The Security Cabinet activated a regional operation following the violence in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and deployed more than 500 state and federal agents in 10 municipalities considered strategic. The coordination session was permanently established at the Command, Control, Communications, Coordination, and Intelligence Center (C5i), with the participation of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen […]

Four vehicles and two buses—one from the Omnibus de Ixtepec S.A. de C.V. line and the other from Istmeños—were burned in the violence perpetrated this morning by armed civilians in this city in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca. According to passengers, four armed individuals boarded the bus as it was heading to the municipality of […]

Hours before the Federal Judiciary issues a final ruling in the cases of Miguel and David Peralta, victims of a systematic policy of criminalization deployed for over a decade by the local political boss Manuel Zepeda Cortés and his daughter, Morena party congresswoman Elisa Zepeda Lagunas, the International Coordinator for Solidarity and Freedom of Political […]

The corruption of Bobby López Beltrán and his cousin Pedro Salazar Beltrán in the construction and subsequent derailment of the Interoceanic Highway is scandalous, with a tragic toll of 14 dead and 100 injured. David Colmenares, from Oaxaca, appointed by Andrés Manuel López Obrador to the Superior Audit Office of the Federation (ASF), remained complicitly […]

Indigenous and peasant communities, as well as land defenders in this state, revealed the operation of a new “land grab cartel” representing real estate and business interests. They allege that this cartel operates with the complicity of agrarian, municipal, state, and federal authorities, targeting beaches and ecologically protected areas with high economic or tourism value. […]

The oiled devils came out to have fun and dance for the last time this year, filling the streets of San Martín Tilcajete, a Zapotec municipality located in the Ocotlán Valley, with music and mischief, one day before the start of Lent 2026. It is a tradition that has been around for decades in the […]

The Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), Omar García Harfuch, reported that security forces seized a clandestine aircraft transporting drugs in the state of Oaxaca. Through his social media accounts, García Harfuch detailed that the operation resulted in the seizure of 534 packages of cocaine, weighing over half a ton, equivalent to millions of […]

At least two foreign tourists drowned in separate incidents on beaches in the tourist destination of Puerto Escondido, in the coastal region of Oaxaca. The first incident occurred at Punta Zicatela beach, where a British tourist was swept away by strong waves. Security agencies identified the victim as 32-year-old Lio James. According to initial reports, […]

An armed attack occurred Sunday morning at the intersection of Bustamante Street and the Periférico ring road in Oaxaca City. A vehicle and three people were detained, including René Balderas, leader of the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM). The attack took place at 8:31 a.m. yesterday, according to the state government. State and municipal police […]