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Mexico: 10 year old brutally abused by parents

Mexico: 10 year old brutally abused by parents

Roberto Hernandez cruz and Liliana Giselle Acosta were accused of brutally abusing their 10 year old son in the City of Juarez. The child’s grandmother reported that her 28-year old daughter, Giselle Acosta, and her 41-year old partner, always scold and beat the kid without reason. Read Article

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Reported food poisoning affects 285 children in Guerrero Mexico

Mexico: Reported food poisoning affects 285 children 285 children and 14 adults suffered food poisoning due to consumption of food at the children day “Dia del Nino” Festival in Guerrero. Health officials reported 85 patients remain hospitalized while 216 have already been discharged from the general hospital. Read Article

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Mexico: Violent confrontation between military and gunmen leaves 50 dead in Sinaloa

Mexico: Violent confrontation between military and gunmen leaves 50 dead On Sunday April 29th Mexican military officials were ambushed by an unknown group of armed men in the town of Choix, Sinaloa. The confrontation left 30-50 deaths according to Eleazar Rubio, the Mayor of EL Fuerte. Read Article

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U.S. citizen arrested Tijuana Mexico for robbery, probation violation in California

Aa U.S. citizen was arrested in Tijuana, who was wanted by authorities in his country for allegedly committing a robbery. Ministerial Police Officers of the Organized Crime Attorney, arrested the fugitive, who identified himself as Dustin Kunkel, 25. The arrest was achieved by exchanging information with U.S. authorities had insufficient data is that the alleged […]

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Four killed-16 injured bus accident Sonora Mexico when bicyclist crosses International Highway

Ciudad Obregon, Sonora. – Four people died and 16 injured, some seriously, left a toll-rollover crash between a truck Tufesa passengers, a cargo van and a bicycle, which occurred yesterday afternoon on the international highway, north of the toll booth of Esperanza. Read Article

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Deficit of 2,000 police Saltillo Mexico

Saltillo. – As the massive casualties continue, the replacement of police patrols also continue. In recent weeks have already joined 74 former members of the municipal corporation. While the pace of hiring is not similar to the expulsions, the mayor said Jericho Abramo Masso is replacing quantity with quality. Read Article

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Mexican journalist, Regina Martinez found murdered in her apartment in Veracruz

The governor of the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, Javier Duarte, ordered the integration of a panel of researchers to solve the murder of journalist Regina Martinez, correspondent for the weekly Proceso. The body was found with signs of beating and strangling. Veracruz is one of the states affected by drug violence, an issue that […]

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa a contagious deadly bacteria detected in a patient of Aguascalientes Mexico, March 2012

In the hospital of the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), located in the state capital, a patient was found contaminated with the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa, that infects the pulmonary tract, the urinary tissues, wounds and also causes other blood infections. This was confirmed by staff of the press area of […]

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Closure of polluted beaches in Tijuana Mexico

Mexico: Closure of polluted beaches in Tijuana The Health ministry of Baja California reported the closure of the beaches in Tijuana due to sewage spill and rain water that poured down the beaches in Tijuana. Polluted water could be dangerous since it contains infectious microorganisms that could cause minor illnesses such as skin irritation ear […]

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Mexico: Dangerous solar radiation levels reported in Mexico

Mexico: Dangerous radiation levels reported in Mexico The Atmosphere Monitoring System in Mexico City (Simat) reports there is a high solar radiation in the valley of Mexico. The ultraviolet rays range between 11 and 12 UV. The recommendations for citizens are to wear light colored long-sleeved shirts and applying sunscreen constantly. Read Article

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Mexico: Former Ecatepec Official shot dead in Mexico City

Mexico: Former Ecatepec Official was shot dead in Mexico City On April 27th Miguel Angel Barrera Lopez former town secretary of Ecatepec, was shot dead in Lindavista located in Mexico City. The official and his driver were shot by two subjects in a white car that intercept them near the “Instituto Politecnico” avenue. The driver […]

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No slowdown in Central Americans crossing Mexico border on way to U.S-Video Spanish

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Chihuahua Mexico: Heat Alert through the weekend

Salvador Echavarria, a meteorologist with the UEPC, asked the media to report promptly to the public on the temperature rise to protect themselves from sun. Said it is important for adults to children have always handy to hydrate and leave home with umbrellas, hats or caps that allow the skin protection from ultraviolet rays. Likewise […]

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Los Mochis, Sinaloa Mexico: Farmers happy about arrest of band of kidnappers but, believe insecurity still severe problem

Los Mochis, Sin. – The Upstate producers welcome the police authorities arrested a band of dangerous kidnappers operating in the region, and consider that although the crimes have been decreasing, the problem of insecurity remains severe. In this regard, the president of the Farmers Association of Rio Fuerte Sur, Miguel Luque Miranda stressed the importance […]

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Malnutrition kills 2 children in Sinaloa Mexico

Two children, sons of migrant farmworkers , died in Sinaloa from malnutrition causes. According to health authorities there are 196 agricultural fields and only 10 percent of them are health certified. Read Article

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Mexico: Recorded family violence in 28 million Mexican households

Mexico: There is family violence recorded in28 million Mexican households. According to the National Human Rights Commission there are 28 million households in Mexico reporting family violence. Young children, senior citizens and individuals with disabilities are mostly prone to physical psychological, verbal and sexual violence. Read Article

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Nuevo Laredo Mexico: Miltary attacked upon arrival of a car bomb explosion

Mexico: Explosion of car bomb in Nuevo Laredo On Tuesday April 24th car bomb explosion took place at about 8:00am in front of the Nuevo Laredo Public Safety building. According to authorities after the explosion, military personnel arrived to the location and were suddenly attacked by an armed group of people. At the moment nobody […]

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Mexico: experts warn two environmental areas at risk due to plan of major tourism projects

Mexico City. Two of the most important environmental areas of the country, the National Wetlands wetlands, mangroves covering territory of Nayarit and Sinaloa, and the Cabo Pulmo reef park are at risk from tourism mega authorization by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), experts say. Given the environmental importance of the two sites, […]

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Owner, police uniform store El Paso Texas arrested – smuggling bullets, equipment to Mexico

The owner of a uniform store police and military in El Paso was arrested yesterday by federal agents on charges of smuggling bullets and tactical equipment to Mexico as well as money laundering. The man was identified as Hector Ayala, 48, who was detained in the jail of El Paso County and who is accused […]

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Mexico: New high powered arms to counter narcos

Single State Police has three new special teams, who are armed with 50 caliber Barrett rifles broken shield, used by armed forces in counternarcotics operations, in the same way the squad of snipers and Response Unit will have special weapons, among which 40 caliber grenade launchers. The corporation was awarded 4 Barret rifles 308 caliber […]

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Leader of cell of “La Familia Michoacana” detained in Texcoco Mexico

On April 18, in an operation implemented by members of the Secretariat of Public Safety personnel in coordination with the Attorney General of the State of Mexico, were arrested Francisco Garcia Brito Galdino “The Fanta”, identified as the manager of a cell of the criminal organization “La Familia Michoacana” operating in the region of Texcoco. […]

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More Mexicans leaving U.S. than arriving since Depression

A four-decade tidal wave of Mexican immigration to the United States has receded, causing a historic shift in migration patterns as more Mexicans now leave the United States for Mexico than the other way around, according to a report from the Pew Hispanic Center. It is the first reversal in the trend since the Depression, […]

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Mexico: Three tourist scuba divers drown cenote Chac Mool

Three divers foreign nationals died in the cenote Chac Mool, located in an area very close to Puerto Aventuras. A couple native to Brazil and his guide, a Spanish diver, have entered the cenote near four in the afternoon of Thursday, and about nine o’clock at night, two of his companions they told authorities they […]

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Walmart involved in bribery scandal, Mexico

Is the Mexican government involved in corruption schemes? Nooooo this must be a mistake… it never happens in Latin America! According to a recent article at the NYTimes, one of the world’s most successful and respected companies, Walmart, has just been caught in a massive bribery scandal in Mexico that extends to the highest levels […]

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Cosoleacaque, Veracruz, Mexico: Band of kidnappers detained

The criminals engaged in kidnapping and extortion virtual in the southern state. Reach them through a citizen complaint Elements of the Department of Public Safety arrested a gang of kidnappers and extortionists operating in the southern part of the entity. After the rapid and timely response from the State Police, in coordination with the police, […]

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Police investigating motorcycle gang of thieves in Leon, Mexico

Police investigation with the Attorney General, a gang of assailants on motorbikes who have perpetrated at least three robberies with large sums of money. The mayor of Leon, Ricardo Sheffield Padilla, said Friday that walking for 15 days on the trail of this criminal group and a band is ‘sophisticated’. “The situation is a band […]

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Tijuana Mexico: Woman kidnapped and tortured by friends

Mexico: A woman is kidnapped and tortured by her friends in Tijuana April 18th a woman was taken hostage by her own friends when she was calling her boyfriend from a public phone outside her house in Tijuana. Her friends, driving through neighborhood, forced her inside their vehicle. The aggressors consumed ecstasy pills and injected […]

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Police find two disfigured bodies in Acapulco Mexico

Mexico: 2 disfigured bodies are found by authorities in Acapulco On April 19th authorities discovered the bodies of two young men on the corner of Ricardo Flores Magon Street in Acapulco. The bodies presented gunshot wounds to their head, signs of torture and face disfigurement by a distinct kind of acid. Along with the bodies […]

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United States provides specialized anti-crime equipment to Mexico

Mexico: The US provides specialized anti-crime equipment to Mexico The United States donated specialized equipment, valued at $725 543 000 dollars, to combat organized crime and violence generated by criminal groups in Mexico. The equipment, set up by microscopes, fingerprint scanners, office and training equipment will be delivered on Monday to the State Governor. Read […]

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13 killed in massacre at bar in Chihuahua, Mexico

Mexico: 15 victims of massacre at a bar in Chihuahua On April 20th approximately 10 armed men arrived at El Colorado bar in Chihuahua and indiscriminately started firing instantly killing 13 and injuring 4 people. Victims tried running but were massacred inside the bar. Read Article

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Ciudad Juarez Mexico: Relatives of alleged murderers protest

Mexico: Relatives of alleged murderers protest outside the Attorney General office On April 21st family members and friends of 19 alleged murderers protested outside the Attorney General office. Protesters claimed justice for their innocent imprisoned relatives that were arrested last Wednesday in possession of illegal belongings. Read Article

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Mexico: Red Code Alert in Saltillo

Mexico: Red code alert in Saltillo On April 20th a Code Red alert was implemented in Saltillo, after a shootout between an armed group and official authorities. Members of the armed group threw a grenade that exploded near a car dealership. The federal police and military officials followed the aggressors meanwhile one of the armed […]

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43 dead and 18 injured in Bus accident Veracruz Mexico

The death toll from the accident on a highway in Veracruz, Mexico rose to 43 and totaling 18 wounded. The fatal accident occurred after a collision between a passenger bus and a trailer in northern Veracruz on Friday morning, said state Civil Protection. Read Article

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Activity of Popocatepetl places alert to more than 67,000 people states of Mexico, Puebla, Morelos

The authorities have declared a yellow alert phase 3, which corresponds to “explosive activity intermediate to high, possible expulsion of magma and ash rain notorious”, and in these elections have been quick to implement preventive measures. Including distribution of masks and bottles of water, the deployment of security forces and mobile health care units, the […]

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Tijuana, Mexico: Man posing as taxi driver detained with 15 kilos of marijuana

TIJUANA, Baja California (PH) A 37-year-old taxi driver who pretended to be free, was insured by the Municipal Police, with 15 kilos of marijuana, in the vicinity of the colony Mariano Matamoros, the delegation Dam. According to information from the Municipal Public Security Ministry, the events occurred on the street and boulevard Javier Mina White […]

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Gang of car thieves dismantled Tijuana Mexico

TIJUANA, Baja California (PH) A band composed of five people including two women, was captured and dismantled by ministerial agents, on charges of theft of motor vehicle matched in their patterns of change in series and custody of stolen vehicles. The Attorney General of the State reported that detainees are Angelica Guerrero Guadalupe Martinez, 19, […]

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Truckdriver hauling ammunition takes wrong turn in El Paso, Texas, ends up in Juarez, arrested

A U.S. truck driver was arrested after 268,000 rounds of ammunition were found in a semi-truck in Juárez by Mexican customs agents at the Bridge of the Americas on Tuesday afternoon. The case was one of the largest ammo seizures made by Mexican authorities in Juárez since a vicious drug cartel war that has claimed […]

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Report reveals increased security between Mexico/U.S. border not preventing more drug trafficking

Transfer of drug grows in U.S. border. States. and Mexico New York. – Increased security at the border between Mexico and the United States does not prevent more drugs being trafficked or that more immigrants are exposed to violence of Mexican cartels, said a U.S. report released yesterday. Read Article Spanish

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Yucatan Mexico: Municipal worker finds grenade

A grenade was found in the street 27 between 26 and 30 of the German colony. The explosive danger represented not as it was useless, according to members of the Army who came to the scene. Before agents of the Ministry of Public Security cordoned off the area after a warning call Municipal Utility worker […]

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Cancun, Mexico: Gunmen shoot weapons at several businesses, hotel in tourist area, one dead

CANCUN. – An armed commando shot yesterday against two bars, a pharmacy and a hotel on a main road of the first frame of the city, leaving one person dead. According to the State Attorney General, the events occurred at 3 am when occupants of a van fired a burst of shots at the bar […]

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Mexico: 30 percent of palms and banana trees infected with red mite in Quintana Roo

30% of the palms and banana grown in Quintana Roo to Belize frontier is affected by the red mite. The problem is worrisome because the plants dry out quickly and limits its growth. President of the State Committee of Plant Protection, Sergio Morteo Crisanto said the view detracts from Chetumal Bay Boulevard over the months […]

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Popocatepetl volcano remains on alert, evacuation of 28,000

The Popocatepetl volcano remains moderate exhalations but the alert remains. The Popocatepetl volcano in central Mexico, on Wednesday presented a decrease in the exhalations of steam and ash that are alarming to evict more than 28,000 people, authorities said. Although the National Center for Disaster Prevention (Cenapred) for Mexico reported in the last hours only […]

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Insecurity increases along Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala

Central American Criminals crossing border to commit crimes, escape back to Guatemala. Tapachula, Chiapas. – On the morning of Sunday, the group of society ladies of the town of Tuxtla Chico, Chiapas, denounced the insecurity has increased in recent months in this border city, so they said that American criminals crossing the border the early […]

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Registration of Mexican voters abroad grows significantly

The registration of voters abroad grew by 44.4 percent over 2006, reaching 59 000 40 Mexicans living in 105 countries and from this date will receive a ballot to cast the vote and “election kit” which contains messages of the four presidential candidates and Leonardo Valdes, president of the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE), informed the […]

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Cache of Weapons seized Ciudad Juarez, Mexico including .50 caliber weapons

Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.-agents of the elite group of Municipal Police intelligence ‘burst’ another residence in Golden Meadow fractionation, securing just over two kilograms of cocaine and an arsenal again, highlighting a Barret rifle, caliber .50, of known as the ‘tomb aircraft’. Following the assurance, the last coming on April 13 a very similar arsenal seized […]

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Minatitlán, Veracruz Mexico: Mayor detained after assisting band of criminals in shootout with military

Mayor was at home that the criminals had used as a refuge after a shootout initial A Mexican mayor was arrested with a group of alleged criminals who fought gun battles with soldiers of the army in the eastern state of Veracruz, officials said. The mayor of Chinameca, Padua Martin Zuniga, a member of the […]

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Nuevo Laredo Mexico: 14 corpses dismembered found inside abandoned vehicle near city hall

dismembered corpses of 14 people were found inside a vehicle around the mayor of the city of Nuevo Laredo (northeast), the U.S. border, the government of the state of Tamaulipas. “It’s about 14 bodies apparently were abandoned in a van, to the early hours of this day and with a message for a group of […]

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Cattle with rabies detected in Chiapas Mexico

Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas. – Central, Coast and Frailesca recorded the first infections and deaths of animals for rabies so far this year. The protection of less than one percent of the local cattle herd increases the risk that the problem has spread to other regions. Read Article

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5,000 suffer from Hemophilia in Mexico

Hemophilia is an inherited condition that almost exclusively affects men and for which has yet discovered a cure, caused by deficiency of a clotting protein (factor VIII or IX) that therefore no to control the bleeding or bleeding events, according to the pediatric hematologist of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), Berges Adolfina Garcia. Read […]

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Guatemalan Consul Tapachula Mexico, corruption needs to be dealt with southern border

Tapachula Chiapas. – The Consul of Guatemala in Tapachula, Francisco Armando Moreno said that in order to switch to the southern border, rather than proposals, family integration must exist, because there are principles that leave people and prevent misconduct and offenses in the future. In an interview, spoke of the security proposals, tourism and trade […]

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More evidence of Sinaloa Cartel moving into Dominican Republic

CAPTURE AND EXTRADITION OF ALLEGED SINALOA MEMBERS INDICATE CARTEL SPREADING INTO DR The Arrests of the Two Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Members Is Strongest Sign Yet That the Group Might Be Active in the Dominican Republic. SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Two alleged members of the Sinaloa cartel were caught here and promptly extradited to the […]

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Jalisco Mexico: Less than 24 hours three murdered in separate events

Two men and a woman were beaten to death between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, one of the events happened in colonial Guadalajara Poles Friends GUADALAJARA, Jalisco (17/ABR/2012.) – Two men and a woman were beaten to death between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, one of the events occurred in Friends Colony Poles in Guadalajara. […]

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Mexico: laws changed to criminalize adulteration, contamination, alteration of alcoholic beverages

The Senate endorsed, with changes, criminalize serious adulteration, counterfeiting, contamination or alteration of any alcoholic beverage and distribution. Amendments to the General Health Law and the Federal Criminal Code of Criminal Procedure, adopted with 72 votes, establish penalties punishable by six months to three years in prison who forges or counterfeits alcohol, and three to […]

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First three months 2012, 21,000 Guatemalans deported from Mexico and U.S.

The Department of Migration (DGM) of Guatemala announced today that it has received over 21 thousand Guatemalans deported by immigration authorities of Mexico and the United States in the first three and a half months of this year. Report of GMD indicates that U.S. authorities deported 795 9 000 Guatemalan immigrants who remained undocumented so […]

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Mexico in the midst of a nuclear threat-opinion

I chose two austere scenarios for interviews. The two greeted warmly at the beginning and end of sessions. The two, surrounded by a rigid security team. Two aides who care for them every detail of the image projected. The two are locked in a nuclear threat and sought to bring Mexico to its sides. In […]

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Remains of girls and women discoverd on Mexican, U.S. border

The bodies of several girls and women were found on the border between Mexico and the United States, the gruesome discovery again unleash fears of women in Ciudad Juarez are killed en masse. The most recent discovery creepy-a total of 12 sets of bones found in January and February in fields in the valley Juarez, […]

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Illegal immigrants from at least 70 countries have used Mexico as entry to U.S.

Gustavo Mohar Bentancurt, Assistant Secretary for Population, Migration and Religious Affairs of the Ministry of the Interior (Interior Ministry) said that 1.5 daily migrants die trying to cross the border into the United States. Opening the First International Conference on the Smuggling of Migrants, the official also said that one of every 11 Mexicans live […]

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Mexico: prison raids Cancun, Cozumel, Chetumal uncovers large cache contraband

Elements of state and municipal police, supported by the Mexican Army, conducted simultaneous raids criminal Cancun, Cozumel and Chetumal, where confiscated drugs, sharp stabbing weapons, cell phones, beer and cane liquor. In a statement, the Ministry of Public Security said that the operation in Cancun prison lasted about four hours and were eventually seized 221 […]

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Mexico: Alerts on the Popocateptl Volcano increased to phase 3

Mexico: Alerts on the Popocateptl Volcano increase to phase 3 According to the Governor of Toluca Mexico, Eruviel Avila, the evacuation routes have been prepared and are ready ever since the Popovateptl volcano ‘s alert increased from Phase 2 to Phase 3. This Thursday the governor would conduct a tour of the area and will […]

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Mexico: Two women are found dead in Nuevo Leon

Mexico: Two women are found dead in Nuevo Leon On April 16th at 2:21 am a female body was discovered near a tunnel ( Loma Larga)in Nuevo Leon with gunshot wounds on her left side, right leg, arms and at least one shot in the head. On April 15th the body of another female body […]

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Mexico: Increase in severe diseases

Mexico: There is an increment of precarious diseases in Mexico The capital’s Health Secretary, Francisco Osuna, reported an increase on severe diseases during the last years in Mexico. . According to the reports on the chronic degenerative disease, on the year 2000 there were 183 reported cases while in 2011 it increased to 516 cases. […]

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Ciudad Juarez Mexico: Businessman murdered, burned who accused police of kidnapping

A man was stabbed and burned him in his house was a businessman who accused 10 federal police officers to kidnap and torture last year, authorities confirmed Ciudad Juarez. The spokesman for the state prosecutor’s office in Chihuahua Carlos Gonzalez said Monday that attackers killed Eligio Ibarra Amador on Thursday, a day before he had […]

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Protest against bullfighting Ensenada Mexico

One hundred people demonstrated at the entrance of the square portable port of Ensenada, in opposition to the realization of bullfights. The protesters peacefully marched in with banners and placards at the entrance of the makeshift arena. Esther Gamez, one of the promoters and participants of the demonstration, described bullfighting as an act of torture […]

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Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City large eruption, ash April 16, 2012

Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City had one of its largest eruptions this year yesterday 16 April. An explosion produced an ash plume rising 2 km and caused ash fall, up to 7 cm thick, in over 30 communities near the volcano. Strong incandescence can be seen at night from the summit, suggesting that fresh magma […]

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Mexico: Secretaria de la Defensa Nacional website suspends sections of website until conclusion of elections

Following notice taken from SEDENA’s website Important Notice In terms of the provisions of Article 41 of the Constitution of the United Mexican States, as long as they understand the campaign until the conclusion of the election day should be suspended for the dissemination in the media of all government propaganda . Therefore, from March […]

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Cartels scamming Mexicans into non existent jobs in U.S. via classified advertisements

Ads in newspapers in Tijuana that offered jobs in San Diego for those who have their papers in order, are increasingly common, and this has become a familiar scenario for the U.S. authorities, said ICE. In the past year a dozen people arrested carrying drugs at border crossings, said he knew nothing of the shipment […]

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Mexico: Human smugglers using same routes as narco-traffickers

The smugglers in Mexico use the same routes used by drug cartels to move drugs and guns from southern Mexico to the U.S. border, said on Monday a senior Mexican official. The smugglers of migrants’ is often guided by the course of drugs or weapons in southern Mexico or north “to” move through our territory […]

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Kidnap victim rescued by police in Cuidad Juarez Mexico

After a confrontation between city police and kidnappers were freed of a person, and the arrest of three suspects. The Municipal Public Security Secretary, Julian Leyzaola, reported that an anonymous call was made a raid on the Golden Meadow colony, because it reported a household where a person had retained. In making the deployment of […]

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Gunmen storm police headquarters seizing weapons, Santa Maria del Rio Mexico

San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi. – Gunmen stormed last night at the headquarters of the Municipal Police of Santa Maria del Rio, shot against the elements who were on duty and seized the weapons that were available there, and then fled without be located despite the police and military deployment cumbersome to have originated. […]

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421 violent death reported so far 2012 in Sinaloa Mexico

Mexico: 421 violent deaths reported this year in Sinaloa In Sinaloa there are a total of 421 violent deaths this year, 20 of them occurred the second week of April. According to the attorney general of the state there has been 2 00 329 crimes committed since the initial administration of Mario Valdez. Read Article

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5 lost U.S. hikers rescued by Mexican Navy in Baja, California Mexico

On April 15th elements of the Mexican Navy were able to rescue 5 lost North American tourists at the Canyon del Diablo Mexicali. The authorities conducted a helicopter search in the canyon after two of the tourists that made it out of the canyon reported the event. Read Article

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Monterrey Mexico: Five killed by hitmen in dance hall

Hitmen killed five people in a ballroom this morning in Monterrey, capital of the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, police said. Several gunmen, who were carrying assault rifles, entered El Dorado Saloon, where they held a dance with Colombian music, and opened fire, while others of them also fired from the entrance to the premises..Read […]

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Tohono O’odham petroglyphs of interest near Caborca Mexico

Historical records on the ethnicity Tohono O’odham, who realize their worldview through petroglyphs of turtles, deer, human figures and cosmogony, like the sun and moon live in harmony within the archaeological site ” The Provider “, located 15 miles west of this town. With a desert climate, a day reaches 55 degrees Celsius and at […]

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No cases of malaria reported in Oaxaca Mexico for two years

Mexico: There hasn’t been a single report of Malaria in Oaxaca for the past 2 Years Oaxaca is about to declare the white flag of Malaria since there hasn’t been any reported cases in a period of 2 years. The states that have being affected mostly by malaria are Chiapas, Nayarit and Chihuahua. Oaxaca occupies […]

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Mexico: Eight taxi drivers murdered Puerto Acapulco past four days

Mexico: 8 Taxi drivers have been executed in the past 4 days On April 13th a cab driver was shot and killed in the zone of Puerto Acapulco at 12:55am. The Cab Driver was identified as Antonio Noriega Arzate found inside a Volkswagen car with gunshots in his face and thorax. He seems to be […]

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Mexico: 33 arrested so far in Ciudad Juárez April 2012 for “carjacking”

Through these operations, have arrested at least 33 “carjackers” (stripping the car at gunpoint), at the time of committing the offense, either on board or car reported as stolen, said Julian Leyzaola Perez. Read Article

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Mexico: Drug dealers stealing human organs

Mexico: Drug dealers robbing human organs In Mexico there has been an increase theft of cargo units. There were at least 12 cases where cargo drivers became victims of organ theft in the last two months. According to Rafael Ortiz Pacheco, the national president of the Mexican Alliance Shippers, victims are stripped of their units, […]

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Mexico: Grenade Explosion Near City Hall in Nuevo Leon

Mexico: Grenade Explosions Near City Hall in Nuevo Leon In the morning of Wednesday, April 11th a grenade explosion took place 200 meters from the City Hall located in Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon. There were no reports of injured citizens but there was damage done to an elementary school near the explosion. At the moment there […]

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Mexico: 5.35 earthquake Oaxaca, Mexico

Mexico: New 5.35 earthquake alert in Mexico On April 13th Mexico City registered a 5.35 earthquake at 5:10am according the National Earthquake Service (SSN). The earthquake took place 23 kilometers south of Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca and lasted approximately 30 seconds. There were no damages reported according to authorities. Read Article

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57,000 in Mexico’s armed forces assigned to antinarcotic duties

During 2011, the Armed Forces assigned to 118 000 569 soldiers and sailors to guard the country. Of these, 57 000 871 through the streets and various parts of the country to participate in high impact operations against drug traffickers, reveals the Fifth Report of Implementation of National Development Plan (NDP). Only the Ministry of […]

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Mexico: Drug lords recruiting the elderly

Mexico: Drug lords recruit the elderly According to the Attorney General’s office during the last six-year period the number of elderly involved in organized crime has increased markedly. From December 2006 to November 2011 there has been more than 4 000 senior citizens arrested for their involvement with drug traffickers. Since they inspire love and […]

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Mexico: Police officers admit committing sexual abuse against minors in Nuevo Leon

Mexico: Police officers admit committing sexual abuse against minors in Nuevo Leon A total of seven officers are being held accountable for alleged sexual violations against two minors in Nuevo Leon. The officers confessed their participation in the rape when during a police operation in the north part of Monterrey. The sexual encounter took place […]

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Nuevo Leon Mexico: Eight taxi drivers killed in attack by gunmen at two taxi stands

Eight taxi drivers were killed and two others were injured, including a minor, in an attack on Tuesday by a group of armed men against two taxi stations in the city of Guadalupe, located in the state of Nuevo Leon, in northeastern Mexico. The first attack occurred around 14.30 hours (21.30 hours in Spain ) […]

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Mexico: suspected cell leader of “Knights Templar” killed in shootout with military

Five suspected gunmen, including an alleged regional leader of the group “The Knights Templar”, died in a shootout with a military patrol in the state of Michoacan, southern Mexico, officials said. The Secretary of

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Border area of Reynosa and Matamoros Mexico increasingly dangerous because of U.S. deportation of ex-convicts

Highly dangerous as described yesterday, David Morales Velez, who is deported from the United States Matamoros thousands of people including many ex-convicts considered, as this incident in order to raise the crime rate and this affects the whole society because it does not have control, hence the authorities should abocarse to take steps to prevent […]

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Sinaloa Mexico: Gruesome Dismembered body found with Narco-Message

Dismembered body found with a Narco-Message in Sinaloa On April 9th a man was kidnaped in La Trinidad, Sinaloa and hours later his dead body was found in the international road in Guasave. The victim’s body was dismembered, his fingers where placed inside his mouth. The message left by the aggressors said “ this is […]

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Ultralight aircraft, drugs, weapons, ammunition seized Mexicali Mexico, crimnal cell “Los Garibay”

Mexicali. – An ultralight aircraft, drugs, weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, were seized by elements of the State Preventive Police (PEP), in coordination with the Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA), the criminal organization “Los Garibay “. The Secretary of State Public Security reported that the actions took place in Chiapas ejido III area […]

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Coahuila Mexico: Mining inspectors receiving threats

The Secretary of Labor in Coahuila, Felicitas Molina Margarita Duque said that the Delegation of the federal agency warned them about dangerous outbreaks have been detected during the inspection of mines operating in the Carboniferous Region of this entity, so take the necessary measures to protect the integrity of people who go to these places […]

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Monterrey Mexico ranks second in Crime nationally

ORIGINAL ARTICLE PROVIDES GOOD INFORMATION ON CRIME PROCESSES. The trailer theft was down 6 percent in the metropolitan area of ​​Monterrey. However, organized crime gangs and kidnappings increased pressure to infiltrate areas of operation of enterprises with access to the cargo, according to carriers. An example of this harassment is that of a truck sent […]

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Investigations remain open in cases of 40 missing women from Chihuahua Mexico from 1993 to March of 2012

A total of 40 cases of equal numbers of women reported missing in the Central Area Office, from 1993 to March 2012, remain in force and under investigation. Of that number of inquiries, 32 were women residing in the city of Chihuahua, and that to date have not been located by family and friends. The […]

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66,000 visitors flock to san Felipe Baja Mexico during Easter week

66 000 About 500 people gather in San Felipe to vacation at the end of Holy Week, said Marco Antonio Carrillo Maza, director of Municipal Public Security. From Tuesday to Friday at 11:00 am we had a record entry of 16 000 645 cars on average are occupied by four people. Read Article

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Tourism in Zacatecas Mexico increased 4.70 percent more than in 2011

Mexico: Tourism in Zacatecas increased 4.70 percent more than in 2011 From March 31st to April 7th the tourism department of Zacatecas reported an increase of 4.7 percent visitants for the cultural Festival in comparison with the year 2011. There was a hotel occupancy of was at a high 71.70 percent. Read Article. Read Article

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Two detained in Kino Bay Mexico for targeting tourists

On April 8, 2012 Juan Carlos Chaparro and Francisco Isabel Flores were detained for being likely responsible for victimizing tourists. A family traveling through Kino Bay Chihuahua was struck by both armed men who tried stopping them, nevertheless the driver backed up the vehicle traveling back to the nearest municipality and reported the event to […]

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Mexico: Four bodies were discovered inside water well in San Luis Potosi

Mexico: Four bodies were found inside a water well in San Luis Potosi According to a Ministerial Police report there was one body reported inside a water well 12-15 meters deep. On Saturday April 7th elements of the police discovered not one but four bodies inside the well. The bodies are still unidentified by officials. […]

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Mexico: Sinaloa and Tijuana Cartels make pacts

In Baja California enterprise agreements were settled between two rival drug cartels; the remains of Arellano Felix Tijuana cartel and the Sinaloa cartel. According to the director of the Binacional Human Rights Center (Centro Binacional de Derechos Humanos) Victor Clark Alfaro the pacts include lowering violence and continuing with the drug business. Read Article

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Mexico plans deep water drilling in Gulf of Mexico

Two years after the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, Mexico’s state oil company is about to test its hand at drilling at extraordinary depths in the Gulf of Mexico. If all goes as planned, Petroleos de Mexico, known as Pemex, will deploy two state-of-the-art drilling platforms in May to an area just south […]

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Mexican police officer shot in chest, badge saves his life

A policeman in Mexico City last night saved his life by the board that he carried in his breast was a bullet lodged who shot a burglar, reported the Ministry of Public Security of the Federal District (SSPDF). Shortly after 11 pm Friday (same time in Peru) Daniel Ruiz actor John Coy, 39 and covering […]

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Couple murdered in Mexican prison in Top Chico Monterrey Mexico

MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon (SUN) A woman and a man between 40 and 45 years who were apparently girlfriend, were killed inside the prison of Topo Chico. According to early reports from the Police, the man was killed to death after participating in a fight shortly after the 01:30 on Saturday, so custodial staff requested the […]

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800 kilos marijuana seized Tijuana Mexico

After a police deployment in private villas Alcazar, the Army and local police located a home within which they found 445 packages of drugs. Elements of the Mexican Army in coordination with the Municipal Public Security elements in the city of Tijuana seized 844.5 kilos of marijuana. According to preliminary information, the operation was implemented […]

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Guatemalan authorities believe evidence points to collaboration between Mara Salvatrucha, Zetas

Guatemalan authorities say they have begun to see new and disturbing evidence of an alliance between the Mara Salvatrucha street gang and the Zetas drug cartel, one of the most feared criminal organizations in Latin America, a deal with the potential to further undermine the U.S.-backed effort to fight violent crime and narcotics trafficking in […]

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