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 […]

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 […]

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 […]