In Sonora, work is underway to update all video surveillance cameras, which exceed 2,000 across the state’s municipalities, stated the head of the C5i, Benjamín González Caballero. The state coordinator of the Control, Command, Communication, Computing, Coordination, and Intelligence Center explained that they are also working together with municipal authorities interested in installing cameras in […]
42 ranches and 2 mines recovered from crime; hitmen displaced owners in Sonora
State and federal authorities recaptured an area of Sonora, bordering Arizona, by retaking 42 ranches and two mines from Los Pelones, an arm of Los Chapitos. Since 2019, this armed group has brutally seized an area of 90,000 hectares where residents engaged in mining, hunting, agriculture, and livestock farming. The gold extracted from the La […]
‘4-40’, CJNG operator in Sonora, arrested
Members of the Navy (Semar), in collaboration with the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection in Sonora, arrested Iván Fernando “N,” alias 4-40, in Bahía de Kino, Hermosillo, a suspected operator of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). 4-40 had an arrest warrant for the alleged crime of organized crime, with the intent to commit […]
MILITARIZATION OF THE BORDER: Trump Moves Forward with Plans to Declare Border Zone a Military Reservation
In a move that has sparked both support and criticism from lawmakers and local officials, President Donald Trump is proceeding with plans to declare the land just north of the US-Mexico border as a military reservation. According to sources, Trump signed a memorandum allowing the Department of Defense to militarize the Roosevelt Reservation, a 60-foot […]
Sonora’s dams, the hardest hit by drought in Mexico: they supply water to Hermosillo, Obregón, and Navojoa, but are in crisis.
Water reserves in Mexican dams are running low: 113 of the 210 dams that hold more than 90 percent of Mexico’s storable water recorded levels below the average they had managed to retain over the past three decades. Catalisis, the technological application unit of Quinto Elemento Lab, analyzed data from Mexico’s 210 main dams reported […]
Sonora, among the states with the highest rate of intentional homicides in Mexico: it ranks sixth
With a total of 90 intentional homicides, Sonora ranks sixth in the state with the highest number of cases in March, according to information from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (Sesnsp). The preliminary count of intentional homicide victims, reported by state prosecutors’ offices, highlights that between March 1 and 24, Sonora […]
A pedophile wanted in six countries is arrested in Sonora.
Through a joint operation, authorities in Sonora and Quintana Roo arrested a man wanted in six countries for alleged involvement in human trafficking. He is Víctor Noé “N,” who recruited minors to solicit sexually explicit material. His arrest took place in the municipality of San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora. Members of the Quintana Roo State […]
Sonora, the big loser of foreign investment
Sonora is one of the states with the greatest potential to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). An ambitious plan was announced in 2023 to achieve this goal. However, figures show that, far from achieving positive results, the capture of these resources fell dramatically over the last year. According to data from the Ministry of Economy, […]
Sonora and California Join Forces to Combat Climate Change
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has solidified a four-year memorandum of understanding with his counterpart in Sonora, Mexico, aimed at strengthening their collaboration on clean energy development, supply chain resilience, and climate action. The bilateral partnership seeks to advance the two states’ leadership in transnational efforts against climate change. Governor Newsom highlighted the urgent need […]
Whooping cough in Sonora: “an old disease” that returns and attacks children; vaccination is recommended as a defense
In the stories of Sonoran families from yesteryear, it’s common to hear about someone who suffered from whooping cough as a child; therefore, it’s curious or surprising that this disease is still present today and that federal health authorities have even issued an epidemiological advisory about it. The advisory was published on February 26, 2025; […]