Manhunt Continues for Mexican National Accused of Killing Five in Texas
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AMLO’s Daily Tirades against Journalists Are Putting Them in Harm’s Way
OPINION By MARK LORENZANA In February of this year, the San Diego Union-Tribune published an editorial criticizing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), saying his “rhetoric will get more journalists killed.” Specifically, the Union-Tribune editorial zeroed in on López Obrador’s penchant for labeling journalists — especially journalists who criticize AMLO and his administration — as “thugs,” “mercenaries” and “sellouts.”
Read moreNarcos Blockade Zacatecas Highway, Judge Dies following Armed Attack
By MARK LORENZANA Just hours after Roberto Elías Martínez, a control judge in the northern Mexican state of Zacatecas, died of gunshot wounds he had sustained during a shooting by suspected members of a drug cartel the previous day, that state’s main penitentiary, Cieneguillas, registered a violent prisoner riot and attempted prisoner escape on Sunday, Dec. 4, followed by a
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 moreHead of CJNG who Unleashed Panic in Zapopan Arrested
By MARK LORENZANA Ricardo Mejía Berdeja, Mexican Undersecretary of Public Security, announced on Wednesday, Oct. 13, that César Augusto “N,” alias El Gafe — the alleged leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) involved in the shooting at a shopping center in Zapopan, Jalisco, on the afternoon of Oct. 2 — was arrested. In a press conference, Mejía Berdeja explained that El
Read moreAt Least One Dead in Jalisco Shopping-Mall Shooting
By MARK LORENZANA A shootout on the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 2, in one of the most important commercial areas in the municipality of Zapopan in the Mexican state of Jalisco, caused panic among people who were enjoying their time at a shopping center. Local authorities have reported multiple injuries and at least one dead. Video clips of the attack
Read moreMexico Hands Drug Kingpin ‘El Huevo’ over to United States
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF During the early hours of Tuesday, March 15, the alleged leader of Mexico’s Northwest Cartel, Juan Gerardo Trevino, alias “El Huevo,” was handed over to U.S. authorities at the Tijuana International Airport, Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR) reported. Without leaving the airport facilities, El Huevo was handed over to U.S. agents via the binational
Read moreShots Fired at US Consulate Following Drug Capo Arrest
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Shots were fired just outside the U.S. consulate compound in the northern border town of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, late Sunday, March 13, immediately following the arrest of the high-ranking drug cartel leader, Juan Gerardo Trevino, alias “El Huevo,” authorities reported. No embassy personnel were reported wounded. The consulate is located next to a Mexican
Read moreBritish Man Killed in Playa del Carmen, Daughter Wounded
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF A British real estate agent was shot dead in the presence of his 14-year-old daughter in the Mexican tourist beach town Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, on the morning of Saturday, March 12. Chris Cleave, 54, a longtime Mexico resident, was attacked by two assailants on a motorcycle who opened fire on him and
Read moreShooting Near President’s Residence Kills Four
XINHUA Four people were killed and several others injured in a shooting Saturday, Dec. 7, near Mexico’s presidential residence, according to local media reports. The incident happened as an armed man entered an apartment building near the National Palace and was confronted by residents of the building. He then drew out a pistol and opened fire, according to a police
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