98 fake police officers arrested and investigated in Tonalá, Chiapas

A total of 98 alleged members of the Tonalá police force, a municipality on the coast of Chiapas, were arrested for the crime of usurpation of public functions and whatever else, committed against society, reported the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE). It explained that those arrested could not prove their role as police officers, with […]

Mezcal producer in Oaxaca denounces fraud by foreign woman

Valentina Santiago Gutiérrez, a mezcal producer from San Baltazar Guelavila, in the Central Valleys, reported that she was the victim of fraud by a foreign woman who promised to buy a large production of this drink from her. In an interview, she said that after a year without work, a foreign woman offered to buy […]

Gentrification absorbs San Cristobal de las Casas

San Cristóbal de Las Casas is facing an accelerated urban transformation driven by gentrification in its historic center. This phenomenon has expelled low-income residents to the periphery and expanded the urban area by 581.33 hectares between 2010 and 2024, according to data from the Secretariat of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development (Sedatu). The pilot initiative […]

3 activists killed in Oaxaca

Three activists from the Union of Indigenous Communities of the Northern Zone of the Isthmus (Ucizoni) were killed this Thursday in the border area between the municipalities of Santo Domingo Petapa and San Juan Mazatlán, in Oaxaca, apparently due to an agrarian conflict. According to the Mixe indigenous organization, a group of unknown persons armed […]

33% more students in the Marine Corps to fight drug trafficking

Between 2019 and 2025, the number of students studying the Marine Infantry career at the Heroic Naval School increased by 33 percent. This career prepares cadets for operations on land or sea, such as those carried out by Semar against organized crime groups. In this career, young people receive academic instruction mixed with naval-military training, […]