Gustavo Alarcón Herrera Assumes Chilpancingo Mayorship
Alarcón’s swearing-in comes just days after Chilpancingo Mayor Alejandro Acros was found murdered on Sunday, Oct. 6
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Cartels Terrorize Jalisco Municipality after AMLO’s ‘Peace Pact’ Rhetoric
When asked about the possibility of an agreement with the cartels, AMLO said that he would “support anything that would mean stopping Mexico’s ongoing violence”
Read more10 Murdered, Nine Wounded in Ensenada Car Show Shootout
In one video, several men with rifles are seen firing at one of the cars taking part in the rally as spectators flee in terror
Read moreSeven Killed at Central Mexican Resort
At least seven people died and another was found injured in an armed attack at La Palma, a swimming resort in Guanajuato
Read moreHuman Rights Commission to Investigate Army Killings in Tamaulipas
If the soldiers are charged with the deaths of the youths, under Mexican law they must be tried in a civil, not a military, court
Read moreMexican Army Mows Down Seven in Nuevo Laredo Shootouts
PULSE NEWS MEXICO In a new day of violence for the Mexican border town of Nuevo Laredo, the military killed seven gunmen on Wednesday, Dec. 7, all presumed members of the Northeast Cartel (CDN), in shootouts in various parts of that Tamaulipas city. All the armed confrontations occurred along a segment of the Nuevo Laredo-Monterrey highway. The area was later
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 moreThe View from the North: Time to Turn, Turn, Turn…
OPINION By SILVIO CANTO, JR. Down in Mexico, the word is “homicides.” Unfortunately, there are too many of them. This is from Alfredo Corchado of the Dallas Morning News: “As of Thursday, Aug. 18, 128,923 homicides had been registered under (President Andrés Manuel) López Obrador (AMLO), with more than two years left in his term, which ends in December 2024. This
Read moreMassacres in Mexico Keep on Rising under AMLO’s Watch
By MARK LORENZANA Six people were killed and at least eight more were injured after armed men stormed a family party in the early-morning hours of Sunday, July 10, in León, the most populous city of the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, local authorities reported. Individuals on board two motorcycles arrived, started shooting and then promptly fled the scene. Among
Read moreOpposition Bloc Demands Change in AMLO Security Plan
By MARK LORENZANA The public-security strategy of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is facing a possible review in the Mexican Senate, and the opposition bloc is demanding changes in the fight against organized crime, chief among them strengthening the state police and creating a professional civilian body in charge of public security. Damián Zepeda, a senator from the conservative National
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