[ad_1] ‘El Mencho’, left, and Pablo Escobar The template was forged in Medellín by Pablo Escobar: immense wealth, absolute violence, and the charisma of a folk hero. But the modern Mexican cartels haven’t just followed that template—they’ve weaponised it. What began as a handful of regional trafficking routes has evolved into a multi-generational saga of […]
[ad_1] The most-wanted cartel boss in Mexico, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes known as El Mencho, was killed Sunday after a government operation to capture him. The longtime leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel died from injuries during a mission in Tapalpa, a town of about 20,000 in the western coastal state of Jalisco where his […]
[ad_1] new video loaded: Mexico’s Cartels Are Using Military Weapons By Paulina Villegas, Leila Medina, Melanie Bencosme and David Jouppi•September 1, 2025 Recent attacks on villages in Mexico’s western state of Michoacán reveal the cartels’ growing paramilitary-style power, using drones, I.E.D.s and other weapons of war. Paulina Villegas examines the aftermath of these assaults. Recent […]
[ad_1] New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (AP image) New Mexico’s Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday have declared a state of emergency in Rio Arriba County due to rising violence and drug trafficking.This comes two days after President Donald Trump took control of Washington DC’s police force to combat violent crime in the […]
[ad_1] MEXICO: Flossie has strengthened into a hurricane off Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast. The US National Hurricane Center in Miami said Flossie became a Category 1 hurricane Monday night and has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph). The hurricane center said Flossie was moving west-northwest off the Mexican coast and was about 175 […]
[ad_1] In a chilling discovery, 381 embalmed corpses were found stacked haphazardly across rooms of a private crematorium in northern Mexico’s Ciudad Juarez, authorities said Sunday, describing the situation as a case of gross negligence.The bodies, many of which may have been stored for up to two years, were found in a state of complete […]
[ad_1] Gunmen opened fire at a religious celebration in Mexico’s Guanajuato; 12 killed, at least 20 injured A religious event turned tragic in Mexico’s Irapuato city when gunmen opened fire during a celebration, killing 12 people and leaving at least 20 injured.The shooting occurred late Tuesday during the celebration festivities marking the Nativity of St […]
[ad_1] On June 1, Mexico will become the only country in the world to elect all of its judges and magistrates. Emiliano Rodriguez Mega, a New York Times reporter based in Mexico City, breaks down why this new approach is so controversial. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] A supporter of Lenia Batres, who is running for election for the Mexican Supreme Court, holds an instruction sheet on how to vote, during her closing campaign rally in Mexico City (Image credit: AP) Mexico is holding its first ever judicial elections on Sunday, stirring controversy and sowing confusion among voters still struggling to […]
[ad_1] CULIACAN: A pack of veterinarians clambered over hefty metal crates on Tuesday morning, loading them one by one onto a fleet of semi-trucks. Among the cargo: tigers, monkeys, jaguars, elephants and lions – all fleeing the latest wave of cartel violence eclipsing the northern Mexican city of Culiacan. For years, exotic pets of cartel […]
