK LORENZANA Acts of extortion, robbery, abuse of authority and even links to organized crime have allegedly been identified within the ranks of the Mexican National Guard (GN). According to a report from the Internal Affairs Unit (UAI) of the GN, which was obtained by Mexican daily newspaper Reforma, from the beginning of 2019 until April 2022, 8,656 anonymous
Read moreExtortion Complaints Increase in Mexico City
By MARK LORENZANA In the last year, complaints for the crime of extortion increased in most of the boroughs in Mexico City. In 2020 there were 54 complaints filed at the Cuauhtémoc Mayor’s Office, but by 2021 the complaints grew to 73. According to data from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP), from January to
Read moreAlleged Crime Boss Falls in Nuevo León
By MARK LORENZANA An alleged criminal leader accused of working for the Los Zetas Cartel in the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosí was arrested on the night of Thursday, Sept. 22, in García, Nuevo León. Members of the Mexican Army, the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) and the National Guard (GN) carried out the arrest of Alfredo Alemán Narváez,
Read moreJalisco New Generation Cartel to Rivals: Hands off Priests
PULSE NEWS MEXICO After two Jesuit priests were murdered in the northern state of Chihuahua on June 20, and numerous other members of the Catholic clergy in Mexico have come forth reporting cases of abuse and extortion by organized criminal groups, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) on Friday, July 8, called on its rival criminal organizations to “not mess
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