By MARK LORENZANA Mexican journalist Jorge Luis Chew Cervantes posted on his official Facebook account that he is safe and sound, after being reported missing since Friday, Sept. 30, in the municipality of Taxco de Alarcón, in the southwestern Mexican state of Guerrero. “Given the news of my disappearance, I want to inform my friends and followers who are worried about me
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By MARK LORENZANA A shootout that lasted more than an hour on Monday, Sept. 12, forced the residents of Orizaba, in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, to run for cover in a day of violence that left an armed civilian dead. According to police reports, the shooting took place at 4 p.m. in the city center, where armed individuals
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By KELIN DILLON On Wednesday, June 15, the U.S. Attorney General’s Office filed an in limine motion against former Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro García Luna, alleging the controversial Mexican official had attempted to silence journalists investigating his purported corruption and involvement in illicit cocaine trafficking, charges he was later arrested on in the United States. The U.S. Attorney
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XINHUA Intentional homicides in Mexico rose slightly in October compared to the previous month, Undersecretary of Public Security Ricardo Mejia said Thursday, Nov. 19. Mexico registered 2,944 intentional homicides in October, 211 more than in September, Mejia said at a press conference, presenting a monthly security report. However, the Mexican government’s strategy to contain violent crime appears to be working,
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By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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