concerns have emerged over the possibility of an expanding crisis as Iran confirmed its involvement in the Hamas attacks and Iranian-backed Hezbollah intensifies its presence along Israel’s northern border
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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
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXiCO STAFF A U.S. judge in Boston, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, April 12, considered dismissing Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers, warning that it opened the door for potential suits from other nations, including Russia over arms used by Ukrainians in the current war. In August of last year, the Mexican government filed the suit
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XINHUA Most of the weapons seized by authorities in Mexico over the last two years were manufactured in the United States, according to a report released Monday, Jan. 31, by the Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Mexican security forces seized 18,091 U.S.-made weapons between Jan. 1, 2020, and Nov. 18, 2021, an average of 812 guns or other firearms a month,
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By KELIN DILLON According to a new report published by the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, Mexico is the fourth-most crime-ridden country in the world for illicit trades like drug and weapon trafficking, and takes the position of possessing the most intricate human trafficking network throughout North and South America. In its overall ranking, the Global Organized Crime Index
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By KELIN DILLON As Mexico’s National Guard (GN), created by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), has received a higher and higher budget every year since its inception — 922 million pesos in 2019, 4.82 billion pesos that was grew to 21.73 billion pesos in 2020, and 35.67 billion pesos in 2021 — many have raised concerned about the
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By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s Secretariat of Defense (Sedena) will allocate 11 million pesos for the purchase of 36 drones, with seven different companies vying for the contract and the winner set to be revealed on Sept. 22. The country’s defense sector plans to purchase remotely piloted drones capable of 30 minutes minimum of flight time with a radius of at
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The Mexican government said Wednesday, Aug. 4, that it will file a suit against several U.S.-based gun manufacturers, claiming that lax controls have led to a surge in the illegal flow of weapons across the border, The Washington Post reported. The Washington Post said that the suit will be filed in a “U.S. federal
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By RICARDO CASTILLO As hundreds of Texas farmers along the Rio Grande border are feeling jittery about the water owed to them by Mexico, the brawl at the very source of the tensions, La Boquilla reservoir in Chihuahua, continues to grow. The expected flow of what the Texans consider to be their water is being stalled on the Mexican side
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By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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