Turnout was low at the FEX complex for the opening of the Baja Fut Fest Mexcali. Starting at 10:30 a.m., buses could be seen arriving at the event site on Río Nuevo Boulevard. Dozens of people began entering, passing through the designated outdoor viewing area to reach the FEX palenque (arena), where the air conditioning […]
Topolobampo and the conflict over a Swiss-German plant
A Swiss-German consortium is building one of the world’s largest ammonia plants in Sinaloa with financing from the German public bank KfW. Indigenous communities, scientists, and the United Nations have raised serious objections. On the night of June 4, the white wall surrounding the German Embassy in Mexico City was covered with protest graffiti, excrement, […]
Rocha Moya’s Financial Network: Nepotism and Business Dealings in the Shadow of Los Chapitos
The network of companies linked to the sons and associates of Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa currently on leave, became a web of public contracts, rigged bidding processes, and resource triangulation that is now under investigation by Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) and by U.S. authorities. Rocha Moya. All in the family. Beyond […]
MADERO: THE TWO FACES OF HIS FAMILY
Francisco I. Madero González was a member of a family from Coahuila that had taken advantage of the peace and economic progress of the Porfiriato to accumulate enormous wealth. His grandfather, Evaristo Madero, had been Governor of Coahuila and was the owner or shareholder of large agricultural and livestock estates, wineries, textile factories, oil and […]
Real Estate Network Grew in the Shadow of Power
As Quintana Roo faces mounting challenges regarding public security and healthcare services, an investigative report points to alleged links between funds circulating within the real estate sector and a network of companies connected to family members and close associates of Governor Mara Lezama. The developer Desarrolladora Cumpal, S.A.P.I. de C.V.—in which Omar Terrazas García (the […]
Mexico and the US reach new security agreements
In a significant step toward deepening bilateral relations, the governments of Mexico and the United States have reached a series of high-profile security agreements aimed at aggressively combating transnational organized crime. The agreements were finalized on Friday, June 12, following a high-level meeting in Mexico City. Representatives from 15 U.S. government agencies met with their […]
Mexican customs official under investigation for organized crime arrested in the U.S.
It is reported that the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) and the National Customs Agency of Mexico (ANAM) have handed over Carlos Eugenio Benítez Orta—an ANAM employee detained in the United States—to the Attorney General’s Office (FGR). Both agencies noted that the official was wanted in connection with an ongoing investigation into alleged […]
🚨 Historic wildlife rescue at the border! 🦜
Thanks to excellent binational coordination between Mexican and U.S. authorities, a U.S. citizen was arrested while attempting to illegally smuggle nine yellow-headed parrots (Amazona oratrix) across the international bridge in Reynosa, Tamaulipas 👮♂️🌉. Jesús Elías Ibarra, director of the Conibio Global collective, reported that the birds were being transported hidden in a box, without any […]
🚨 THE 3,000-PESO CHECKPOINT 🚨
And where are the authorities? Drivers of so-called “chocolate cars” (unregistered or illegally imported vehicles) are reporting alleged extortion on the Estación Manuel–Altamira highway. According to the reports, motorists traveling this stretch are subjected to inspections and intimidation, where they are allegedly required to pay up to 3,000 pesos to continue their journey. If they […]
Can a ruler change a state in just one month?
Pancho Villa did it. His term as governor of Chihuahua lasted barely thirty days, but it was enough to leave an indelible mark. He wasn’t a career politician. He was a man of action. And in those four weeks, he unleashed a storm of measures that transformed the lives of the people of Chihuahua. Among […]