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Read moreSinaloa Police Chief Gunned Down
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Sinaloa Police Chief Joel Ernesto Soto was assassinated early Monday, May 24, along the Culiacán-Los Mochis Highway, according to local authorities. The attack occurred following a series of assaults against state police in various parts of Sinaloa, especially near Culiacán. On May 15, Sinaloa police and the National Guard launched a joint operation against
Read more13 Mexican Law Enforcement Officials Killed in Cartel Ambush
XINHUA A police convoy was ambushed Thursday afternoon in Coatepec Harinas, a town in central State of Mexico (Edoméx)¿, killing 13 officers, according to local government reports. According to the state’s Security Secretary Rodrigo Martinez-Celis, members of the local police and the prosecutor’s office were ambushed while patrolling. Eight police officers and five prosecutors were killed in the attack, the
Read moreFeminist Protestors Cries Fall on AMLO’s Deaf Ears
By KELIN DILLON Following the events of the women’s march through the streets of Mexico City on Monday, March 8, protesting gender violence, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), who has been criticized by the feminist movement as being dismissive of its cause, said the female demonstrators were guilty of “hypocrisy and manipulation,” once again ignoring the larger issue
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Read more2020 Ends as Most Lethal Year for Mexican Police
By KELIN DILLON A documented 515 Mexican police officers were killed in the line of duty in 2020. The figures come from Cause in Common, a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping the Mexican government responsible and honest with its citizens. According to the report, an average of 43 officers were killed in the line of duty monthly in Mexico during
Read moreMexican Police Seize 600 Kilos of Cocaine
XINHUA Mexican police seized 627 kilograms of cocaine and arrested the driver of the truck transporting it in the southern state of Chiapas, near the border with Guatemala, the Fiscal General’s Office said on Monday, Sept. 21. According to the office, federal police seized the drugs at a checkpoint in the city of Huixtla, about 80 kilometers from the Chiapas-Guatemala
Read moreMexico News Roundup
By RICARDO CASTILLO Covid-19 Vaccine Funds Assured The Mexican government wields, for starters, 20 billion pesos “we have saved because there is no more corruption nor luxuries” to vaccinate every Mexican, said President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) while on tour in Puebla over the weekend. At the same time, he called upon every Mexican to not be overconfident before
Read moreA Dictator by Any Other Name
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS If there remains any doubt as to whether or not Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has assumed dictatorial powers, his blatant use of “trial by president” should be proof enough for anyone with even the slightest knowledge of how a democracy is supposed to work. Let me be very clear: The fact that AMLO has
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