Six suspected members of the Chiapas and Guatemala Cartel captured with weapons used by the Mexican Army

Six people—five men and one woman—were arrested in the municipality of Jiquipilas, Chiapas, while allegedly carrying military-grade weapons and narcotics. The Secretariat of Public Security reported that the detainees claimed to belong to the Chiapas and Guatemala Cartel (CCyG), a criminal organization engaged in an ongoing conflict with the Sinaloa Cartel, particularly in the state’s […]

The Pochutla-Huatulco highway is now more than 59% complete.

The modernization of the San Pedro Pochutla-Santa María Huatulco section of the Salina Cruz-Zihuatanejo highway, being carried out by the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT), has reached 59.84 percent completion, with 15.32 kilometers of its total 25.6-kilometer target completed. The Oaxaca Center reported that the project involves widening the road from 7.0 to […]

Police officer suspended after assaulting citizen in downtown Querétaro

The Querétaro Municipal Public Security Secretariat (SSPMQ) suspended a municipal police officer after videos circulated on social media showing officers assaulting a citizen during celebrations for the Mexico-England soccer match. In a post on social media, the agency announced that, in accordance with its zero-tolerance policy for irregular or unprotocol-related conduct, it has launched an […]