American arrested with nearly 2 million pesos worth of methamphetamine; he was trying to cross into the US through Mexicali.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel detained a large shipment of methamphetamine attempting to enter the United States through the Mexican city of Mexicali, Baja California. The methamphetamine was hidden in secret compartments of a sedan that was inspected as it approached the immigration checkpoint on Highway 86, better known as the El Centro Sector, […]
Marijuana in Mexico: Permits are restricted and spaces are occupied
The distinctive smell appears as soon as you step onto the first steps of one of the exits of the Hidalgo station of the Mexico City metro. Outside, the music and noise resemble any other moment at a music festival; however, it is just one of the places where marijuana is tolerated in downtown Mexico […]
Auto parts theft continues unabated in Mexico City; vendors are using the cockroach effect.
Auto parts thieves operate under the cover of dawn, capable of stripping a car in just three hours or less. They steal tires, rims, mirrors, windshields, or simply the computer to render the vehicle unusable. So far this year, approximately 452 tons of automotive parts have been seized in raids carried out in different areas, […]
Asian product markets expand throughout Mexico City
Asian product trading plazas are no longer exclusive to the Historic Center. Source: reforma
56 beer bars in Mexico City closed after the “Night Belongs to Everyone” operation; some establishments broke the seals.
A total of 56 “chelerías” (beer bars) were closed this weekend after the Mexico City Government Secretariat (SECGOB) conducted operations in the municipalities of Gustavo A. Madero, Iztapalapa, Tlalpan, and Cuauhtémoc. A total of three inter-institutional operations under the “La Noche es de Todos” (Night Belongs to Everyone) program took place on Thursday, March 20, […]
Alert for mass cattle deaths in Tabasco
Nearly two thousand head of cattle have been buried in the last week due to the mass death of cattle reported in the municipality of Huimanguillo, Tabasco, due to the consumption of contaminated chicken manure, according to ranchers in the state. Felipe Valencia Carranza, a rancher from Huimanguillo, expressed that his family is devastated, having […]
Mexican Army conducts search and rescue course at Pico de Orizaba
Members of the Mexican Army are training at Pico de Orizaba in a specialized search and rescue course, with the goal of being ready to respond to emergencies in mountainous areas. Source: amp.milenio
Did you know that a municipality in Puebla is the ‘birthplace of the truck driver’?
In the past, it was known as “the place of old oaks” for its green trees that shaded the hills, but today it has been renamed “the cradle of the truck driver” because dozens of families subsist thanks to this trade, now in danger of extinction. This is Ahuazotepec, a municipality in the Sierra Norte […]
Puebla Shines: LED Technology for a Safe City
The Puebla Brilla program, led by Mayor Pepe Chedraui, seeks to improve security, reduce crime, and optimize energy consumption. With the installation of LED lights, this project will mark a step toward a more sustainable city. The modernization of public lighting consists of replacing 49,000 obsolete lamps with LED technology. This will generate significant benefits, […]