The DEA’s most recent 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment confirmed what many suspected: the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) has a significant presence in Puebla, as does the Sinaloa Cartel, placing the state at the center of a silent dispute between the country’s two most powerful criminal groups. The report, published on May 15 by […]

The mayors of Zacapoaxtla, San Salvador El Verde, El Seco, and Tepeyahualco requested increased security from the Puebla government due to threats from criminal groups, revealed the head of the state government, Samuel Aguilar Pala. In an interview, he detailed that four council members have requested leave to resign from their positions after being investigated […]

The Cupra cars were in a parking lot next to the dealership located in Angelópolis, San Andrés Cholula, Puebla. The images show the vehicles left on wall after the tires were stolen. The cars’ rims and tires were missing. According to local media, agency personnel went to file a complaint with the Puebla Attorney General’s […]

This Wednesday, May 14, a highway accident occurred in the municipality of Tehuacán, in the state of Puebla, involving three vehicles, leaving at least 21 people dead and several others injured. The incident occurred around 10:00 a.m. on the Cuacnopalan-Oaxaca Highway, at kilometer 31. A Volvo 9700 bus from the AU line, a truck, and […]

In recent years, Puebla’s highways have become the scene of several robberies targeting music bands, generating growing concern in the artistic community. Groups such as Los Ángeles Azules, Matute, Café Tacvba, and others have been victims of violent robberies while traveling on federal highways, losing equipment and instruments and, in some cases, putting their staff […]

The Ministry of Mobility and Transportation (SMT) in Puebla announced that it will implement a program to prevent misuse of foreign license plates. Given the use of these vehicles to avoid violations, she mentioned that it will be implemented starting in the second half of the year. The head of the Ministry of Mobility and […]

Agricultural producers demonstrated on the stretch between Amozoc and Tecamachalco, causing a long line of cars stuck in traffic. The protesters are demanding that the federal SAT (Tax Administration Service) return their agricultural taxes (IEPS) and provide fiscal support so they can develop their production. They are also demanding that Hilda Reyes, the auditor of […]

The Puebla City Council has repaired 38,000 potholes out of a total of 200,000 planned for 2025, which represents just 20% of the goal, reported Édgar Dávila Ramos, head of the Undersecretariat of Infrastructure. During his report to the Infrastructure, Mobility, and Public Services Commission, he detailed that between October 2024 and April 2025, 50 […]

The Puebla government, headed by Alejandro Armenta, will build a new interchange on the Mexico-Puebla Highway, near the Volkswagen plant, with the goal of reducing traffic and improving mobility. This project will be possible thanks to a collaboration with Pinfra, the current concessionaire for the section, which will provide part of the funding for the […]

In Puebla, the decriminalization of abortion did not translate into free and safe access to abortion. The changes to the state’s Penal Code, approved in 2024, did not include additional reforms to address the current backlog. This created an ambiguous regulatory context for providers, a lack of appropriate settings for safe abortion care, and, most […]