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
Crime in Mexico: Teenage boy confesses to murdering abusive stepfather
The 13-year-old boy confessed that he was “tired of being beaten by his stepfather” and shot him with a Smith & Wesson .38 caliber revolver which he was given by a local mechanic
Crime
FEAR: 2 out of 3 Mexicans think their city is 'unsafe'
The cities with the highest percentage of people who thought their city to be unsafe to live in include: Fresnillo, Ciudad Obregón, Zacatecas, Cuautitlán Izcalli, Irapuato, and Guadalajara.
Drug trafficking
Mexico shutters country's top anti-narcotics unit, threatens DEA capabilities
The government’s decision to shutter the elite operation threatens the U.S. capability to combat organized crime within Mexico
Immigration
Almost 16,000 Cubans intercepted by Mexican immigration authorities in 2022
Cuban migrants were the third largest group of irregular migrants intercepted by the Mexican immigration authorities
Drug trafficking
Suspected drug traffickers burn trailers on border bridge over Texas checkpoints
Authorities in Tamaulipas arrested three alleged members of the Gulf Cartel who were allegedly involved
Opinion & Reviews
Opinion: AMLO's recall and other moves from a Latin American autocrat's playbook
With 91% of the nearly 17 million votes counted, only 7.5% of Mexicans voted against the measure. However, Mexico’s National Electoral Institute – the independent body which oversees the electoral process – previously stated that 40% of the electoral roll (37 million) had to vote in order for the referendum to be considered valid.
Human Rights
UN: public servants and organized crime responsible for mass disappearances in Mexico
The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that public servants and members of organized crime are to blame for the recent increase in enforced disappearances across Mexico
Law Enforcement
Family of 8 murdered in Mexican home, 4 children dead
All were allegedly killed with a firearm, according to the Mexico State Prosecutor's Office
Drug trafficking
MS-13 gang members fleeing El Salvador could reach Mexico
After months of decline, murders in El Salvador reached numbers that had not been seen in nearly 30 years
Drug trafficking
Sinaloa cartel operator captured in Baja California
The group is considered a key faction of the cartel since it takes its orders from its top leadership
