A group of nine Cubans who were being demanded by traffickers to pay 2,500 dollars to be taken to the border with the United States, were rescued during a search in this city, authorities reported. The foreigners were in a building in the Framboyanes neighborhood, west of the city, where agents from the Attorney General’s […]
Mega operation in Chiapas; Tzotzil gang cells dismantled and drug dealing combated
An operation by the Army, the National Guard, and the Pakal Immediate Force and Reaction Group (FRIP) of the State Police, in neighborhoods where Tzotzil gang members operate, who have kept the local population and national and foreign visitors in fear since 2015, is taking place this Sunday. In the early hours of this Sunday, […]
Russian sniper sings in the streets of Chiapas
Takjir is a Russian army deserter who decided to escape his country to avoid going to war against Ukraine. He claims he was a special forces sniper; today he is in Tapachula but says he will register on the CBP One platform to enter the United States. “I was a soldier in my native Russia, […]
40% salary increase for police in Chiapas: a step towards pacification of the state
The governor of Chiapas, Eduardo Ramírez, announced with satisfaction a 40% salary increase for the state’s police officers, highlighting that the dignification of the police forces is a priority for the New Era government. “I am very satisfied that today we are granting this increase. Dignifying the work of our police forces is a priority,” […]
Bengal tiger seized in Palenque, Chiapas; it was found after a search of a ranch
A Bengal tiger specimen was seized on a ranch in the city of Palenque, the State Attorney General’s Office reported. Investigative Police, in coordination with the Secretariat of Public Security and the Secretariat of National Defense, searched the “El Tigre” Ranch and found the feline. The security agents carried out the operation required by a […]
Former mayor of Chiapas sentenced to 110 years in prison for qualified homicide released; returns to his municipality
The former mayor of Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacán, Enoch Díaz Pérez, leader of the paramilitary group Amigo Revolucionario No. 7, sentenced for the death of five people during the elections of June 5, 2021, to 110 years in prison for the crime of qualified homicide, was released and has returned to his municipality, reported legal sources […]
More than 700 lawsuits and a multimillion-dollar debt: this is what the previous administration left in San Cristóbal
The previous administration headed by engineer Mariano Alberto Díaz Ochoa left several projects unfinished, and there are currently more than 700 lawsuits filed with the competent authorities related to public works. Although those affected have already filed their claims, it will be the current administration that will have to take charge of solving these problems. […]
Caravans remain stranded on the coast of Chiapas
Due to fatigue from the walk and fear of being victims of organized crime, two migrant caravans totaling some 600 people remain stranded on the route of the large coast of Chiapas. A group of the human exodus that left Tapachula on January 8 and did not accept the safe conduct of the National Institute […]
Chiapas Governor asks not to promote horse racing and cockfighting; residents call for march on January 16
Governor Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar asked the mayors of Chiapas, many of them from Morena, who own thoroughbred horses, Arabian, Andalusian and Friesian, which can cost more than a million pesos, to avoid promoting horse races and cockfights in the traditional festivities of their municipalities, as a measure to pacify the entity hit for more than […]
Tzotzil and Tzeltal communities in Chiapas protest for security, justice and the end of armed groups
Thousands of indigenous Tzotzils and Tzeltals gathered this Sunday in the municipality of Chenalhó to demand justice and an end to violence in their communities. The march took place three months after the murder of the priest Marcelo Pérez, a defender of human rights and peace in the region. “We seek security for our people […]