Xóchitl Gálvez begins the campaign with a night walk and promises of security from Fresnillo, Zacatecas, the most insecure municipality in Mexico. Xóchitl Gálvez began his presidential campaign with a speech focused on his security strategy and a minute of silence for the murdered people. At midnight, and with candles in hand, the Xochitl Galvez […]
American couple arrested in Rosarito on freeway shooting charges
A Los Angeles couple was arrested in Mexico and brought back to Southern California to face charges of attempted murder related to a freeway shooting in Boyle Heights last year. Lorraine Covarrubias, 23, and Robert Sarabia, 25, were connected to a Dec. 19 early morning shooting on the 10 Freeway east of Soto Street, the California Highway Patrol said […]
Mexican Energy Sector has “gigantic” needs (Sara Alarcon)
Mexican presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum’s team is discussing whether the nation should revive auctions for electricity and oil projects to help finance its vast energy requirements. The need for investment to boost capacity means that private players could potentially play a greater role in the nation’s state-dominated energy sector, said Diana Alarcon, one of the candidate’s […]
251 homicides registered in Mexico during the last weekend of February
During the last weekend of February, Estado de Mexico was the state with the highest number of murders, adding 26. Last weekend in February he recorded 251 murders, making him the most violent so far in 2024. According to the Security Report of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) on Friday, February 23, […]
14 politicians and candidates murdered in Mexico on the eve of the election
In just three months, 14 politicians have been murdered in Mexico, ahead of that country’s elections to be held in June, according to the newspaper El Universal. The most recent crimes were reported on Monday, Feb. 26, when unknown individuals killed Armando Pérez Luna, pre-candidate of the National Action Party (PAN) for the municipal presidency […]
Secretary of Security of Berriozábal, Chiapas is kidnapped and murdered
The Secretary of Security of Berriozábal, in the state of Chiapas, Germán Alegría Estrada, was found dead in Tuxtla Gutiérrez after his kidnapping was reported a day earlier. His driver and the official’s private secretary were also murdered. The Attorney General’s Office of the State of Chiapas (FGEC) opened an investigation file after the discovery of three bodies inside a […]
One dead in Hidalgo after the explosion of a truck with “Huachicol” connected to a clandestine outlet
The incident took place in Atotonilco de Tula, Hidalgo. An alleged “huachicolero” or fuel thief died early Sunday morning after the explosion and fire of a truck full of containers full of fuel illegally extracted from clandestine intakes of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in the municipality of Atotonilco de Tula, Hidalgo. According to the Hidalgo Attorney General’s […]
This is how the people of Mazatlan “welcomed” President Lopez Obrador and Governor Rubén Rocha Moya (VIDEO)
During the visit of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to Mazatlán, Sinaloa, for the inauguration of the La Concordia aqueduct, militants of the Sinaloense Party and workers of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS) expressed their discontent with chants of “ Fuera Rocha !” (out with Rocha) expressing their rejection of Governor Rubén Rocha Moya. Also in the crosshairs of the […]
Mexico recovers archaeological piece that was going to be auctioned in Portugal
An archaeological piece of the cultural tradition of Tumbas de Tiro, from the current state of Jalisco, manufactured between 300 BC and 600 AD. C., was recovered by the diplomatic representation of Mexico in Lisbon, Portugal before it was auctioned in that country. This was announced by the Ministry of Culture through a statement, in which it is […]
Thousands of Americans have fallen prey to Mexican cartel timeshare scams
The first call came in December 2011. It was a real estate broker from Mexico offering an exciting opportunity: A buyer wanted to pay Stephen, a financial manager from the Midwest, $65,000 for his timeshare in Cancún – far more than the $47,000 he had spent on it six years earlier. Stephen agreed. He loved […]