Spring Brings Simmering Diplomatic Temperatures
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreTag Archives: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Biden Talks Fentanyl with AMLO
López Obrador, who met Biden at the AIFA and accompanied him into the capital on “The Beast” presidential limo, apparently got an earful during the hour-long trek to Mexico City
Read moreThe View from the North: Time to Turn, Turn, Turn…
OPINION By SILVIO CANTO, JR. Down in Mexico, the word is “homicides.” Unfortunately, there are too many of them. This is from Alfredo Corchado of the Dallas Morning News: “As of Thursday, Aug. 18, 128,923 homicides had been registered under (President Andrés Manuel) López Obrador (AMLO), with more than two years left in his term, which ends in December 2024. This
Read moreInfamous Mexican Drug Lord Caro Quintero Captured
PULSE NEWS MEXICO One of Mexico’s most infamous drug lords, Rafael Caro Quintero, believed to be responsible for the 1985 torture and murder of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, was captured by the Mexican Navy (Semar) on Friday, July 15. The arrest took place in San Simón in the Sierra del Triángulo Dorado area of the
Read moreUS Ambassador Calls on Mexico to Grant Visas to DEA Agents
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) may have thought that he was going to get away with continuing to ban U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents from operating in the country without any reprimand from Washington. But on Saturday, Oct. 9, just one day after the first U.S.-Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue was held
Read moreMexico’s New Generation Jalisco Cartel Expands Influence
By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s New Generation Jalisco Cartel (CJNG) has reportedly spread its influence over the past four years into the states of Michoacán, Zacatecas and Guanajuato, with narco trafficking-linked violence in the regions increasing more and more as time goes on. The CJNG is known for its military-like tactics, using camouflage and heavy-duty artillery, with weapon stockpiles so powerful
Read moreMexico News Roundup
By RICARDO CASTILLO AMLO Welcomes Biden Newly instated U.S. President Joe Biden’s inaugural speech on Wednesday, Jan. 20, was welcomed by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), who said it was full of good news. Asked during his Thursday, Jan. 21, press conference whether he felt threatened by Biden, AMLO responded: “We have nothing to object to. On the
Read moreMexico News Roundup
By RICARDO CASTILLO A Birds Story Birds of a feather flock together, says the old adage. This week began with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, Jan. 11, visiting part of his “wonderful wall” in Alamo, a township just east to McAllen, along the Mexico-Texas border. He took the occasion to praise Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) with
Read moreA Better Way Forward for Mexico
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreMexico News Roundup
By RICARDO CASTILLO Mexico Pre-Purchases Covid Vaccines Mexico clinched the purchase of 200 million anti-covid-19 vaccines to protect 100 million people (about 80 percent of the population), the Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE) announced through Twitter on Friday, Nov. 27. SRE Secretary Marcelo Ebrard and the secretariat’s team of vaccine procurement buyers for individual laboratories and the World Health Organization (WHO)
Read more