Javier Ramirez Rojas (34), alias “El Tinpan,” was arrested by state police in Tijuana, Mexico, after officials discovered 80 kilograms of marijuana hidden in his Ford F150. According to Agencia Fronteriza de Noticias, the marijuana was worth 3,200,000 pesos. El Tinpan was stopped after police saw him walking with a package that resembled those used […]
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Warn increased drought associated diseases appearing in Mexico The Health Ministry reported yesterday Sinaloa a case of cholera in the area of Jesus Maria, so health officials analyze the water quality in wells and river tributaries Humaya. Several Mexican states now affected by drought warnings and recommendations issued after registering an increase in diseases related […]
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Arizona police discovered five charred bodies in a white SUV on June 2, 2012. The SUV was found 100 miles from the Mexican border in the Vekol Valley, south of Phoenix. Experts believe this represents an extension of Mexican drug violence into the United States, according to El País. The bodies had been burned so […]
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According to local police, the attack was carried out around 21:30 am Sunday by a group of armed men Eleven people were killed and ten wounded in an armed attack on a drug rehabilitation center in the city of Torreon, officials said. According to local police, the attack was carried out at about 21.30 local […]
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On June 1st he National Seismological Service registered an earthquake with a 5.68 magnitude on Richter scale at the coast of Jalisco, Guadalajara. The quake was registered at about 3:57am with an epicenter south of Cihuatlan, Jalisco. There was no damage left by the quake according to the State unit of Civil Protection. Read Article
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On June 1st a police officer Alejandro Antonio Cordero Valdez was detained and accused of assaulting three Dairy Lucerne truck drivers in the Benito Juarez district located in the City of Juarez. According to authorities the assaults occurred on May 23rd, 24th and 25th. Cordero robbed a total of approximately twelve thousand seven hundred pesos. […]
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In Chetumal, Quintana Roo , Radiologist David Nestor Quijano was charged with prostitution and child pornography. The accused was denounced to the authorities for presenting pornographic material to his daughter during a consultation. Authorities discovered that the aggressor had previously wedded three girls under the age of 15 years old. Quijano tried committing suicide by […]
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After the arrest of a Mexican at the Leonardo da Vinci airport in Rome, Italy on May 8, 2012, it appears the international Cancun airport is a major stopping point along a drug route from Latin America to Europe. The Mexican suspect had travelled from Cancun to Rome with 14 kilograms of high-purity cocaine in […]
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Drug traffickers Jose Velazco, and Miriab soberanis were accused of kidnaping and mutilating a child in the neighborhood of Los Angeles in Hildalgo. Both of the accused are affiliates of a group of six assassins in Tizayuca Hidalgo. The two aggressors mutilated the child’s finger in order to pressure his parents to pay a ransom. […]
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Mexico: child abductors were detained in Michoacan During the past recent weeks there were a total of four kidnaped children in Morelia Michoacan On May 30th police officials were able to detain 2 child abductors when driving a suspicious vehicle. Irritated Morelia residents demanded the authorities to lynch or let them lynch the abusers. Read […]
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Four people were arrested in the company of minors in Juarez, Nuevo Leon for the possession of drugs. According to Milenio, the four adults were José Humberto de León Suárez, “El Chikis” (28); Lázaro Portales Salazar (30); Victoria Berenice Martínez Treviño, “La Bere” (19); and Alfredo Flores Reyna, “La Rata” (30). The names of the […]
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In an unprecedented event in Mexico, a drug trafficking organization dumped thousands of political leaflets on the city of Culiacán from a plane. Many narco groups in Mexico have attempted to influence the public by distributing pamphlets, using violence or posting YouTube videos, but never before has a message been dropped from the sky, Univision […]
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Major consumers of Tobacco in Mexico are Low-income households The heart related diseases, caused by smoking, peaked in mortality levels in Mexico in 2010. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) during the year 2010 lowermost income households spent the greatest amount of money in Tabaco. 20 out of 100 people, who […]
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On Memorial weekend a man, resident of Sonora, was apprehended by Border Patrol officials when he attempted crossing 200,000 dollars into Mexico. The 37 year-old man was detained in the Dennis DeConcini Border Station, where officials found numerous packages, containing money, hidden in various compartments inside his vehicle. The suspect was incarcerated in the Santa […]
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On May 30th, Michoacan’s Director of Public Safety, Antonio Ruiz Acosta, was detained by army officials in the community of Barranquillas, Michoacan. After a traffic stop officers found approximately 465grams of Methamphetamines, a .223 caliber AR-15 rifle, three magazines with 78 rounds of ammunition, a 0.9mmgun with 11 rounds of ammunition and 9,250 pesos inside […]
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The United Nations (UN) announced to the press on May 29, 2012 that the Los Zetas cartel in Mexico uses blatant violence not only to control drug routes, but also to control entire territories. According to the UN, this criminal organization uses a different, more aggressive form of violence because it hopes to operate as […]
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Josefina Vázquez Mota, Mexican presidential candidate, is upset about the appearance of her ad on a narco blog. The Red Política reports the ad was displayed on the “Blog de Narco” site, a website discussing the controversial topic of drug violence related to organized crime. Representatives for Vázquez Mota assure the public that she is […]
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On May 28th, five members of a taxi driver criminal band devoted to sexual abuse, kidnapping and assault crimes were dismantled by police officials in Mexico City. The pseudo cab drivers were involved in at least 48 cases of which 10 they committed sexual abuse towards the victims. Aggressors would take their victims to little […]
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The 5 year-old victim will be discharged and transported from Legaria Hospital to a DIF (Institution for the development of the family) location where he will receive psychological therapy. The child will be awarded with a monthly allowance of six thousand pesos for the rest of his life by the Mexican government. Read Article
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Mexico: Gastrointestinal reported cases increase in Tamaulipas There are up to 3,800 gastrointestinal health problems reported weekly by Inhabitants residing in Victoria City Tamaulipas. Secretary of Health officials informed the public that the cause of the gastrointestinal discomfort is due to the consumption of spoiled food. Most patients are children and teenagers ranging from 6 […]
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On May 28th, a woman known as of Patricia Antuna Zuniga was found dead underneath a bridge at the Nazas neighborhood in Durango. The 39 year-old woman’s body was found with traces of strangulation at about 3:30am by State Attorney General. Agencies such as the Homicide Division Detectives and Attorney General staff will continue to […]
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After five attacks on Pepsi subsidiary company Sabritas, including arson on distribution centers and the torching of dozens of vehicles, police have arrested several suspects. Fox News Latino reports this is the first large-scale coordinated attack against a multinational company in five years. The affected centers and vehicles belonging to Sabritas were located in the […]
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The Public Security System Agency reported a total of 30 percent of more than 170 000 officers failed the control and trust examinations. Federal Deputies recognized that there is a lot of work that needs to be administered into the police of the country. Read Article
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The Department of Public Safety (SSC) seized 30 kilos of marijuana, numerous doses of narcotics in operatives done in eastern towns of Mexico City. There were a total of four people arrested containing an equivalent of 10 000 drug cigarettes and 200 thousand dollars. Read Article
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On May 24th a voluntary firefighter and two of his friend, reported the municipal police for abuse of authority, brutality and aggression. The victims reported that after bumping into a police vehicle in Delicias, Chihuahua they received nothing more than violent attacks from the peace officers. Read Article
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“El Gringo,” Mexican assassin for hire, detained in Cuautitlán Izcalli A Mexican assassin for hire known as “El Gringo” (30) was arrested in Cuautitlán Izcalli, El Sol de México reports on May 25, 2012. El Gringo preferred to decapitate his victims, who were mostly members of rival narcotrafficking gangs. Police have linked him to the […]
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The Attorney General of Chihuahua, Carlos Manuel Salas, has revealed that there is a large portion of youths involved in criminal activity in the state. In the past 19 months of the current administration, 4,000 people have been imprisoned for various crimes, including extortion, kidnapping, and murder, according to El Mexicano. Of this number, 15% […]
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On May 26th, sixteen men and three women, members of criminal group “Zetas”, were detained by elements of the State Investigation Agency in Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon. The accused were known to be watch keepers and drug distributors working for the Zetas group. Read Article
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Red Alert on the hurricane “Bud” is deactivated On May 26th the unit of Civil protection accompanied by the fire department informed citizens about the deactivation of the Red alert on hurricane “Bud”. Hurricane “Bud” was downgraded to a tropical Storm. Its winds were approximately 55 kilometers per hour with a dissipation process of 10 […]
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Oaxaca’s Seismic system alert fails due to electric malfunctioning On Friday May 5th the seismic alert system (SASO) in Oaxaca stopped operating due to an electric malfunctioning. The system has not yet being repaired because unionized employees took over the State Institute of Civil Protection offices. Read Article
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Elements of the State of Mexico state police, detained near the township of Cuautitlan Izcalli, Julius Caesar “N”, which is known by the alias “El Gringo”, 30 years old, who apparently is a murderer for hire organization of a major drug dealers, operating in the region north of the Metropolitan Area of Mexico. This guy […]
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A group of religious fanatics held a ritual to prevent a major earthquake and its ritual physically assaulted a minor. Mexico State’s over! It is the end of the world, “said Carmen, 23, and asked his family to close their eyes, and with prayers and supplication to God, his hands pulled her eyes to his […]
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On May 24 members of a rescue team transferred by helicopter a 5 year old victim to the emergency Red Cross hospital in Polanco, Mexico City. The victim had his eyes pulled out by seven individuals, including his parents, during a Satanic Ritual. Read Article
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The Navy Department reported that the hurricane “Bud” has intensified its level to a category two, traveling towards the southwest of Manzanillo, Colima. The impact of “Bud” will be for the states of Guerrero, Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco causing heavy rains and winds over 120 kilometers. Read Article
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Arturo Santamaría, researcher at the Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, has written a book that reveals women are increasingly moving into leadership positions within Mexican drug cartels, according to Noticias 24. Because death statistics among men in drug-related incidents have risen over recent years, women have been given greater opportunity to fill roles formerly reserved for […]
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Three men were arrested in Moctezuma and Venado, Antena San Luis reports. The three individuals were together carrying and guarding half a ton of marijuana. The drugs were intercepted along a route between Monterrey, Nuevo Leon and the states of Jalisco and Michoacán. The marijuana was discovered when police pulled over a white 1995 Nissan […]
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Mexico: a Woman accuses her husband of committing child abuse On may 18th a 30 year old man, Arcadio Ruiz Patino, was detained by authorities facing child abuse charges against his six year-old son in Nogales, Sonora. At 7:46 pm authorities were contacted by the mother of the child, she reported that Arcadio Ruiz physically […]
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On May 22nd a sixty two year-old man was detained by federal border agents when he pretended to cross bullets illegally into Nogales Sonora. During the inspection of the man’s vehicle, resident of Nogales Arizona, federal agents found gun ammunition in hidden compartments of the vehicle. Read Article
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Mexico: Nine assassins taken into custody in Ojocaliente, Zacatecas After a Federal Police operation on the morning of May 22, 2012, nine assassins were taken into custody in Ojocaliente, 14 miles from the city of Zacatecas, the Milenio reports. Two of the nine apprehended were women. Together, the suspects possessed eight rifles with extensive ammunition, […]
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Clandestine Drug Factory Destroyed in San Felipe, León, Mexico Tiempo La Noticia Digital released a report May 23, 2012 concerning a clandestine drug factory that was destroyed in San Felipe, León the previous Saturday. Public security forces and the San Felipe municipal police discovered the factory, which contained chemicals used in the production of synthetic […]
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Former Governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico Accused of Accepting Bribes from Drug Traffickers El Universal reports that Tomás Yarrington, the former governor of Tamaulipas, has been accused of receiving and accepting millions of dollars of bribes from drug trafficking organizations. According to U.S. federal prosecutors, he then invested the money in real estate in Texas, thus […]
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Colombian Cartel Fragmentation Creates Opportunity for Mexican Drug Traffickers After a recent Mexican plane crash in Ecuador associated with drug trafficking, experts predict a larger sphere of Mexican influence in Latin America concerning the illicit drug trade, reports Radio Nederland Wereldomroep Latinoamerica on May 23, 2012. Although this assumption cannot be definitively proven, the fragmentation […]
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Arizona Prime Location for Mexican Drug Trafficking with 23% of Border Drugs El Universal released a report May 22, 2012 claiming Arizona has become a prime location for drug trafficking between the United States and Mexico, particularly the cities of Phoenix and Tucson. 53% of all drug money seized in 2011 along the border between […]
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Mexico: A man is accused of sexually abusing his friend in Juarez On May 21st Gregorio Tarango was accused of committing sexual molestation against friend in the City of Juarez. The victim reported that while he was under the influence of alcohol he was taken to a house, where he was sexually abused by his […]
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Mexico: Water pollution decreases fishing activity in Tuxpan During the last five years the fishing activity in Tuxpan has decreased greatly as a result of water pollution. Several companies dump toxic their wastes into the Tampamacho lagoon, causing the death of numerous fish species. Fish production used to rage approximately a ton per week, today […]
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Mexico: US murderer is detained in the Mexican border A US fugitive is seized with the help of Mexican border patrol and custom agents in the border of Tamaulipas and Texas. The fugitive was identified as 37 year old Carlos Mares, he was hiding in Mexico after committing murder in Sullivan city, Texas. Read Article
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To keep the body free from cholera, the Ministry of Health has intensified inspection and cleansing ice plants, in addition to exercise special surveillance of food handlers and traders of seafood in the municipalities of Tampico, Madero and Altamira . Staff of the State Commission for the Prevention of Health Risks has been commissioned to […]
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Mexico: Fire in Zacatecas takes over paint storage and distribution center On May 20th at around 5 pm a fire expanded over a paint storage and distribution center, located 100 meters from a gas station in Zacatecas. Firefighters had difficulties controlling the fire because of the volatile substances that fed the flames which reached up […]
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Mexico: 15 year-old receives a fourteen year Jail sentence On May 21st, the Chihuahua teen court judge convicted fourteen year old Nestor Bernardino Diaz to fourteen and a half years of jail for the murder of police officer Sergio Leonel Munoz. NestorBernardino was detained on September 6th 2011, after shooting an active officer in Chihuahua. […]
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Security features of the state late Saturday found the body of a woman in this city. Hours apart and at another point in the city, two women were injured by bullets. With the death rises to thirty-four the number of women who have been killed this year. State Ministerial Police reported that on the streets […]
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The recommended Condusef users to ignore phone calls or emails which ask for personal information to activate their cards before a blocking course, as they may be subject to fraud. The National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services (Condusef) reported that new user account public concerns that have received such […]
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Last year, a record 120 Americans were killed in Mexico, compared with just 35 in 2007. Most happened in areas bordering the U.S. But for the first time, a significant number of murders occurred in previously peaceful areas like Jalisco state, where 14 Americans were killed, according to a Houston Chronicle analysis of U.S. State […]
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FBI: Neo-Nazis Planned to Attack Mexican Consulate Two members of a new white supremacist group in Minnesota discussed killing former associates in the neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement (NSM) and using homemade napalm in a truck bomb attack on the Mexican consulate in St. Paul, newly released court documents say. Read Article
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Meteorite lands in Puebla On May 18TH, there was a minor fire report caused by a meteorite that landed between Llagostera and Palo Hueytamalco located in Puebla. The meteorite landed at about 10 pm and did not cause any material or personal damages to residents. Read Article
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Mexico: Mexican authorities destroy 65 thousand liters of adulterated drinks Health officials in Zapopan Jalisco destroyed about 65 thousand litters of adulterated beverages in the last six months. According to health authorities the impure beverages contained methanol, a substance that is not apt for human consumption. This dangerous substance can lower the respiratory and cardiac […]
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Mexico: American Citizen kidnaped in Jalisco On May 18th, members of 2 drug cartels, Millennium and Los Zetas, kidnapped an American citizen in Chapala. When the foreigner walked his dogs, members of the drug cartels picked him up and released him hours later upon the condition to take a woman to a hospital. Read Article
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Mexican journalist found dead The reporter Marco Antonio Avila, who had been kidnapped, was found with signs of torture and a message from drug trafficking. The body of a journalist covering police matters was found today on a highway in Mexico’s Sonora state accompanied by a message attributed to drug trafficking after being kidnapped yesterday, […]
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A 13 year old is shot dead in the City of Juarez On May 16th a 13 year-old teenager was shot dead at about 9pm inside a restaurant with the name of “Charros” located in the city of Juarez. Read Article
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Mexico: chemical spill leads authorities to evacuate maquiladora in Juarez On May 15th a chemical spill forced the evacuation of maquiladora personnel in the Capcom fabric located in the city of Juarez. According to authorities a magnesium container spilled over causing chemical combustion at approximately at 1:30 pm. Read Article
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Mexico: Teenager is accused of sexually abusing an 11 year old kid On May 15th a 14 year-old teenager was accused of sexually molesting an 11 year-old boy in the Villas del Rey neighborhood located in Chihuahua. Authorities apprehended the accused when the victim’s mother witnessed the event. Read Article
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Mexico spends almost 4 million pesos supporting Deported immigrants coming back from the US The Mexican department of labor has invested a total of 3 million 723 thousand pesos assisting individuals that have been deported mainly from the states of Texas and California. In the year 2012 there has been a total of 2 462 […]
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Mexico: Ten Security Officials received kidnapping charges in Mexico City On May 15th,2012, ten members of the Department of Public Safety were accused of kidnapping 3 individuals in Mexico City. According to authorities the suspects demanded a ransom of approximately 200 thousand pesos for each victim. Read Article
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Insecurity and criminal gangs involved with theft of this organization and the finances and supplies for marginal peoples is suffering up to 29 million peso losses on an annual basis. Read Article
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In recent days, held a judicial exhumation of a body that was thought might be missing one of the Popular Revolutionary Army. After a painful journey, in which participated members of the EAT, relatives of the victims, federal officials and Oaxaca, it was concluded that a track was unfounded. It was important for us involving […]
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The Mexican Navy seized at the port of Lazaro Cardenas, a shipment from China with 136 tonnes of precursor chemicals used to manufacture synthetic drugs, and bound for Honduras, officials said. The Secretary of Navy of Mexico (Semar) said in a statement that the substances were found in 1,748 barrels within seven containers of the […]
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Specialists of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) are calling on the population in this hot weather and rains take precautions to prevent the spread of malaria infection that may jeopardize the lives of the sick person. According to a press release, malaria, epidemiologist Joel Navarrete said Espinosa, Medical Programs Coordinator of the Coordination of […]
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The activity of Popocatepetl volcano has remained high during the last 24 hours, so the alert remains in Phase 3 Yellow, reported the National Center for Disaster Prevention (Cenapred). In his report at 11:00 hours, explained that there was limited visibility from the south of the volcano, where there was a plume of water vapor, […]
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Shooting Attack kills a Mother and her Son in the City of Juarez On Saturday May 12th a group of armed men opened fire towards a house in the neighborhood of Aztecas located in the city of Juarez. The violent events lead to the death of a 25 year-old man, son of a state police […]
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Mexican authorities discover grenades Tlalpan On Friday May 11th, Public Security officials found two grenades at a ridge intersection in the Magisteriales Coapa, neighborhood located in Tlalpan. The abandoned explosives were found at approximately 1 pm after a concerned resident reported the events to the authorities. Read Article
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Crimes ranging from drug abuse to authorities; A report from the Department of Defense indicates that among the items that were found guilty there corporals, soldiers, cadets, sergeants, lieutenants, lieutenants, captains, majors and colonels. By abuse of authority, murder, extortion, rape, desertion or crimes against health, 3 000 612 soldiers have been sentenced by court […]
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The number of bodies found on Sunday morning at kilometer 47 of the Monterrey-Reynosa free road amounted to 49 of them 43 were men and six women. Sources at the Attorney General of Nuevo Leon (PGJNL) indicated that in the scene, in the municipality of Cadereyta Jimenez, continue the work of bodies and evidence collection. […]
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An intense shootout between police patrols and an unknown tattooed black manned vehicle that ignored the order of a patrol convoy stopped for a routine. he shootout resulted in the death of the suspect driver, two policemen injured and a strong mobilization of patrols from the Benito Juarez to Iztapalapa. In this regard, the police […]
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On Friday, the bodies of four women and five men were found hanging from a bridge in Nuevo Laredo, just across the border from Laredo, Texas. All of the bodies reportedly displayed signs of torture, and a ‘narco-banner’ was hung nearby, a now common sight throughout drug war-weary Mexico. Read Article
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Unless you change the volcanic alert to red on the day or in the hours before the Electoral Institute of Mexico State (IEEM) will specify the relocation of boxes in the Popocatepetl area to safeguard the right of citizens to vote . Among the areas of risk for volcanic alert, the IEEM includes the municipalities […]
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Although not said the final amount paid for Mexicana Airlines, Mid Atlantic and is the new owner of Mexicana Airlines, to materialize today the transfer of shares Aeronautical Group New (NGA). The judge president of the airline’s bankruptcy, Philip Comfort, confirmed this and added that the terms and conditions of commercial operation were confidential as […]
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The Civil Liberties Union of U.S. (ACLU) asked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to initiate an investigation into alleged abuses against U.S. citizens, legal residents and other visitors at ports of entry along the border with Mexico. The complaint, formally sent yesterday, cites evidence of 11 alleged victims of agents of the Bureau of […]
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A suspected leader of the Zetas hit men in the state was arrested by the Secretary of the Navy of Mexico (Semar), who is credited with masterminding the kidnapping and material and killed at least four elements of this dependence. Jose Luis Vergara Ibarra, director of Social Communication Semar, reported that it is Jesus Hernandez […]
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The Mexican economy will grow about 4.0 percent this year, thanks to economic policy across the country makes efficiently external shocks, said the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Mexico (Banxico), Manuel Ramos France. Read Article
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With a total of 15 exhalations and two periods of harmonic tremor and spasmodic, the Popocatepetl volcano has maintained high levels of activity during the last 24 hours. Read Article
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After the theft of a newborn in the General Hospital of Poza Rica, the Ministry of Health issued an alert to the rest of the hospitals in the state and redoubled vigilance with elements of the Auxiliary Police Institute and Wealth Protection (IPAX) in the building where they stole the baby. In an interview the […]
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The Directorate General of Civil State, warned of the presence of rain, whirlwinds and devils for the next 24 hours in Puebla as a result of the entrance of the cold front number 47 in the north of the country. Jesus Morales, director of the area, reported that according to the latest balance sheet of […]
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Mexico: Search Continues for a supposed plane crash On May 7th authorities were notified by local residents about a plane crash that took place in the Sierra Jimulco Torreon. Authorities completed a search flight around the area but then again found no results. The Public Security reported that the search will be continued. Read Article
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On April 26th five sixth graters performed and recorded a pornographic video inside a school classroom in Campeche. The pornographic video consists of the child (Jorge) having sex with two of his classmates. The video revealed several sex acts taking place. Read Article
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Military officer Jose Luis Alvarez Lopez admitted raping and killing his 10-year-old niece on behalf of revenge against his brother in law. The victim’s body was found on May 1st, inside a pit located north of the Rural Sonoyta road in Sonora. Read Article
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Mexico: Three active fires in Sonora The Sonora Department of Civil Protection reported three fires in the state of Sonora Mexico. The most recent fire report was on May 9th at 9:50am in the border of Sonora and Arizona. Read Article
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Mexican authorities discover at least 10 dead bodies in Jalisco On May 9th, the Jalisco Attorney General reported the discovery of approximately 10 defunct bodies inside two abandoned vehicles in Ixtlahuacan Jalisco. Police detected the deserted bodies at about 7:48am many of which were dismembered. Read Article
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A force of 600 soldiers and 200 state troopers will strengthen security in four municipalities mountain: Badiraguato, Choix, Sinaloa and San Ignacio Culiacan, Sin. In four municipalities mountain will move a force of 600 members of the Army and 200 state police to face criminal groups that sow terror and are triggering an exodus of […]
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The U.S. Border Patrol on Tuesday unveiled its new national strategy, the first in eight years, during which their agents more than doubled and arrests of people entering illegally from Mexico fell to their lowest level in four decades. The new plan, outlined in a 32-page document whose preparation took more than two years has […]
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The Secretary of the Federal District Public Security (SSP-DF), confirmed by the Secretariat of Federal District Public Security (SSP-DF), confirmed that elements of Sector La Noria and Arenal, rescued unharmed to 24 undocumented from Central America, the delegation Iztacalco, likewise was arrested a person allegedly linked to the custody and removal of aliens to the […]
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The bloody shootouts between gunmen and followed the Mexican Army in the Sierra de Choix for a second day in which the death toll rose to 15, including 13 gunmen, one soldier and an officer of the Municipal Police.
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The Health Ministry Jalisco (SSJ) warns that the months of May and June are the hottest of the season, therefore, calls upon the general care and maintenance of hygiene in food preparation; is estimated that it could increase by 15% the season related diseases: diarrhea, dehydration and heatstroke. Read Article
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Relatives of two young people who are admitted to the General Hospital “Dr. Carlos Canseco” after being struck by winging passenger bus last April 12 in the El Blanco in Ciudad Madero, denounced abuse of a company lawyer tricked insurance has forced them to sign a blank document, in complicity with Agency staff of the […]
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Cordoba, Veracruz – The Municipal Civil Protection coordinator, Carlos Mendoza Aguilar, issued a warning for the invasion of at least 300 families to a protected ecological area by the State Government, located on the hill of the Territorial Reserve. The state official said the site is unsuitable for housing because it is an area of […]
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Six Young Men were found dead after a shootout in Mexico City On May 5th Mexican authorities discovered the bodies of six dead youths after a violent shootout at the neighborhood of Iztapalapa in Mexico City. The shooting took place early on Saturday between groups of alcohol-intoxicated teenagers. Read article
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Authorities rescue a 14-year-old forced into prostitution On May 1st, Mexican authorities rescued a 14 year old teenager forced into prostitution at a bar in Zumpango Toluca. The teenager was hired as a waitress at “La Gloria” bar, where she received a commission of 30 pesos for every drink her clients consumed. Her boss received […]
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Mexico: 23 bodies found in Nuevo Laredo Mexico On May 4th, police discovered a total of 23 cadavers in the city of Nuevo Laredo Mexico. There were 14 heads found inside three coolers in front of the city’s municipality. The corresponding decapitated bodies were found inside an abandoned vehicle. Nine other bodies were found hanging […]
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TRAVELING THE WORLD? VISIT TOURISTKILLED.COM Mexico’s congress passed a law Monday to recognize and protect the rights of crime victims, a longstanding demand in a country where more than 47,500 people have died in 5½ years of drug-related violence, and thousands more have disappeared. The law covers the dead, wounded, kidnapped or missing whether they […]
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Violence and Sexual Abuse on the Rise for Girls in Mexico Children’s homicides have climbed 30% in one year in Mexico, according to reports from NSS Oaxaca. Kidnapping and sexual exploitation of young girls is also one the rise as a result of narcotrafficking and gang activity concentrated in the northern states. Read Article
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Mexico: Authorities arrest husband and wife in possession of drugs, weapons and counterfeit money A husband and wife were arrested in the City of Juarez after authorities inducted a vehicle search and found guns, ammunition, what appear to be marihuana and the sum of 20 counterfeit dollars. The couple grasped the attention of the authorities […]
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