31 Bodies Exhumed from Clandestine Graves in Jalisco
As of the end 0f 2022, more than 100,000 people were officially declared missing or disappeared in Mexico
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García Luna Trial Ends with Accusations against AMLO’s Former Staff
Though the testimony presented by Zambada was not backed up by physical or documented evidence, the prosecution’s final question to Zambada posed if the cartel-member-turned-U.S.-witness had any doubts about paying bribes to García Luna, to which he replied: “Of course not, I’m sure”
Read moreZambada Testimony Reveals Extent of García Luna’s Cartel Collaboration
García Luna’s legal defense team was unable to finish cross examining Zambada before the end of the court day, pushing the continuation of the former Sinaloa cartel member’s testimony
Read moreUS Prosecutors Ask Biden to Classify Mexican Cartels as Terrorists
These cartels are doing much more than smuggling poison into the United States. They are assassinating rivals and government officials, ambushing and killing Americans at the border, and participating in an armed insurgency against the Mexican government
Read moreMexico Ramps Up Safety for Avocado Export Route Ahead of Super Bowl
Michoacán’s avocado growers would purportedly experience three to four truck thefts per day before the amped-up patrols, with many of the criminals not only electing to steal the avocado haul, but also commandeering the transport vehicle themselves
Read moreMexican Army Spends Millions on High-Powered Weaponry
The information reveals that the Sedena has contracted a total of 3,546 long weapons for use by the GN, including 604 Negev NG-7 7.62-caliber machine guns manufactured in Israel, the same caliber purportedly used by the Armed Forces when fighting against organized crime
Read moreNational Guard Head Was Warned of Imminent Chihuahua Jail Break
Harris warned that there was a “latent risk of confrontations and/or attacks inside and outside state prisons, due to the presence of antagonistic criminal groups and the increase in violent incidents”
Read moreMexican Cartels Kill Record 65,000 across First Half of AMLO’s Term
In spite of López Obrador’s controversial implementation of a “hugs, not bullets” policy against cartel violence upon entering office, the Mexican executive’s peace-first approach has not discouraged Mexico’s violent streak in the slightest
Read moreCriminal Arrest in Nuevo Laredo Prompts Violence, Citywide Closures
By KELIN DILLON A series of violent attacks purportedly perpetrated by local criminal groups in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, during the early morning of Monday, Nov. 28, caused numerous disruptions to the daily lives of the Mexican border city’s population – including the closure of Nuevo Laredo’s U.S. embassy, a strike by public transportation workers and the partial suspension of its
Read moreGun Violence Kills Two Kids in Mexico per Day
By KELIN DILLON According to new data released by Mexico’s National System of Public Security (SNSP), there were a total of 627 children murdered by gun violence in Mexico between January and September 2022, an average of two minor deaths per day and an approximately 7 percent higher homicide rate than experienced during the same time period the year previous.
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