A potential US military intervention against cartels in Mexico would be counterproductive and would not help eliminate the drug trafficking problem, columnist María Anastasia O’Grady argued in an article published this Sunday in The Wall Street Journal. In her view, a US military operation in Mexico would weaken an ally such as Secretary of Public […]
DEA launches Project Portero, in collaboration with Mexico; they target the “cartel gatekeepers.”
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced a new initiative, Project Portero, in collaboration with Mexico, to combat drug trafficking on Monday. The DEA described Project Portero as “DEA’s flagship operation aimed at dismantling cartel ‘gatekeepers,’ operatives who control smuggling corridors along the southwest border.” In a statement, it explained that these “gatekeepers are essential […]
They were offered an apartment on Lake Chapala and then took their money. This is the latest mega-fraud in Jalisco.
Another mega-fraud adds to the 14 already existing, affecting more than 6,200 people. Now, the victims are senior citizens who gambled on owning an apartment overlooking Lake Chapala. They even paid in dollars and lost everything, not even owning any property. They paid an average of $160,000, about 3.2 million pesos, or even less in […]
Possible illegal baby adoption network investigated in Zacatecas
On social media, the child’s mother, Guadalupe Hernández, claimed that she was deceived by two people offering supposed therapeutic services into voluntarily handing over her son, who would later give him to another family. “Those who offer physical and emotional therapies such as access bars, Reiki, and emotional constellations intimidated me psychologically… They are the […]
Zacatecas government boasts drop in homicides; disappearances worsen
The state government, headed by David Monreal Ávila, criticized the “travel alert” issued by the United States Department of State last week, which recommends its citizens reconsider travel to Zacatecas and other states “due to alleged security risks.” According to the Morena administration, “according to statistics from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security […]
The Mexican wolf will be reintroduced in the Durango mountains.
Five Mexican wolves will be released in the Sierra de Durango next year, 2026. Rabbits and rats will also be included as food for this species. The scientific study will be conducted in the municipality of Tepehuanes and supervised by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat). The head of the Ministry of Natural […]
Dams in Durango show partial recovery after 2025 rains
The National Water Commission (Conagua) in Durango reported that, overall, the state’s dams have an average water storage capacity of 31.8 percent. However, those located in Irrigation District 052—Santiago Bayacora, Guadalupe Victoria, Francisco Villa, Caboraca, and Peña del Águila—show a significantly higher catchment rate, at 73.8 percent. The agency emphasized that this recovery comes after […]
The US will reduce Colorado River water for Mexico in 2026. Will this affect Baja California?
The United States government will reduce the distribution of the Colorado River to Mexico in 2026, reported the Secretariat for Water Management, Sanitation, and Protection of Baja California. According to the agency, the United States Bureau of Reclamation determined that the annual allocation for Mexico will be just over 1.6 billion cubic meters, representing a […]
Los Cabos businessmen propose building their own desalination plants to address the water crisis.
The drinking water crisis in Los Cabos continues to be one of the municipality’s main challenges. According to the Water Administration, there is currently a deficit of 420 liters per second in the municipal water system. To address this problem, the business associations grouped in the Los Cabos Coordinating Council presented a project to the […]
Road works begin to provide new access to Guadalajara Airport.
For years, the Chapala highway was the only access to Guadalajara International Airport. Before the World Cup is held in Jalisco, things will change. This Monday, construction began on two viaducts that will not only connect the Chapala highway with Adolph Horn Avenue, but will also provide alternative ways to enter and exit the airport […]