Category: Mexico
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“Narcocorridos reflect a very visible part of Mexican reality” “Narcocorridos reflect a very visible part of Mexican reality”
Crime News June 16, 2025

“Narcocorridos reflect a very visible part of Mexican reality”

Renowned Mexican musician Leonel García spoke out this Sunday about the growing ... more

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Juárez, the deadliest municipality for women due to impunity and lack of personnel Juárez, the deadliest municipality for women due to impunity and lack of personnel
Cartels June 16, 2025

Juárez, the deadliest municipality for women due to impunity and lack of personnel

On July 3, 1995, Esmeralda Martínez Montañez was found dead, her body ... more

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Ovidio Guzmán Reportedly Improved “El Chapo’s” Prison Conditions in the US Ovidio Guzmán Reportedly Improved “El Chapo’s” Prison Conditions in the US
Cartels June 13, 2025

Ovidio Guzmán Reportedly Improved “El Chapo’s” Prison Conditions in the US

Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the former co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, has been ... more

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Priest of the Legionaries of Christ arrested in Mexico; accused of raping a minor Priest of the Legionaries of Christ arrested in Mexico; accused of raping a minor
Crime News June 13, 2025

Priest of the Legionaries of Christ arrested in Mexico; accused of raping a minor

Members of Interpol and the International Police Affairs Unit arrested Priest Antonio ... more

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“I’m not a spokesperson for migrants,” says Javier Aguirre, coach of the Mexican national team “I’m not a spokesperson for migrants,” says Javier Aguirre, coach of the Mexican national team
Mexico June 13, 2025

“I’m not a spokesperson for migrants,” says Javier Aguirre, coach of the Mexican national team

Mexican coach Javier "El Vasco" Aguirre, coach of the Mexican national soccer ... more

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Sicarios from Central America have seen opportunity in Mexico. Now they’re coming from Colombia. Sicarios from Central America have seen opportunity in Mexico. Now they’re coming from Colombia.
Cartels June 12, 2025

Sicarios from Central America have seen opportunity in Mexico. Now they’re coming from Colombia.

Mexican drug cartels continue to use foreign mercenaries to recruit them into ... more

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El Mayo Zambada’s hearing postponed for two months; he could become a protected witness El Mayo Zambada’s hearing postponed for two months; he could become a protected witness
Cartels June 12, 2025

El Mayo Zambada’s hearing postponed for two months; he could become a protected witness

The procedural hearing for Ismael Zambada García, known as El Mayo Zambada, ... more

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“I Am the Mouse”: The Ballad That Betrayed Ovidio Guzmán and Led to His Capture “I Am the Mouse”: The Ballad That Betrayed Ovidio Guzmán and Led to His Capture
Cartels June 11, 2025

“I Am the Mouse”: The Ballad That Betrayed Ovidio Guzmán and Led to His Capture

Few criminals in Mexico have achieved public notoriety as quickly as Ovidio ... more

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She is makeup artist Sheila Paola Urías, one of the money launderers for Los Chapitos. She is makeup artist Sheila Paola Urías, one of the money launderers for Los Chapitos.
Cartels June 11, 2025

She is makeup artist Sheila Paola Urías, one of the money launderers for Los Chapitos.

In an unexpected twist, professional makeup artist Sheila Paola Urías Vázquez has ... more

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Valeria Márquez’s father accused of ransacking his daughter’s home Valeria Márquez’s father accused of ransacking his daughter’s home
Cartels June 10, 2025

Valeria Márquez’s father accused of ransacking his daughter’s home

The murder of Valeria Márquez, who was only 23 years old and ... more

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Who is “El 40”? The leader of Los Chapitos in Mazatlán under US scrutiny Who is “El 40”? The leader of Los Chapitos in Mazatlán under US scrutiny
Cartels June 10, 2025

Who is “El 40”? The leader of Los Chapitos in Mazatlán under US scrutiny

Víctor Manuel Barraza Pablos, alias “El 40,” was sanctioned on Monday, June ... more

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US Sanctions Los Chapitos and Their Operators in Mazatlán US Sanctions Los Chapitos and Their Operators in Mazatlán
Cartels June 10, 2025

US Sanctions Los Chapitos and Their Operators in Mazatlán

The United States Department of the Treasury has financially sanctioned the Los ... more

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“Those assholes won’t catch me today or ever,” Iván Archivaldo told his cousin, El Gabacho. “Those assholes won’t catch me today or ever,” Iván Archivaldo told his cousin, El Gabacho.
Cartels June 10, 2025

“Those assholes won’t catch me today or ever,” Iván Archivaldo told his cousin, El Gabacho.

In February 2025, a Federal Forces operation in Culiacán, Sinaloa, targeted the ... more

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Los Angeles needs migrants, says Sheinbaum; urges avoidance of violence in protests Los Angeles needs migrants, says Sheinbaum; urges avoidance of violence in protests
Immigration News June 9, 2025

Los Angeles needs migrants, says Sheinbaum; urges avoidance of violence in protests

President Claudia Sheinbaum called on Mexicans in the United States not to ... more