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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Mexican diver decapitated by great white shark in first fatal attack of 2023
While diving for mollusks, Lopez encountered a 19-foot-long great white shark who bit his head and tore it off completely
Technology
Mexico turns to artificial intelligence to track missing persons amid 110,000 disappearances
The program creates charts to demonstrate what connections there are between different missing persons to see if there’s a link with various suspected perpetrators in different locations, allowing investigators to get a visual as to what places may have higher frequencies of disappearances and which incidents may be more than coincidence
Crime
U.S. turns key suspect in mass student disappearance case over to Mexico
A former police supervisor, military commander and ex-attorney general all face charges in disappearance of 43 students
Crime
Congress considering resolution to use military force against Mexican drug cartels
The resolution stems from frustration from the ongoing fentanyl epidemic crossing into the United States
Crime
AMLO considers El Chapo request to serve sentence in Mexico instead of U.S.
According to the Mexican lawyer who represents the drug lord, Jose Refugio Rodriguez, El Chapo has been living in “cruel and unfair” conditions since he was booked into prison
Politics
Mexico imposes strict anti-smoking laws, bans tobacco in public places
The new law, which is part of the country’s General Law for Tobacco Control reform, also bans the promotion, advertising, and sponsorship of tobacco products
Politics
Mexico City sends National Guard to subway over sabotage concerns
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that the National Guard would be stationed to prevent “provoked” or intentional accidents
Immigration
Future uncertain for migrants in Mexico border tent cities while waiting out Title 42 Supreme Court battle
An estimated 4,300 migrants wait in two tent cities across the Texas border in Mexico amid while waiting for a Supreme Court ruling
Culture
Pope Francis calls Virgin Mary a symbol of hope for refugees seeking asylum in the United States
The Latin American pope made a direct reference to illegal immigration by adding that, “She’s there, in the middle of the caravans that, seeking freedom and well-being, head north.”
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Earthquake rocks Mexico City and sends tremors through nation's capital
There have been no immediate reports of injury or significant harm, and Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum tweeted that a flyover of the city did not reveal any apparent damage
