More than 11 kilos of cocaine seized, five arrested, including a woman who claimed to belong to the Sinaloa cartel, was the result of a raid by the State Preventive Police in the Central Zone of the city. According to data from the Ministry of Public Security of the State, the events occurred on Seventh Street, between Revolution and Constitution, the above area during the Monday morning. The officers noticed two vehicles, one a Chevrolet Silverado 2004 model, red, and the other a Nissan Maxima 2005 model, white, where the occupants were exchanged packets through the window. Read Article
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TAPACHULA. – Three minors, victims of human trafficking were rescued by the Special Prosecutor for Crimes Against Immigrants (FEDCCI) when worked in the interior of the restaurant “Cangrejito Sandpiper” in this town on the border with Guatemala. Read Article
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The Attorney General of Justice (PGJ) reports that investigating officers of the Directorate General of Care for High Impact Crime (DGADAI), through various measures succeeded in obtaining from the judicial authority two arrest warrants against a gang of suspected kidnappers. Also, through an operation were arrested in the last hours, two more members of the […]
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The Attorney General of Justice (PGJ), Victor Antonio Carrancá Bourget, reported that about 21 victims of human trafficking have been rescued so far this year. He said the total, two were recovered during an operation that the authorities place last weekend in the capital of Puebla, the same that led to a preliminary investigation. “So […]
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Edgar Morales Perez, mayor-elect of Matehuala , municipality of San Luis Potosi State (North), has been murdered on Sunday morning with Juan Francisco Hernandez Colunga, who was the coordinator of his election campaign last July 1 . With the assassination of the mayor and his assistant, members of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), closes a […]
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According to the Attorney General report, seven family members were found dead in a house located in the municipality of Malilo Fabio Altamirano in Veracruz.. The family constituted of 3 adults and 4 minors. The victims were decapitated according to the police. It is presumed that the murder occurred 72 hours previous to the finding […]
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Mexico: Oaxaca the destination of human trafficking During the past two years Oaxaca has rescued a total of 21 women and 5 indigenous children that were victims of sexual and labor exploitation. Oaxaca has turned into a state of transit, origin and destination for human trafficking. There has been 5 000 minors detected in situations […]
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A narco-trafficker was arrested by the Mexican Navy in possession of a woman’s documents who was found dead in May 2012. The woman, Irasema Becerra, was an administrator of a local newspaper in Veracruz. She was found dead with three photographers. Arrestee Juan Carlos Hernández Pulido is reportedly a member of the Jalisco Nueva Generación […]
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A mayor-elect of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and his secretary were killed early yesterday morning in the town of Matehuala, San Luis Potosi state, sources said the state police. The politician Edgar Morales Perez, who last July 1 Matehuala was elected mayor of a city of some 91,500 inhabitants located in the northern state […]
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The Mexico narco-trafficker Sandra Avila Beltrán, also known as the Queen of the Pacific, has been extradited to the United States. She was wanted for transporting drugs into the United States, Terra reports. She was accused in 2007 of assisting in the transport of cocaine from Colombia into Mexico. The Sinaloa Cartel would then send […]
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Isaías Flores Pineda, alias “El Crono,” “El Reyito,” and “El Maniaco” was arrested by Naval forces in Veracruz after a citizen complained to authorities about a vehicle with armed passengers. When officials arrived, the occupants of the vehicle attempted to flee, La Jornada Veracruz reports. They were finally caught in front of a hotel in […]
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The National Court Judge Eloy Velasco ordered the imprisonment of four alleged members of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel who are accused of introducing 350 kilos of cocaine through the port of Algeciras (Cadiz) in order to distribute in Europe, legal sources .The National Court Judge Eloy Velasco ordered the imprisonment of four alleged members of Mexico’s […]
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Bars in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, along with other similar locations, such as nightclubs, have been rewarded for not engaging in human trafficking. The state government has given these businesses certificates to affirm that they do not participate in any form of human trafficking, such as prostitution. 16 certificates have so far been distributed, […]
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Mexico: Criminal Networks force women into prostitution According to the Commission for Human Rights, each hour 3 to 4 children disappear for the reason of sexual slavery purposes in Cuernavaca, Morelos. Human trafficking groups use particularly young girls introducing them into prostitution rings. The girls are forced to stay when aggressors warn them that if […]
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The Secretariat of Civil Protection issued an orange alert for the center and south of the state, and yellow for the north, as it is expected that Tropical Storm Ernesto impacts the territory of Veracruz on Thursday. He said he expects the natural phenomenon enters the body at a point between the port of Veracruz […]
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Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas. – Chiapas Justice under federal searches are missing for 11 women and last year in the coastal area but mainly in the border of the entity. Girls and females of 30 years, have not yet been located. According to data from the Social would try for Victims of Crime (Provictima) obtained in […]
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58% of neglected children abuse is done by their mothers According to the faculty of behavioral sciences 58% of the abused minors in Mexico are victims of their mother, 26% by their father and the rest by other family members. The study shows that this behavior is more prevalent in young couples and it is […]
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According to the National Observatory City Security during the first quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012 Puebla was ranked first place for execution and extortion in Mexico. During the year 2011 there were only 3 extortion reports. Crimes increased 5200 percent in the year 2012 totaling 106 extortion reports. Read Article
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Three to four children disappear in Mexico every hour, from kidnapping, abduction, robbery, or voluntary departure from home. According to Infancia Hoy, organizations in Mexico have begun to mobilize themselves in order to minimize the number of disappearances. The largest number of disappearances are reported to be children and babies taken from hospitals. In one […]
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Authorities in Mexico are cracking down on the movement of minors after an infant was found in a truck bearing signs of being trafficking. Now, the National Migration Institute will not permit minors to travel without documentation. Even if travelling with parents, immigration documents must be produced for all children, Norte Digital reports. Inspections occur […]
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With the approach of the hurricane “Ernesto” to the lower coast of Quintana Roo, nearly a thousand tourists were evacuated because of the beach resorts of the area known as Costa Maya, located south of the state and characterized by having hotels very low density and accommodate nature lovers and conservation. The State Council of […]
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The ports of Cozumel and Playa del Carmen were closed to navigation in the approach of Hurricane Ernesto, and is expected to be reopened crossings between masters of vessels destinations on Thursday. Read Article
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Mexico: Central American Women forced into prostitution According to the Migrant State Government Office, between 2011 and 2012 there was an increase in migratory flow of Central American women into Veracruz. Crimes and sexual offences against migrant women increased in the past year. There are criminal gangs that kidnap rape and then force Central American […]
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Mexico: Mexican women accused of human trafficking in Venezuela On July 15th, Aide Soto Rascon, and Sandra Garcia Rascon were accused of child trafficking in the state of Lara in Venezuela. The presumed aggressors, of Mexican descent, convinced a 13 year old girl to travel with them to Mexico. According to authorities when detained the […]
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he average age of onset of drug use has declined in recent years to 13 years, worrying data in the state of Cancun. Apart from this early age at onset of drug addiction, the mean drug use has risen slowly but steadily by about 1% per year. The head of the ICJ (Youth Integration Center), […]
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The Ministry of National Defense reported that as part of efforts to limit illegal activities in this state, military personnel in different municipalities of the state of Jalisco, the following results: On July 28, 2012, in the vicinity of San Cayetano, Techaluta municipality of Montenegro, Jal., Located a clandestine laboratory for the production of synthetic […]
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Six miners were killed in a coal mine collapse in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila on Friday, an emergency rescue team source on the site told Reuters.One miner was rescued earlier, according to a separate report from the mine operator. Read Article
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A man with 69 capsules of cocaine was arrested in the Tijuana international airport in Mexico after displaying signs of stomach pain at the baggage claim. The suspect, Abel Valencia Díaz (23), carried a U.S. passport, but is originally from Jalisco, Azteca Noticias reports. He had swallowed 46 capsules, hidden 14 in his underwear, and […]
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In July 2012, 157 poppy crop fields, 494 marijuana fields, and 59,489 total hectares of these drugs were found in the states of Sinaloa and Durango in Mexico. Five clandestine factories used for the production of synthetic drugs were also discovered during this time period. According to Periodico Correo, officials seized 113 rifles, 112 handguns, […]
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Juan Carlos Muñoz Vargas (36), alias “El Pariente, was captured during a police raid in the city of Toluca, Mexico. He is believed to be a leader of the La Familia Michoacana drug trafficking organization, Antena 3 reports. He ordered at least 20 murders during his time in the cartel, according to officials. El Pariente […]
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There are between 16 to 20 thousand people involved in human trafficking activities in Mexico. According to the special commission combating the trafficking of people, Mexican authorities have not recognized the human trafficking as the big problem that has turned out to be. Read Article
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Mexico: Children are now used as mean of drugs and alien guide smuggling. Mexican children between 12 and 17 years old are now being used as guides to smuggle people and drugs into the United States. The Border patrol reported that during the month of May, 81 under aged children were captured. 15 of these […]
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The agency issued Recommendation 33/2012 against the Ministry of Communications and Transport to consider that the authorities violated the right to privacy and confidentiality of a passenger in the Villahermosa International Airport to force her to take off in public a breast prosthesis activated the metal detector alarm. The injured said that officials told reviewers […]
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Four generals, a lieutenant colonel and a major Mexican, one Secretary of National Defense until 2008, were imprisoned, charged with crimes related to drug trafficking in the first process that links general and drug cartels since 2000. A federal judge on Tuesday delivered arrest warrants for organized crime and drug crimes against three generals, among […]
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A resident of Tucson, Arizona, was captured Friday by officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP, for its acronym in English), for attempting to smuggle just over 89 pounds (40 406 kilograms) of marijuana. A public information officer for the U.S. authority in question is reported that Zenos John Rodriguez, who was available to […]
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Three individuals with outstanding warrants were arrested by U.S. Customs officials, among them was a subject wanted for murder last month. A public information officer of Customs and Border Protection (CBP, for its acronym in English), said one of them said Giama Being Earnest, 25. The individual attempted to enter the American Union through the […]
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The body of Jose Ruben Villa, 21, is located in the oxidation ponds. A man was found dead on the side of the oxidation ponds, presumably was executed. The morning of Tuesday July 31 was reported the presence of a dead person on the side of the oxidation ponds south of the city..Read Article
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In Tapachula 58 percent of women engaged in prostitution are Guatemalan and 95 percent of them are between 15 and 19 years old, announced Miriam Gonzalez, a member of the Institute for Women in Migration. Regarding the high number of underage prostitutes, the specialist said that this is also an issue related to human trafficking […]
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Jesús Octavio Rivera Ramírez (32) and Orlando Antonio Rubio Rojo (27) were arrested in Tijuana after officials discovered they were transporting drugs and money in a pickup truck. Authorities spotted the vehicle along a main street and shortly after saw the driver jump out of the car and begin to run into a nearby premise. […]
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The Secretary of Health, Solomon Chertorivsky announced that 80 million were seized from illegal cigarettes at the port of Mazatlan, which represents the largest seizure, not only in Mexico but in the world, ie , 4 million packs of about 40 pesos each. At a press conference, where he introduced the release of generic drugs, […]
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Cartels in Mexico have discovered that using undocumented laborers to cultivate marijuana plantations helps them avoid detection and arrest. By monitoring plantations in forested areas along the border, especially in California, cartel members working in areas such as Los Angeles, Sinaloa, and Tijuana are able to evade capture. According to Univision Noticias, many undocumented individuals […]
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Fire inside a movie theater in Guadalajara at the Batman premier On July 27th, about 800 people were evacuated after a reported fire during the Batman premier in a cinema in Guadalajara. The fire was initiated in a trash warehouse next to the cinema. Approximately minutes after 1:30 am the cinema alarms went off and […]
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Mexico: On June 23rd agents of the State Ministeral Police apprehended two men that were involved in an online human organization trafficking boys. The suspects would recruit boys offering them monetary rewards but then later would relocate them and sell their services via the internet. Much of this activity was done from a blog named […]
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The leader of the sex workers in the state, Monica Mendoza, said it has identified so-called ‘pimps’, by periodicity of Queretaro take at least 10 underage women tricked, for sexual exploitation in other entities. Assumed that human trafficking remains a problem today in the country and particularly in the state, increasingly growing. For proof, he […]
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A tomb in a cemetery located in Tamaulipas, Mexico was discovered to be concealing 2,410 kilos of marijuana. The drugs were pressed into 241 packages, 24 Horas reports. They were discovered after army officials performed reconnaissance methods on several tombs. Police are working to determine whether the drugs were to be marketed in the city, […]
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The Mexican army said on Sunday the finding in a cemetery in the village The Villa Nueva, in the northeast of the country, a cache of 241 bundles containing 2.2 tons of marijuana. In a statement, the Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA) explained that two days ago for a land tour through the town of […]
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At 23:40 am on Saturday (04:40 GMT today) state government officials were aware of the loss of a particular brand helicopter-109 enrollment XAUQH Augusta, same as conducting a private flight,” he said in a statement the government the state. The control tower lost contact Toluca airport with the aircraft and then launched a search by […]
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Mexico: From 2009 to 2012 the Federal District of the Attorney General´s Office has conducted at least 175 operations against human Trafficking. 75% of the operations have been directed in La Merced area, where organizations operate illegal activities mainly in bridges and hotels. There are 19 human trafficking cases existing before the court till this […]
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A young tourist from San Luis Potosi, who was on tour in the Riviera Nayarit, died when found in a pool of condominiums “Flamingos Beach” where he was staying with his family, apparently received an electric shock when the manager fired the pool lights. Because of this, seeing the situation, the family requested the lights […]
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laopinion.com.mx reported: According to the study Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI) of the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO), 73.2% of the municipalities in Mexico are vulnerable to climate disasters by lack of infrastructure, information, poverty and marginalization. Those considered as “very vulnerable” are concentrated in Veracruz, Mexico State, Oaxaca, Puebla and Colima. However, 33 municipalities are […]
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Mexico: Woman victim survivor of sexual torture has received violent threats A Chilean woman(Valentina Palma) accusing officers for being responsible of sexual torture on 2006 receives a letter that has threatening messages directed towards her. Valentina Palma Novoa was one of the 49 female victims that were detained and raped by 26 state and federal […]
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Reform reports that sea water on the beaches of Veracruz, Acapulco, Zihuatanejo, Puerto Vallarta, Bahia de Banderas and Compostela records this holiday season elevated levels of contamination. The contamination exceeded that threshold in the 10 beaches monitored in Veracruz, in 5 of Acapulco, in the 2 de Compostela, in 1 of 2 in Zihuatanejo, on […]
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According to the Human Rights commission of Human Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation in Mexico CityZona de la Merced has the highest rate of child trafficking for sexual exploitation in Latin America. 80% of most sexual exploitation victims are women, out of these 50% are minors. The report represented pimps have a profit of about $53,000 […]
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According to Alicia Mesa Bribiesca, a representative of the American Observatory Against Trafficking, the fight against trafficking crime in Mexico has not been significant. Mexico City has been considered one of the main cities in the world for human trafficking. Read Article
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Four individuals selling marijuana and cocaine in Francisco Villa, Ciudad Juarez, were arrested by police. According to Fronte Net, residents and locals of the area called officials to report the drug deals. After investigating the scene, two cars were located nearby. One, a 1999 Grand Prix, contained seven packets of cocaine rocks. The other, a […]
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Seventy-one percent of Mexicans do not trust their local police, which gives Mexico the worst showing of any nation among the five Latin American countries where the international GfK company conducts quarterly surveys. “Distrust in Mexico has grown more than in any other Latin American country due to the increase in violence, the corruption of […]
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A man from Colombia, who was arrested outside a bank in the municipality of Zapopan, confessed to having participated in 11 robberies perpetrated against account holders. The detainee is Javier Alejandro Martinez Steel, 40, residing in a hotel provisional Revolution Avenue in Guadalajara. He was arrested by local police after it was detected in the […]
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One person died and four others, including two from Germany, were seriously injured when a truck hit against a Combi type trailer on the road Gulf Coast near the community of Villa Xalapa, Veracruz congregation of this city. One person died and four others, including two from Germany, were seriously injured when a truck hit […]
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Officials arrested four alleged Los Zetas members in Puebla, Mexico and seized drugs, money, firearms, and vehicles. Among those arrested was William de Jesús Torres Solórzano, alias “el W” and “el Come Gusanos.” He is known to have transferred drugs and money between Mexico and Guatemala, Sin Embargo reports. During the operation, cocaine and 830,000 […]
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According to enfoqueradio.com.mx, American tourist Amada Button age 29, drowned in the swimming pool of the hotel Oasis Sens located in Cancun Mexico. Apparently she had been consuming alcoholic beverages at the time of the incident. The drowning happened at 10:00 am on Monday after the victim and her husband had arrived in Cancun for […]
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Chiapas reports between 10-12 missing children every six months according to the Right Protection of Women Program. Many of these children end up being transported to other countries or even Central America. Children are mostly abducted for illegal adoption purposes and or they are forced into sexual and labor exploitation. Read Article
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In Mexico, teenage girls are now being used as informants, mules, killers and sexual slaves by drug cartels. According to the Regional Coalition Against Trafficking in Women and Girls in Latin America, in the past year 350 teenage girls between the ages 12 and 16 were victims of these crimes. Read Article
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According to authorities many Mexican residents have left their households in response to violence, extortions and criminal activities. There were reported are at least 25,000 abandoned residences in the state of Tamaulipas. Read Article
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Mexican lime producers outside the state of Michoacán have allegedly been using the prestigious ‘Limón Michoacano’ seal, newspaper La Voz de Michoacán reported. It is alleged up to 60% of lime harvests from the neighbouring state of Colima’s Tierra Caliente area are masquerading under the Michoacán state’s brand. Read Article
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The reduction in levels of violence in Chihuahua led to new account “countrymen” to enter the country from Ciudad Juarez and many more chose to stay in the state, said Demetrio Sotomayor, director of tourism north. In just half a year, figures from the state income doubled relative to 2011. The official said that “in […]
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The whitefly infestation affects the majority of soybeans established in the Yaqui Valley, multiplying their presence up to ten times, said Alejandro Suarez Beltran. The manager of the local board of Plant Protection in the Yaqui Valley, said that this could have serious consequences for the oilseed, if not acting quickly and correctly the producers […]
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Elements of the Mexican Army seized and dismantled a synthetic drug laboratory in the Aguajito de León area of the Mocorito municipality. The laboratory was discovered in the bushes while the Army unit was performing and observational tour in the area. 2,375 kilos of solid methamphetamine, 120,000 of liquid methamphetamine, and many kilograms of other […]
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In two years, electronic crimes reported to the Scientific Division of the Federal Police grew more than 4 000 600 percent. Of 173 complaints in 2010 rose to 016 by June 8000 this year. According to government figures, fraud and various shops prevailed in 2010 and 2011, but so far this year total more than […]
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The unemployment rate in the country decreased 0.61 percentage points to stand at 4.81% unemployment-mexico Mexico City. The occupancy rate in the informal sector scored a record in the country by providing a rate of 29.72% compared to the population in June 2012, reported the National Survey of Occupation and Employment (ENOE) developed by the […]
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The federal government signed an agreement with leading mobile operators in the country to bring down the black market of mobile telephony, which regularly encourages organized crime. In signing the agreement with representatives of Telcel, Movistar, Nextel and Iusacell and Marisela Morales, head of the PGR. Read Article
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According to the Population of the United Nations Agency, Mexico places third place in trafficking against women and children in Latin America. The states with the higher incidence of missing females are Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Chiapas, Durango, State of Mexico, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Nuevo Leon, Puebla, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, […]
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Also wanted in U.S. Benjamin Valeriano Hernandez Jr. and Mario Cazares, ‘Cachitas’, identified as the alleged leader of the Juarez cartel, was captured in Lomas de Chapultepec. According to the federal Public Security Secretariat ‘The jocks’ criminal activity began in 1998 as an alleged drug dealer in the U.S., crime for which has location and […]
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Police in Álamos, Mexico discovered 31 kilos, 600 grams of marijuana hidden inside an abandoned ranch. According to El Regional de Sonora, investigators found the site of the drug stash after detecting it from an air operation. Once searching the ranch, 32 packages containing the marijuana were discovered. Officials also confiscated a press. No arrests […]
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Alexánder Montoya Úsuga, believed to be the second-in-command of the Los Urabeños gang, was arrested on July 17, 2012 in Honduras. He was wanted for flying on an aircraft previously stolen from the El Dorado airport in Colombia, UPI Español reports. He is also believed to have been responsible for ordering and renting airplanes used […]
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The afternoon of Wednesday, was found the lifeless body of a person of U.S. origin, one of the hotels located south of the city in the area known as The Amapas.This is an alien who had stayed a few days because I was on vacation, however, this Wednesday afternoon was found dead inside the apartment […]
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According to experts the economic crisis, the unemployment and violence have increased the stress in families causing violence for children at their homes. Many children have been exposed to violence because of the violence and even death of their caregivers. In Mexico there are more than 40 thousand orphan mistreated children due to violence in […]
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The Scientific Division of the Federal Police reported an increase in crimes of extortion and fraud using the Internet for the period of January to June 30, 2012 to receive 5000 complaints. In the area of electronic crimes against children and adolescents as corruption, pornography, sex tourism, pandering, human trafficking and child abuse increased from […]
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The Civil Protection Department said Matamoros on permanent alert for the summer holiday period, as well as the hurricane season in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Oscar de la Cerda Maltos, head of the agency, said the intention is to maintain a “white balance” during the holiday season and hurricane season. He explained that […]
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In the previous two years more than 300 deported Honduran children that have been relocated to Mexico have been victims of human trafficking and never returned to their families. During the last 5 months of this year Mexican authorities have reported to transfer 589 deported children to Honduras and only 357 of them were returned […]
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Mexico: In Mexico beaches are the main focus for sexual exploitation and trafficking According to Martha Brown, president of the Children Foundation, Mexican beaches are some of the main points of interest for individuals who perform activities like children trafficking and sexual exploitation. This problem affects not only Mexico but many other but many other […]
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PRI Deputy Jesus Ramirez Stabros municipalist considered that the issue should be analyzed centrally, because municipalities are at risk of financial collapse did not materialize the reforms that are required, as the prosecutor, who join themselves to greater financial resources. He noted that a number of economic problems in the municipalities, because in some cases […]
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Aguascalientes, Ags. – The mayor of Cosio, Pablo Cortes de la Cruz, said that in this and the other municipalities that border with Zacatecas, has dramatically improved safety for protection of its inhabitants, with a single control strategy and coordination between corporations of the three levels of government. He said the construction of the office […]
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The Mexican drug cartels are having an increasing presence in Silicon Valley, a town located in the county of Santa Clara, California, warned by the district attorney, Patrick Vanier. The situation is occurring because the gangs have ties to people in Mexico, who have relatives living in the county to receive the operating, said the […]
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A woman in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico was surprised to discover 280 thousand dollars worth of drugs inside a vacuum her children gave her as a gift. Two pounds of methamphetamine and 2.2 pounds of cocaine were hidden inside the machine. Police believe whoever put the drugs inside likely did so before it was shipped to […]
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Police in Peru located a clandestine drug laboratory in a residence in San Martín de Porres. Inside, officials discovered 100 kilograms of cocaine and chemicals used for drug production. According to Peru 21, the home belonged to José Manuel López Quispe, alias ‘Papita,’ who kept the laboratory in an area under the floor. Authorities believe […]
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Elements of the Mexican Army shot and killed four criminals in Ciudad Victoria, including a central member the Los Zetas cartel Carlos Alberto Fernández Hernández, alias “Doble K.” According to Terra Noticias, Army officials had been attacked, leading them to open fire against the offenders. Fernández Hernández is known to have assisted in organizing vehicles […]
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Mexico: An adult and three minors were arrested for extortion in Sonora Member of state police apprehended one adult and three minors for the crimes of extortion in Caborca, Sonora. The three aggressors extorted a family that worked in the agricultural region of Caborca. The family was said to do whatever the aggressors wanted otherwise […]
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Omar Irám Guzmán Ortiz, “El Nueve,” was arrested by Federal Police in Tlaltizapán, Morelos, Mexico for involvement in a drug cartel known as La Familia. Guzmán Ortiz was responsible for ordering kidnappings and murders against members of opposing gangs, La Prensa Grafica reports. He is believed to have participated in the murder of seven people on […]
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An alleged kidnapper detained in Nogales A suspected kidnapper who was wanted by the Government of Sinaloa was arrested in Nogales by members of the State Police Investigator. The Attorney General, through a press release, announced that it is Ezekiel Amador Beltran, who also called himself Ezekiel Amador N. and / or Alfonso Amador Beltran […]
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According to El Unviversal via Vanguardia, four people were killed and six others were injured on Saturday in the town of Cerro de Ortega, Tecoman, when an armed commando burst into a restaurant in this town bordering the Coahuayana population, state of Michoacan. The Attorney General of the State of Colima reported that the incident […]
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IXTAPALUCA, STATE OF MEXICO. – Underage Seven women were raped and assaulted by several young people not yet identified a subject who assaulted a summer camp for hours, reported the Attorney General of the State of Mexico (PGJEM). While the governor condemned Avila Eruviel facts. Occurred on Thursday night in a Ixtapaluca Township in central […]
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The third phase of rabies, which was implemented in March, found that three dogs were detected with the disease throughout the State, two in Merida and one in Tekax veterinarian reported zootecnista Enrique Marin Pech, head of the project. Read Article
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Mexican police arrested in the tourist resort of Cancun on one of the men most wanted by U.S. authorities, who remained a fugitive for 24 years. Legrend Vincent Walters is wanted in San Diego, California, and is accused of murdering a woman in 1988 kidnapped as part of an operation involving drugs. He also faces […]
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Mexico: Minor is found guilty upon participating on a kidnapping in Chihuahua On June 6th, the child Javier Adrian C. “chanok” was found guilty for being a member and an accomplice in a kidnaping that took place in the city of Chihuahua. The child was identified by his victim and was sentenced to 15 years […]
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Mexico: In Chihuahua at least 112 bars were close with intents to avoid human trafficking The closure of 112 bars in Chihuahua and Juarez lead to a decrease in human trafficking, the murder and disappearance of women, and auto theft according to authorities. Clubs in Juarez have been identified as prostitution locations. Read Article
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A U.S. border inspector in San Diego was arrested Friday and accused of accepting bribes including thousands in cash, use of luxury cars and apartment rent payments from two people he allegedly allowed to drive past him with illegal immigrants in their car. Hector Rodriguez, 45, was arrested while on duty for the U.S. Customs […]
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Through an official statement issued by the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property or IMPI has been reported that a few hours ago, the Mexican government signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which is not just a U.S. initiative and more countries that aims to protect and regulate intellectual property. Then the statement on the signing […]
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A man died after being attacked by a swarm of bees in Nogales on Wednesday afternoon. The victim, 75-year-old Ramon Figueroa Rascon of Nogales, was helping to clean up trash and debris at a business at the 3200 block of Silver Hills Drive when he moved an old tire and disturbed a bee hive underneath, […]
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Assassins entered an abandoned house previously used for drug sales and killed three people, including two women, Narco Violencia reports. Residents in the north of Monterrey, where the murders occurred, identified the victims as “El Pete” (30), “El Miguelito” (15), and “El Cristo” (16). The triple assassination took place on Contrabajo Street in the San […]
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A woman was arrested after a drug seizure took place on a bridge between Texas, the United States and Reynosa, Mexico. She was spotted driving a 2001 Ford Focus by customs officials, according to Metro Noticias. After checking her documents, officials sent her to a secondary inspection, where vehicle discrepancies were noticed. With the help […]
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