Three clashes between organized crime groups on Thursday afternoon and evening left vehicles burned and 342 spent shell casings from high-caliber firearms in the municipal seat of Guachochi, Chihuahua, the State Attorney General’s Office reported. The State Attorney General’s Office, Southern District, reported that personnel from the State Investigation Agency responded to reports of incidents […]
Massive Sargassum Invasion Threatens Mexico’s Beach Tourism
An unprecedented 31 million tons of foul-smelling seaweed is drifting towards Florida and Mexican shorelines, alarming tourism operators in some of the world’s most popular beach destinations. Sargassum mats have already been spotted coating marinas in Miami-Dade and piling up along Key Biscayne. In Mexico’s Quintana Roo state, which includes top tourist spots like Playa […]
The influencers and celebrities who came to Veracruz for the reopening of the Pirata Fuente
With the finals of the Kings and Queens League Americas and Spain, and the inauguration of the Luis “Pirata” Fuente stadium, various personalities from the entertainment, sports, and social media worlds have begun arriving in Veracruz. Among the first confirmed arrivals are content creators Werevertumorro and El Escorpión Dorado, who are already in the city. […]
After the murder of two officers, at least 300 members of the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) arrive in Veracruz; they will conduct an investigation.
At least 300 members of the Criminal Investigation Agency of the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) are in Veracruz to conduct an investigation following the murder of two of their colleagues last Monday. Federal agents gathered in the Veracruz-Boca del Río metropolitan area with the support of 90 official vehicles. Since last Tuesday, they have been […]
LGBT community documents three hate crimes in Tlaxcala
Iram N., a transgender woman who self-identified as María N., was allegedly murdered in Huamantla by her partner in September of last year. Her case is one of three documented as hate crimes by the LGBTIQ+ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer, and other identities) in 2024. The Mexican government describes a hate crime […]
DEA reveals presence of organized crime in Tlaxcala
This week, the United States Department of Justice, through the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), released its National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA), which revealed the presence of criminal cartels throughout Mexico. In other words, it revealed the existence of organized crime in Tlaxcala. Despite the political rhetoric of Lorena Cuéllar Cisneros, the elected representative of the […]
156th anniversary of the establishment of the Congress of Hidalgo
The Congress of Hidalgo commemorates its 156th anniversary this May 16, the date on which the first Constitutional and Constituent Congress, composed of 11 legislators, was established in 1869. This event marked a key moment in the state’s political organization. Currently, the Congress is unicameral, with 30 deputies: 18 by relative majority and 12 by […]
DEA reveals that three drug cartels operate in Hidalgo.
Three drug cartels operate in Hidalgo, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) revealed. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)—with the largest territorial dominance—the Sinaloa Cartel (CDS), and the Northeast Cartel (CDN)—one of the offshoots of Los Zetas—are located in the state. The administration of Morena candidate Julio Menchaca Salazar, like his predecessor Omar Fayad Meneses […]
Three alleged members of the Sinaloa cartel are arrested in Oaxaca.
Officers from the Mexican Navy (Semar) arrested three members of a Sinaloa cartel cell operating in the Ixtepec region of Oaxaca, identified as Los CabreraMZ. One of those arrested claimed to be a lieutenant in the Naval Justice Service. Government sources indicated that he was an active member of the Semar until 2022 and was […]
Chiapas | Student teacher dies after falling from a car during a police chase
As part of the demonstrations held by students from the Mactumaczá Rural Teachers’ College in Chiapas on Thursday to support the teachers’ union, young people attempted to hijack a public transportation bus when state police arrived, triggering a chase. According to the Secretary of Security, Óscar Aparicio Avendaño, police officers under his command arrived at […]