Army elements seized packages of a white powder with the characteristics of cocaine, weighing approximately 936 kilos This happened after the troops carried out a search of a tractor-trailer coming from Tecomán, Colima, bound for Tijuana, Baja California, at the Strategic Military Security Post “Cucapah” in the municipality of San Luis Río Colorado. The detainee […]
‘Safe corridors’ announced in Sonora after murder of American tourist
Following the murder of former US soldier Nicholas Douglas at an organised crime checkpoint on a highway in Sonora, the governor of the state, Alfonso Durazo, and the governor of Arizona, Katie Hobbs, agreed to create “safe corridors”, that is, stretches free of criminal cells. The pilot program will be the highway that goes from […]
Sonora consolidates itself as a commercial platform for the alliance between Mexico and the US
Governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño headed the last phase of the consolidation of the Northwest Chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico (Amcham), which promotes the strengthening of the commercial relationship between Mexico and the United States, through international business practices between the public and private sectors. The governor participated in the signing of […]
Clandestine laboratory for manufacturing fentanyl dismantled in Sonora
On the Sonora border, security corporations reported the seizure and dismantling of the first clandestine laboratory dedicated to the manufacture of fentanyl in a residential area of the Altar neighborhood of San Luis Río Colorado, just four kilometers from the border line that divides Mexico from the United States. The criminal group that operated it […]
Arizona and Mexico will share real-time traffic updates to this vacation destination
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) announced that online updates on traffic and freeway conditions in Arizona will extend to Mexico for the first time during the Thanksgiving weekend. Through a partnership between the governments of Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora, ADOT will share real-time updates on national holiday weekends for the route […]
Family of Tucson marine murdered in Mexico demand justice
A family from Tucson is grieving after a tragic murder on the road to Rocky Point in Sonora, Mexico. Nicholas Douglas Quets was shot and killed on Friday while heading to the beach with friends. According to the Sonora Attorney General’s Office, Quets was killed in a “direct attack” by armed men along the Caborca-Altar […]
Navy uses black hawk to kill armed men in Sonora during investigation into American’s death
Elements of the Navy (Semar) together with elements of the Criminal Investigation Ministerial Agency (AMIC) were carrying out a ground operation as part of the investigations into the murder in Sonora of the man of American origin Nicholas “N”, but the events resulted in the use of a helicopter against armed subjects. The Attorney General’s […]
Mauricio Ignacio Ibarra is the new anti-corruption prosecutor of Sonora; he was manager of Segalmex
The plenary session of the Congress of the State of Sonora ratified on Tuesday the proposal of Governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño to appoint Mauricio Ignacio Ibarra Romo to lead the specialized work in the area of anti-corruption in the state. The new official has an extensive resume that includes the management of social planning of […]
Searching Mothers of Sonora report discovery of eight bodies
The Madres Buscadoras de Sonora collective reported the discovery of eight bodies in four clandestine graves located on Calle 20 Sur, in the town of Miguel Alemán, located about 30 kilometers west of Hermosillo. The search yielded a positive result after several days of research and field work. The collective led by Cecy Patricia Flores […]
100% Mexican: What do we know about Olinia, the electric car that could be produced in Sonora?
Olinia will be the 100% Mexican electric car that could be produced in the state of Sonora. It should be remembered that, initially, this project was announced by Claudia Sheinbaum, during her first speech as president in the capital’s Zócalo. It was this Tuesday, during her morning press conference, where the president pointed out that […]