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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Law Enforcement
Mexico gives life sentence to man who confessed to killing more than 30 women
The accused killer has reportedly confessed to 30 other crimes against women over the past 20 years
Human Rights
Over 52,000 unidentified bodies in mass graves in Mexico
There are at least 63,428 mass graves registered in Mexico, in which 92,658 bodies have been buried
Human Rights
Eighth journalist murdered in Mexico this year
Journalist Armando Linares López was murdered on Tuesday by armed men who entered his home in the Mexican city of Zitácuaro. He was a managing partner and director of local media outlet Monitor Michoacán. Local paramedics received a call for help from the journalist shortly before 7 p.m. but found him dead upon arriving at his home.
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Two dead and 18 injured in gas explosion at a restaurant in Mexico
Similar incidents took place in 2018 and 2010
Drug trafficking
SHOOTOUT: "El Huevo's" capture leads to gunfire between Mexican military and cartel
There were at least 30 clashes between members of the Tropa del Infierno and the Mexican military between Sunday night and Monday morning
Politics
Mexican Mayor murdered in Jalisco in area dominated New Generation Cartel
Cesar Arturo Valencia, mayor of the Mexican municipality of Aguililla, was murdered on Thursday while riding in his car
Drug trafficking
Report: Mexican cartels launder upwards of $25 billion using bitcoin
The cartels make "online purchases of small amounts of bitcoin, which allows them to disguise the origin of the money and pay their associates in other parts of the world," the INCB notes.
Crime
8 of 10 most violent world cities are in Mexico
Within the top 50 ranking, a total of 18 Mexican cities made the list
Sports
First arrests made after Saturday's bloody stadium brawl
Although 26 arrest warrants have so far been issued, authorities noted that “there are still culprits to be identified"
Drug trafficking
Violence in Querétaro: Cartel members allegedly infiltrated local soccer fan section
Mexican authorities are investigating the possible infiltration of organized crime amongst the fans of the Queretaro and Atlas soccer fan sections after violent clashes rocked the Corregidora Stadium on Saturday
