Crime
Mexico: Criminal groups recruit young people through video games on their cell phones
The Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection explained that the “growth of this sector is due to the easy access and versatility of smartphones”
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Crime
Armed group in tactical gear kidnaps 14 Mexican security ministry employees
A video of the alleged kidnapping surfaced on social media and was restored by local news channels, showing several vehicles stopped on a highway after at least three trucks blocked the road
Health
It's a girl! Migrants help woman give birth inside bus at Mexico checkpoint
"(The woman) gave birth with the help of those that traveled with her, who cut the umbilical cord," Mexico’s National Immigration Institute (INM) said in a statement
Business
Mexico imposes 50% tariff on white corn imports as trade dispute with U.S. continues
The new tariff could violate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, straining an already complicated relationship after past trade disputes over genetically modified corn
Sports
¡Suspensión! Four players suspended after hostile U.S.-Mexico soccer match
Mexico’s César Montes and USMNT’s Weston McKinnie both received four-game suspensions after McKennie’s shirt was torn off during the brawl. USMNT’s Sergiño Dest and Mexico’s Gerardo Arteaga were also suspended
Culture
Hidden ancient Mayan city discovered in Mexican jungle
The city is located in an area of thick jungle that has been mostly unexplored in the Balamku ecological reserve in the state of Campeche in the Yucatan Peninsula
Immigration
Mexican authorities rescue 129 migrants crowded in truck amid heat wave
When police found the migrants inside the truck, several Mexican states, including Veracruz, were undergoing a higher-than-usual heat wave with temperatures reaching 113 degrees Fahrenheit
Human Rights
U.S. Treasury Dept. announces sanctions on Mexican migrant-trafficking gang
“The Hernandez Salas TCO is a sophisticated network that has used various methods to smuggle undocumented non-citizens into the United States since at least 2018,” the agency said
Culture
American couple found dead of 'intoxication' from unknown substance in Baja California Sur luxury hotel
According to the Baja California Sur Attorney General’s office, the two had been dead for 10 or 11 hours before they were found by police
Crime
Tijuana mayor moves to military base after death threats, crackdown on cartels
Mayor Montserrat Caballero announced her decision after police officers found seven dead bodies inside a pickup truck parked at a gas station in the border city
Crime
16 Mexican soldiers arrested for ‘executing’ five men near border
According to the arrest warrants issued on Thursday, the military personnel were involved in “crimes contrary to military discipline,” after they were caught on video beating and shooting the victims
