After several shootings that shocked Ciudad Obregón, Cajeme, in Sonora and forced the population to take refuge on Sunday morning, authorities from the three levels of government in Sonora confirmed the arrest of one person, as well as the seizure of firearms and vehicles. It was around 09:18 hours on September 22 that an emergency […]
Armed children confront soldiers in Caborca, Sonora; three people were killed and eight arrested
Elements of the National Defense Secretariat (Sedena) were carrying out a security operation when they detected a group of people who tried to flee by firing at the soldiers. There are three killed and eight arrested, of which six are minors. Around 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 19, within the Palma Dorada subdivision, the armed […]
Horseback riding is banned in Sonora; anyone who wants to do so will have to ask for special permission
The Sonora government issued a new Animal Protection law that officially prohibits horseback riding. Those who want to do so will have to ask for a special permit and meet a series of requirements. This new reform was sent by Governor Alfonso Durazo, and establishes that in addition to a concession, if obtained, a veterinarian […]
In 1887 It Was the Strongest Tremor Recorded in the History of Sonora
As a result of the two tectonic plates that join the Gulf of California, Sonora is a seismic state, although not with the intensity of Mexico City and the center of the Republic. But on May 3, 1887, in Bavispe, an earthquake was recorded with an estimated magnitude of 8 degrees, which was felt in […]
In Sonora, 22 child hitmen between 11 and 14 years old have been arrested so far this year
So far this year, 22 child hitmen between the ages of 11 and 14 have been arrested in the desert region, northeast of the state of Sonora. This was announced in an interview with the media by Francisco Sergio Méndez, delegate of the Attorney General’s Office (FGR), who expressed his concern that parents are not […]
Corrupt CBP Officers Accused of Helping Mexican Cartels
Two U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, Jesse Garcia and Diego Bonillo, have been charged with an 11-count indictment for allegedly helping a Mexican drug trafficking organization move huge amounts of drugs across the border in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars per vehicle. Garcia’s lavish lifestyle Prosecutors allege that Garcia spent far […]
Four vehicles in the process of being hand-made “monster” type armoring were seized in Pitiquito, Sonora
Four vehicles with homemade armoring processes, of the so-called “monster” type, were seized in a search carried out on an agricultural property in the El Arenoso ejido, in the municipality of Pitiquito, Sonora. The diligence was carried out by elements of the Criminal Investigation Ministerial Agency (AMIC) in coordination with members of the Mexican Army. […]
They want the Sonora Plan to benefit transporters
With the transfer of various goods through the Port of Guaymas, the National Chamber of Cargo Transport (Canacar) seeks to benefit the member transporters, said Héctor Martínez Arias. The Canacar delegate in Sonora indicated that large and medium-sized companies will approach the National Port Administration (Asipona) in Guaymas and the companies that will move the […]
“Chocolate” cars: Call to regularize units in Sonora
One month before the end of the decree for the regularization of “chocolate” cars, the Organization for the Defense of Family Assets in Sonora (Odepafa) invites owners of these units to go to the Public Vehicle Registry (Repuve) modules to legalize their units. Gamaliel Cañedo Maciel, head of the Organization for the Defense of Family […]
Young man from Puerto Peñasco dies from Rickettsia
A 23-year-old man, resident of the San Rafael neighborhood in Puerto Peñasco, died of rickettsiosis while being treated at a clinic in Hermosillo, where he had been transferred after presenting health complications. Érick Francisco Gastélum Pacheco, responsible for Animal Control at the Municipal Health Department, confirmed that he is the first fatal victim of this […]