AMLO Lauds Cartels’ Purported Respect for Public Servants
López Obrador took to his daily morning conference to praise organized crime groups’ respect for public servants, all while violence continues to rise in Mexico
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Defense Chief Confirms Rescue of 49 Kidnapped Migrants
Some of the migrants were found traversing a highway, while others were seeking shelter in several houses in the area
Read moreMassive Kidnappings of Migrants Plague Mexico
According to the Mexican federal government, over 2,000 migrants were kidnapped by smuggling gangs and drug cartels last year
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 moreSpies Inside Sinaloa Cartel Strengthen US Case against Los Chapitos
According to the United States’ extradition request for El Chapo’s son Ovidio “El Ratón” Guzmán López, the DEA’s secret allies within the Sinaloa Cartel include a member of El Ratón’s security team
Read moreUS Pins Fentanyl Production on Mexico as Ebrard Arrives in Washington
White House Director of National Drug Control Policy Rahul Gupta refuted Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) claims that Mexico has no illicit fentanyl production inside its borders
Read moreCountering Fentanyl Smuggling through Binational Efforts
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreState Department Claims Aggravate Rift between US, Mexico
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has been sure to label the U.S. Department of State as a “little department” and as “liars” after the publication of the U.S. foreign affairs agency’s 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices alleged that much of Mexico’s territory remains under the control of narco-trafficking cartels
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 moreIt’s Good to Have Friends in High Places
Whatever the truth may be about the attack on the Americans, it was certainly convenient that the Gulf Cartel came up with a damage control plan to help the president appease the fury of an angry northern neighbor
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