Category: News Digest
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Lagos de Moreno: Five teenagers who vanished into the clutches of drug traffickers Lagos de Moreno: Five teenagers who vanished into the clutches of drug traffickers
Cartels August 11, 2025

Lagos de Moreno: Five teenagers who vanished into the clutches of drug traffickers

“We're in exactly the same situation as on August 11, 2023, because ... more

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Interpol Issues Red Notice for Zhi Dong Zhang, Chinese Fugitive Linked to the CJNG Interpol Issues Red Notice for Zhi Dong Zhang, Chinese Fugitive Linked to the CJNG
Cartels August 16, 2025

Interpol Issues Red Notice for Zhi Dong Zhang, Chinese Fugitive Linked to the CJNG

The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) issued a red notice this Friday ... more

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They both liked narcocorridos, and he killed his best friend while they were singing in Texas They both liked narcocorridos, and he killed his best friend while they were singing in Texas
Crime News August 22, 2025

They both liked narcocorridos, and he killed his best friend while they were singing in Texas

A Mexican worker identified as Julio César Soto Jr. was murdered last ... more

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Seven Alaskan Children Abandoned by Their Father in Yucatán Rescued Seven Alaskan Children Abandoned by Their Father in Yucatán Rescued
Crime News September 1, 2025

Seven Alaskan Children Abandoned by Their Father in Yucatán Rescued

Last Friday, August 29, officers from the Yucatán State Public Security Secretariat ... more

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Jesús Muñoz Arrives in Mexico from Sudan, Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder and Deported by the US Jesús Muñoz Arrives in Mexico from Sudan, Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder and Deported by the US
Crime News September 8, 2025

Jesús Muñoz Arrives in Mexico from Sudan, Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder and Deported by the US

This Sunday afternoon, fellow Mexican national Jesús Muñoz Gutiérrez arrived in Mexico. ... more

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Alicia Matías, Grandmother Who Saved Her Granddaughter from Iztapalapa Explosion, Dies Alicia Matías, Grandmother Who Saved Her Granddaughter from Iztapalapa Explosion, Dies
Mexico September 13, 2025

Alicia Matías, Grandmother Who Saved Her Granddaughter from Iztapalapa Explosion, Dies

The Mexico City Ministry of Mobility confirmed the death of Alicia Matías ... more

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Guadalajara Citizens Unite Against Gentrification: “They’re Taking Our City Away,” They Say Guadalajara Citizens Unite Against Gentrification: “They’re Taking Our City Away,” They Say
Mexico September 20, 2025

Guadalajara Citizens Unite Against Gentrification: “They’re Taking Our City Away,” They Say

Faced with this, more than ten civil organizations, student groups, youth associations, ... more

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Fifteen Years After the San Fernando Migrant Massacre, There Are Still Unidentified Bodies Fifteen Years After the San Fernando Migrant Massacre, There Are Still Unidentified Bodies
Cartels October 19, 2025

Fifteen Years After the San Fernando Migrant Massacre, There Are Still Unidentified Bodies

No sign announces the mass grave at the Dolores Civil Cemetery. Unlike ... more

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Between Faith and War: Sinaloans Again Pray for Peace to San Judas Tadeo Between Faith and War: Sinaloans Again Pray for Peace to San Judas Tadeo
Cartels October 29, 2025

Between Faith and War: Sinaloans Again Pray for Peace to San Judas Tadeo

The image of Saint Jude Thaddeus stands imposingly amidst the mountains. It ... more

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Who is Jorge Antonio Sánchez Ortega, the second gunman arrested in the Luis Donaldo Colosio case? Who is Jorge Antonio Sánchez Ortega, the second gunman arrested in the Luis Donaldo Colosio case?
Cartels November 9, 2025

Who is Jorge Antonio Sánchez Ortega, the second gunman arrested in the Luis Donaldo Colosio case?

This Saturday, November 8, the arrest of Jorge Antonio Sánchez Ortega, the ... more

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A “bloody” jacket like the one worn by El Chapo Guzmán goes on sale and sparks outrage on social media A “bloody” jacket like the one worn by El Chapo Guzmán goes on sale and sparks outrage on social media
Cartels November 15, 2025

A “bloody” jacket like the one worn by El Chapo Guzmán goes on sale and sparks outrage on social media

The Mexican fashion industry has been embroiled in controversy after a Mexican ... more

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“El Rayo,” Alleged Leader of the CJNG in Quintana Roo, Arrested “El Rayo,” Alleged Leader of the CJNG in Quintana Roo, Arrested
Cartels November 25, 2025

“El Rayo,” Alleged Leader of the CJNG in Quintana Roo, Arrested

The Quintana Roo State Attorney General's Office (FGE) reported the arrest of ... more

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“Chucho Robles,” a top hitman for a Beltrán Leyva cell in Oaxaca, was killed. “Chucho Robles,” a top hitman for a Beltrán Leyva cell in Oaxaca, was killed.
Cartels December 5, 2025

“Chucho Robles,” a top hitman for a Beltrán Leyva cell in Oaxaca, was killed.

Jesús “P,” alias “Chucho Robles” and/or “El Peñaloza,” was shot and killed ... more

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Harfuch Denies Pedro Haces’ Links to “El Limones” Harfuch Denies Pedro Haces’ Links to “El Limones”
Cartels December 14, 2025

Harfuch Denies Pedro Haces’ Links to “El Limones”

Pedro Haces Barba has no connection whatsoever with Edgar "N," alias "El ... more

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“El Betito,” Nephew of Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, Former Gulf Cartel Leader, Arrested “El Betito,” Nephew of Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, Former Gulf Cartel Leader, Arrested
Cartels December 22, 2025

“El Betito,” Nephew of Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, Former Gulf Cartel Leader, Arrested

Mario Alberto Cárdenas Medina, alias “El Beto,” “El Betito,” or “El Betillo,” ... more

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“El Botox” Reappears in Video: Accuses Lime Growers of Abuse and Sends Message to Sheinbaum and García Harfuch “El Botox” Reappears in Video: Accuses Lime Growers of Abuse and Sends Message to Sheinbaum and García Harfuch
Cartels January 8, 2026

“El Botox” Reappears in Video: Accuses Lime Growers of Abuse and Sends Message to Sheinbaum and García Harfuch

César Alejandro Sepúlveda Arellano, known as “El Botox” and identified as the ... more

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Tren de Aragua’s Quiet Expansion Across Mexico and Into the United States Tren de Aragua’s Quiet Expansion Across Mexico and Into the United States
Crime News January 15, 2026

Tren de Aragua’s Quiet Expansion Across Mexico and Into the United States

How a Venezuelan prison gang built a cross-border criminal network along migration ... more