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Mexico, Threat Posed by Mounting Vigilantism

Until the 1980s, Mexico enjoyed relative freedom from violence. Ruthless drug cartels existed, but they usually abided by informal rules of conduct hammered out between several capos and representatives of the dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which ruled the country until the 1990s. Relying on bribes, the desperados pursued their illicit activities with the connivance of authorities. In return for the legal authorities turning a blind eye, drug dealers behaved discretely, shunned high-tech weapons, deferred to public figures, spurned kidnapping, and even appeared with governors at their children’s weddings. Unlike their Colombian counterparts, Mexico’s barons did not seek elective office. In addition, they did not sell drugs within the country, corrupt children, target innocent people, engage in kidnapping, or invade the turf or product-line (marijuana, heroin, cocaine, etc.) of competitors. The situation was sufficiently fluid so that should a local police or military unit refuse to cooperate with a cartel, the latter would simply transfer its operations to a nearby municipality where they could clinch the desired arrangement. Three key events in the 1980s and 1990s changed the “live and let live” ethos that enveloped illegal activities. Mexico became the new avenue for Andean cocaine shipped to the United States after the U.S. military and law-enforcement authorities sharply reduced its flow into Florida and other South Atlantic states. The North American Free Trade Agreement, which took effect on January 1, 1994, greatly increased economic activities throughout the continent. Dealers often hid cocaine and other drugs among the merchandise that moved northward through Nuevo Laredo, El Paso, Tijuana, and other portals. The change in routes gave rise to Croesus-like profits for cocaine traffickers–a phenomenon that coincided with an upsurge of electoral victories. Largely unexamined amid this narco-mayhem are vigilante activities. With federal resources aimed at drug traffickers and local police more often a part of the problem than a part of the solution, vigilantes are stepping into the void. Suspected criminals who run afoul of these vigilantes endure the brunt of a skewed version of justice that enjoys a groundswell of support. Read Article

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Veracruz, 35 bodies dumped in street, police studying video

Mexico. Mejicanas authorities yesterday analyzing the video from a camera that captured the moment in which the bodies of 35 people killed were left on the street in a city of Veracruz. In turn, followed the identification of victims, including a policeman and two children. The prosecutor Reynaldo Escobar said that the images of the […]

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Saltillo Mexico, Judge suspended regarding permits provided casinos

While he is being investigated for possible misconduct to facilitate the operation of casinos improperly installed in Nuevo Leon, the Federal Judiciary Council yesterday suspended a judge from Saltillo.Read Article

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After Moctezuma, Indigenous and Self-Government in Mexico City 1524-1730

After Moctezuma – Indigenous Politics and Self-Government in Mexico City, 1524-1730 – Recorded interview with author Dr. William F. Connell (Recording Time- 01:22:45) Recorded September 16, 2011. University of Oklahoma Press   PURCHASE BOOK:After Moctezuma: Indigenous Politics and Self-government in Mexico City, 1524-1730 The first study of indigenous political dynamics in Tenochtitlan after the Spanish […]

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Researcher claims 40,000 residents of Juarez have fled since 2008

Rodolfo Rubio Salas is a professor and researcher at the Juárez City campus of Colegio de la Frontera Norte where he has been for 16 years. He specializes in border migration studies and affirms that behind all the numbers about the violence-propelled exodus of people from Juárez into El Paso there is a lot of […]

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Nearly 6 million adults illiterate in Mexico

As we celebrate today the International Literacy Day, in Mexico 6.9 percent of the population aged 15 and older can not read or write, that is, 5.9 million people, according to official sources consulted by Xinhuha. Despite the achievements of the national education system, which has a coverage of 97 percent at primary level and […]

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Teacher and two companions murdered in Guerrero, Mexico

A teacher and two men were shot in the mountains of southern Mexican state of Guerrero, where hundreds of teachers have complained that they are victims of extortion by groups criminals and refuse to attend public schools in that state. The Ministry of Public Security reported today on its website yesterday received a report of […]

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Chihuahua Mexico, more than 100 cases a month of drivers fleeing vehicle accidents

A monthly average of 110 cases of fleeing from road accidents have occurred so far in 2011, denoting a loss of human values​and ethics, said the Department of Roads, whose fines can amount to several thousand dollars per irresponsible driving. The events are divided in-flight collision, hit-and injury-drain leakage, the first category presents the most […]

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Cancun, helicopter crashes with two tourists aboard, minor injuries

A helicopter crashed Sunday in the Nichupte lagoon, in the hotel zone of Cancun, Quintana Roo, an entity in the Mexican southeast, both pilot and two passengers, of Brazilian origin, were admitted to various area hospitals for evaluation, although they were reported as injured. Read Areticle

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Mexico, 4 million vehicle accidents a year, major health problem

Road accidents are a major public health problem in Mexico. It is estimated that annually 4 million recorded mishaps of this kind, derived from them more than 300 000 hospitalizations and an estimated 40 thousand people are left with disabilities, said Arturo Cervantes Trejo, general manager of the National Council Accident Prevention (Cenapred). Cervantes Trejo […]

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Military air mobilization over Xalapa Veracruz, Mexico

An air operating Navy-Navy implemented in Mexico in this city yesterday afternoon, in the mobilization involving at least six helicopters that swept across the city, mainly in the northern colonies.The mobilization began around 17:00 and ground you could see armed soldiers in defensive positions, as the aircraft flew at low altitude. Officially there detained or […]

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Mexico, Minister of Education concedes organized crime has infiltrated sections of public institutions

The Minister of Education, Alonso Lujambio, admitted yesterday that organized crime had “right of territory” and “had infiltrated the whole sections of public institutions.” As the only speaker at the commemoration of the 201 anniversary of Independence, Lujambio defended the fight against crime launched by Felipe Calderón:Read Article

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Anonymous hackers threaten to attack Mexican government sites

The Anonymous hacker organization threatened on Thursday with the Mexican government attack sites as part of an operation called Independence, by the celebration of independence of this country, to protest the drug-related violence. “We went to the Mexican people,” said a voice with a Spanish accent in the video circulating on social networks in which […]

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New Drug Route for marijuana and methamphetamine, U.S.to Mexico traffickers disguised as tourists

Drug traffickers in Mexico and the U.S. are trading marijuana from the neighboring country to country, so the Mexican army has intensified review of foreign vehicles, including those who come to visit, said the commander of the Second Military Zone, Gilberto Landeros Briseño. Confirmed that after a seizure that was made to an American at […]

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Mexico, at least 20,000 people a year are victims of human trafficking

The Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Thomas Lothar Weiss, said that one of the most wanted criminal in the country is the trafficking of people, so that in Mexico, 20 000 people annually are victims of the crime of trafficking. He explained that globally do not have an exact number […]

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103 tonnes of catfish grown annually in Chihuahua

Chihuahua, about 103 tonnes of catfish are grown annually in the state of Chihuahua, which accounts for 3 percent of national output that reaches 3 000 384 tonnes, according to the National Commission of Aquaculture and Fisheries (CONAPESCA).Read Article

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Eli Lilly plans large commitment to combat diabetes in Mexico

The drugmaker Eli Lilly and Company plans to invest 30 million dollars over the next five years to help fight chronic diseases in Brazil, South Africa, India and Mexico.It is estimated that direct and indirect costs of diabetes in Mexico totaled $ 778 million a year, including capital expenditures for medical treatments and costs related […]

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Mexico, 700 residents cut off to outside world due to rains and road damage in El Trapiche, Guerrero

About 700 residents of the community of El Trapiche, in this town are cut off due to damage that rains have caused the access road to that location, according to the municipal commissioner of that population, Luis Rey Villalobos Gallardo. The dirt road is damaged to prevent the passage of vehicles, including ATVs, people can […]

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Tarahumara, Mexico – crossroads for Sinaloa cartel drug routes

Fear and anxiety seized dozens of residents of mountain communities of this county and its neighbor Uruachi, when planes were full of down gunmen who took over roads and trails, apparently to guard a new route to get shipments of marijuana and poppy produced in the Upper and Lower Tarahumara. “Since last week fell (landing) […]

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Mayor of Uruachi, Chihuahua Mexico pleads for help from government to battle cartels

This past weekend, the county seat of Uruachi, Chihuahua, was the scene of several clashes between gunmen of the Juarez cartel and the Sinaloa, vying for control of a new route for the smuggling of drugs into Sonora. The shootings left a toll of 10 criminals and a policeman wounded, and the facades of the […]

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Mexico, murders of youth as result of drug war alarming

murder became the leading cause of death among the country between 2007 and 2009, a trend that overtook the car accident that for years were the leading cause of deaths in this population group, according to figures released by the violent deaths National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). Between 2007 and 2009 the murder […]

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Oaxaca, Sicilia calls for a new economic model

After Monte Alban a ritual involving the members of the Peace Caravan, Javier Sicilia noted that the San Andrés agreements are pending in the nation and that he signed the former President Ernesto Zedillo on behalf of the country, “and as we are not traitors, we come to demand that autonomy and respect. They said […]

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Mexico, seven Knights of Templar cartel arrested in murders

The prosecutor of the State of Mexico, Alfredo Castillo Cervantes, reported the arrest of seven members of The Knights Templar participated in the multihomicidio of six men in a house in Chichester on Friday. The killings were “a settling of scores between a group dedicated to the sale and distribution of drugs and other consumers, […]

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Mexico shows off newly acquired military equipment

On September 16, 2011, Mexico will include in it’s Independence parade numerous new equipment it has acquired to fight the drug war. 14,000 troops will be marching. 105 aircraft will be displayecd along with the Sandcat Armored Vehicles which will primarily be assigned to the northern sectors of the country in the fight against drug […]

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Jalisco, Mexico dengue alert declared

The figures are alarming to note that so far this year on dengue hemorrhagic fever in the classical Entity Deputy Raul Vargas Lopez made ​​a point of agreement to encourage state authorities to declare a health alert in the state. The legislator said that the numbers of dengue and its evolution in the fifteenth EW […]

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Human Trafficking ring from Ukraine to Mexico final destination U.S. on trial

PHILADELPHIA “Band of brothers,” the U.S. Department of Justice calls them. These brothers number just five, hail from Ukraine, and stand charged with one of the most insidious crimes in the illegal immigrant underground: human trafficking. Omelyan Botsvynyuk, 52, and Stepan Botsvynyuk, 36, are set to go on trial Tuesday in U.S. District Court in […]

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Mexico, Zetas control at least one third of Nuevo León

Los Zetas, with traffic of drugs, kidnapping and extortion of money as casinos and betting sites, have occupied at least one third of the territory of Nuevo Leon, according to the operational files of the Federal Police. The corporation has verified the active presence of the arm in 17 of the 51 municipalities that make […]

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Belize, Mexico – former prime minister Belize says society must be involved in crime fight

Although a good relationship of cooperation between Mexico and Belize, requires the participation of society in general to combat organized crime and tackle, as the police forces alone can not solve the problem, we must support them, said former neighboring country’s prime minister, Said Musa. “Although only 30 years Belize will Independence and Mexico more […]

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Mexico, anarchists increase attacks since 2007

Young radical eco-anarchists are multiplying their attacks against what they see as symbols of capitalism in the country. Anarchist violence in Mexico Grows Young radical eco-anarchists are multiplying their attacks against what they see as symbols of capitalism in the country, bank tellers, animal products companies, automotive. The parcel bomb against a scientist Tec de […]

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Oaxaca remains green alert for rains, 17 dead

The director of the State Institute of Civil Protection, Manuel Sánchez Maza, reported that green alert remains in Oaxaca by heavy rains that have occurred during the last week. He said in recent days there have been tours of affected areas in different regions of the state, where damage was corroborated in communities, road infrastructure, […]

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Yucatan coast, presence of red tide but no toxic micro organisms detected

The presence of red tide off the coast of Yucatan continues, but with total absence of toxic microorganisms, so no risk to the public, said the director of Health Risk Protection of the Ministry of Health, Zacil Moguel Manzur. Read Article

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108 victims rescued from exploitation in Chiapas, Mexico

The Attorney General of the State of Chiapas has rescued 108 victims in the form of sexual and labor exploitation from the implementation of the Law to Combat, Prevent and Punish Trafficking in Persons in 2009. In addition, 38 have initiated criminal proceedings are in preliminary stage and there have been five convictions in the […]

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Tamaulipas, Mexico -Twelve tons of trash a day dumped in clandestine areas

At least 12 tons of trash are left daily in the various existing illegal dumping in the state, representing 40 percent of the 30 tons of waste generated daily in Tamaulipas, which creates a serious problem pollution and health risks. Unfortunately the lack of resources has prevented solve this problem that is experienced daily in […]

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Jalisco, guns and grenades seized

Staff said military weapons, grenades and vehicles in the municipality of San Gabriel, Jalisco, said the Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA), through the Military Zone XV. He explained that in the framework of the Comprehensive Strategy of the Mexican state against Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime, the soldiers attended a citizen complaint that was achieved […]

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In some areas of Mexico, U.S. tourist numbers are dropping

In Mazatlan, Sinaloa, more tourists and Canadians, but Americans have fallen, said Gloria Guevara, head of the Tourism Ministry. Federal District violence. The entities reported in northern Mexico border have resulted in a segment of domestic travelers to destinations that move regularly visited by international walkers, said Gloria Guevara, Secretary of Tourism (Tourism Ministry). Previously, […]

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Mexico, 400 teachers involved in work stoppage because of insecurity issues

Denounce alleged threats of extortion and kidnapping, the State Department of Education asked schools not to stop activities. Before the work stoppage than 400 basic education teachers and 80 schools belonging to the sector 4 comprising six school zones, for alleged extortion and kidnapping threats, school officials and agreed to strengthen public safety operations, checkpoints […]

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Mexico, three killed in mine collapse

On Saturday, Mexican Labor Minister Javier Lozano announced the deaths of the three miners, adding that 132 miners were working in the Esmeralda mine operated by Minera del Norte, an affiliate of Mexican steelmaker Altos Hornos de Mexico, at the time of the incident, Reuters reported. Read Article

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Mexico, Abducted journalist found shot dead, second murder in past month

Reporters Without Borders firmly condemns the murder of Humberto Millán Salazar, a journalist based in Culiacán, in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, who edited the online newspaper A-Discussion and presented a programme on Radio Formula. His body was found yesterday, a day after his abduction in Culiacán. He had been shot in the head. Read […]

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Tlaxcala, Mexico: Leader of human sex trafficking

New statistics relating to human sex trafficking in Tlaxcala, Mexico were revealed this week at a conference in Puebla called, “Citizen’s Forum for the Analysis and Enrichment of the State Strategy for Prevention, Combating and Punishment of Trafficking and Victim Protection,” reports impress.milenio.com. According to the report, there have been 54 preliminary investigations of trafficking […]

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Narco-terrorism and the role of the Mexican Army

The narco-understood as a series of attacks by armed groups linked to drug trafficking against civilians, defenseless, with the dual purpose of damaging physically, mentally and materially innocent, and at the same time cause the greatest possible negative impact on a massive scale- , had his breakthrough in our country with the grenade in the […]

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U.S. allows Mexico’s police to operate drug operations from its territory

United States allows Mexican police launched operations against the drug cartels from its territory as part of the expansion of bilateral cooperation, revealed on Friday an article in the New York Times. “Mexicans have traveled quietly commands the United States, meet in designated areas and launch missions in helicopters across the border directed against suspected […]

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Mexico: Two Deaths from Dengue in Veracruz

Veracruz’s Health Department has reported two deaths due to dengue in the state, according to Milenio. The deaths were both caused by the deadlier hemorrhagic form of the disease. The victims passed away in hospitals in the cities of Veracruz and Poza Rica, but resided in smaller towns in the southern part of the state. […]

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Cozumel Mexico, two Americans detained in attempt to bring marijuana on board Royal Carribean ship

Cozumel, Mexico. Two tourists from North America who tried to introduce marijuana on a cruise last week were referred to the Attorney General of the Federation (FPF) for crimes against health. Elements of the 23 Battalion of the Marines apprehended and handed over to the appropriate authority. Read Article

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Mexico, U.S. woman arrested for corruption of minors in Hermosillo

An American woman, a resident of the colony Norberto Ortega, was arrested with four types of drugs, a gun and cartridges, plus it was done accompanied by two minors, who also was charged with corrupting minors. Minnie Garcia, 39, who was apprehended Friday by agents of the State Public Security Police (PESP) outside his home […]

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Mexico, police in Cancun (Quintana Roo) using social networks to fight crime

Today social networking sites not only allow the police force to break up organized crime groups engaged in trafficking, prostitution, pornography and corruption of minors, as in the case of three children in a household of Supermanzana 96, early last month, but also became a useful tool in research for more information about criminals or […]

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Mexico casino arson attack kills more than 50 people in Monterrey, Video

An arson attack on a casino in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey has killed more than 50 people. Several gunmen burst into the building in broad daylight, dousing it with fuel and setting it alight. Amid the panic, many people were trapped and overcome by smoke. Officials suspect organised crime was behind the attack, […]

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Mexican mayor found murdered in Guerrero

For the fifth time this year, Mexican police have found the body of a local mayor. On Saturday, it was discovered that Jose Eduviges Nava Altamirano, the mayor of a small town in the Guerrero state called Zucuaplan, was kidnapped and murdered, presumably by a drug cartel. Read Article

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Mexico: Businesses Reinforce Relationships with Customers

Social networks have changed the way that people interact with each other and express opinions. The world has seen how social networks can influence public opinion and create unrest in the recent rioting in London and Chile. However, according to El Universal, businesses also have much to gain from exploiting the powers of social networks […]

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Mexico and Costa Rica Negotiate Agreement to Fight Drug Trafficking

The presidents of Mexico and Costa Rica have signed an extradition treaty as well as an official agreement to exchange information and intelligence to better combat drug trafficking, El Informador reports. The agreements were signed at the beginning of a two day state visit to Mexico by Costa Rican president Laura Chinchilla. Additionally, a cooperation […]

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Mexico, youth finding few if any opportunities turning to professional crime

Walking the streets, living with criminals and live in colonies in which he learned to watch his back on their own made the 12 year old will start thinking about how to get money. At 13 Osmar and was responsible for carrying support his family, he began stealing small grocery stores in food and alcoholic […]

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Tourist Warning for Acapulco, Mexico

While many of Mexico’s tourist areas have remained separate from the bouts of drug violence buffeting the country, the popular resort city of Acapulco has emerged as one of the new hot spots of organized crime. Read Article

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Tourist Warning for Veracruz, Mexico

Three men were killed and three others wounded when gunmen opened fire on them in a street in Veracruz, a city on Mexico’s Gulf coast, city officials said. The shooting occurred on Monday in the Hidalgo section of Veracruz, located 300 kilometers (186 miles) east of Mexico City, a Veracruz city spokesman said. Several men […]

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Mexico, State of Guerro plans enchanced security along highways due to increase in crimeecting with the state of Guerrero

On the increase of criminal acts, Angel Aguirre Rivero Governor announced the strengthening of public safety on highways and roads that connect the state with Puebla, Morelos, Michoacan and Mexico City. He reported that next week will meet with the governor of Morelos, Marco Antonio Adame Castillo, and the mayor of Mexico City, Marcelo Ebrard, […]

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Acapulco, two teenagers murdered in historic district

Two teenagers were shot Tuesday afternoon in the historic neighborhoods of Acapulco in the heart of the port. The attack was carried out at the edge of 17:50 hours on the streets of the Nation’s Well, there in the corner of the streets of Juan Ruiz de Alarcon and Ignacio Allende, was shot the first […]

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Mexico, Maquiladora Factories Manufacture Toxic Pollutants

Since the 1960s, maquiladoras or export assembly plants have been the cornerstone of Mexico’s strategy to attract foreign direct investment and boost exports. But the environmental and social costs have been high. Maquiladoras, which in Mexico mainly produce clothing, cars and electronic equipment, consume huge volumes of water, generate hazardous waste products like alcohols, benzene, […]

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Mexico, Telemundo and Netflix reach deal

Netflix subscribers in Latin America will be able to stream up to 1,200 hours per year of Telemundo programing under a deal announced Monday. Read Article

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Mexico Credit

Mexico may issue yen-denominated bonds for the second time in 10 months, tapping into Japanese investors’ growing demand for the higher yields offered on so- called Samurai bonds. Read Article

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Mexico, murder of mayor of Zacualpan meant to intimidate the community by organized crime

The murder of the PT mayor of Zacualpan, Nava Hedwig and the alleged threats against mayors of the south are a reaction of organized crime, which seeks to intimidate the communes said Governor Enrique Peña Nieto, after qualifying this as an isolated objectionable. Read Article

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Spain, Copilot from Aeroméxico arrested with 42 kilos of cocaine, flight from Mexico City

The airline’s copilot, Rubén García García, was arrested trying to enter the international airport of Barajas, Spain, 42 kilograms of cocaine, reported the Mexican embassy in Madrid. In a statement, the embassy said it was notified by the Ministry of Interior and the Directorate General of Police and the Guardia Civil (via fax, on 18 […]

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Mexico, increases promotion of exports of pineapple to the U.S.

Mexico is one of the two countries in Latin America increasing its exports of fresh pineapples to the US during April, May and June of this year, thanks to trade promotion activities, supported by SAGARPA.Through the General Coordination of Trade Promotion and Export Promotion, ASERCA, SAGARPA, closed an agreement with the Pineapple Product System Committee […]

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Acapulco Mexico, gas stations suspend fuel sales in protest of extortion

Gas stations in the Mexican Pacific resort city of Acapulco temporarily suspended fuel sales to protest acts of extortion by organized crime gangs. The owners of service stations located along the main avenues of this popular domestic tourist destination closed shop for six hours Friday to express their displeasure with rampant impunity and a wave […]

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Mexico, soccer match suspended as gunfire erupts in Torreon

A party of the Mexican first division between local and Morelia Santos was suspended Saturday after allegedly heard gun blasts outside the stadium in SST in the northern city of Torreon. He played the first half of the match when players from both teams left the court running for shelter inside the stadium, as was […]

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Hurricane Greg Getting Stronger; Closing in on Mexico

Hurricane Greg, which formed Wednesday night and is already measuring as a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, is on its way to Mexico. It is currently located about 330 miles south of the state of Baja California Sur in Mexico and is moving at a speed of 20 miles per hour in a […]

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Mexico: 1 out of Every 3 Teens are Obese

According to the National Health and Nutrition Inquest, 29% of all Mexican adolescents suffer from obesity, Yucatan News reports. The World Health Organizations classifies obesity as a “worldwide epidemic,” affecting 300 million adults and 42 million children worldwide. 2.6 million people die each year from obesity and illnesses caused by the disease. The high rate […]

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Mexico: New Law Proposes Tracking Bracelets for Juvenile Delinquents

The Tabasco High Court of Justice is preparing a bill which would increase the penalty for adolescents convicted of homicide, rape, kidnapping, violent robbery and human trafficking (among others) from eight to 15 years, Vanguardia reports. Under the bill, the sentence would be served in a state prison once the minor obtains majority. Until that […]

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Mexico: Historic Sites to be Added to “Street View”

The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) is making the most of Google’s informational tools in order to share Mexico’s cultural heritage with the world. According to Noticieros Televisa, the INAH is pairing with Google to add 33 of Mexico’s historic monuments to Google’s Street View, a tool which allows users to take virtual […]

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Latin American trade surplus with U.S. up 2.9%

The trade surplus for all of Latin America with the United States went up 2.9% in June, according to abc.com.py. The total trade surplus for the first six months of 2011 totaled $38.644 million compared to $35.830 million last year, but not all countries experienced a gain. Mexico’s trade surplus increased from $32.884 million for […]

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Colombia, Mexican Narcotics Figurehead of Goods Captured

The Colombian Police have captured Dolly Cifuentes Villa, the figurehead of the Sinaloa cartel, involved in narcotics in Mexico. Her actions involved over 30 companies, and she is to be extradited to the United States. Her brother served Pablo Escobar as a pilot. Read Article

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Mexico: Jalisco Offers Free Internet to Over 2 Million Residents

The University of Guadalajara’s WiMax project promises to bring the Internet to the entire state of Jalisco and has been expanded upon by the state government’s eJalisco program, which will be a public broadband network, CUCEI reports. The eJalisco program contains three phases: Connect over 8,000 centers in 80,000 square kilometers to the Internet; provide […]

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Increase in Illegal Drugs Transported Through U.S. Mail

•Due to the increase in security on the U.S. – Mexico border, there has been an increase in the transport of illegal drugs transported through the U.S. Mail per elespectador.com. •Marijuana and cocaine have been detected and seized in the mail. •In the U.S., 10, 786 kilos of marijuana have been seized from mail in […]

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Ecuador, Mexican telephone scam seen in Ecuador

El Universo reported that Elias Manuel Alvarado filed a complaint yesterday in the prosecutors office attached to the Guayas Judicial Police that he received an attempted scam or extortion by phone that originated in Mexico. Alvarado stated that a suspected immigration agent migration from that Mexico called him and submitted that his nephew Guillermo Alvarado […]

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Mexico: Dengue Reduced by 80% in Oaxaca

Incidences of dengue in the state of Oaxaca have been reduced by 80% in comparison to 2010, with only 225 cases reported compared to last year’s 1,136, Ciudania Express reports. Oaxaca Health Services (SSO) is attributing the reduction to increased measures by the agency and residents to combat the disease. The agency has treated 494,609 […]

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Mexico: Tarahumara Mummies Discovered in Chihuahua

Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have found two partially mummified bodies and one skeleton of Tarahumara (Rarámuri) ancestry in a large cave in the Chihuahuan mountains, Noticieros Televisa reports. The bodies are believed to be between 800 and 1000 years old and are part of a pre-Hispanic cemetery in which […]

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Mexico: Criminal Organizations Prey on Minors through Internet

Underaged users of the Internet and social networks can fall victim to pedophiles, human traffickers and child pornographers, who find the potential anonymity of social networking very attractive, Proceso reports. According to data from the Alliance for Internet Security (ASI), 32.8 million users between the ages of six and 11 used the Internet in some […]

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Authors: “Mexico Doesn’t Protect its Journalists” from Drug War

In an interview with Público, two Mexican writers, Luis Humberto Crosthwaite and Hector de Mauleón, spoke about the effect of the war on drugs on journalism in Mexico. Both have written books on the subject. They say that journalism has turned into a high-risk profession and that there are parts of the country in which […]

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Mexico: “Bad Weather” Threatens Food Production

Vanguardia reports: • Frosts, droughts, floods and other natural phenomena are seriously affecting Mexico’s production of essential crops • 23 of Mexico’s 32 states are affected by the worst drought in 70 years; largest grain-producing states are most affected and many consider the year a total loss • 20 million tons of crops are threatened […]

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Mexico: DIF Director Urges Teens to Stay in Hometowns

The director of Mexico’s Integral Family Development (DIF) institute, Cecilia Landerreche, urged Mexico’s young people to stay in their hometowns with their families during a visit to a migratory station in Chiapas, La Crónica de Hoy reports. She also said that adolescents should receive education about the risks of human trafficking and sexual exploitation that […]

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Mexico: Colossal Olmec Treasures at the Museum of Anthropology

More than 100 large pieces from the Olmec civilization, which date back more than 4000 years, are being presented at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City as part of the exposition Colossal Works of the Olmec World, according to a release from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). The exhibition includes […]

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Mata-Zetas Release Video Accusing Officials as Supporters of Los Zetas, Mexico

•The group Los Mata-Zetas has released a video in which they accuse certain officials of being supporters of the Mexican Cartel, Los Zetas. •As reported by blogdelnarco.com, Los Mata-Zetas, a response to the Los Zetas cartel, accused Fidel Herrera Beltrán, former governor of Veracruz, Mexico and alias Z1, of allowing the cartel to establish itself […]

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Mexico: Evidence Found of Cannibalism among Xiximes

After four years of investigations, specialists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have confirmed that the pre-Hispanic Xiximes in northern Mexico practiced cannibalism for religious purposes, according to a report released by the institute. Anthropological studies on 40 sets of human bones revealed that they showed signs of being cut and boiled, […]

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Mexico: Authorities Break Up Another Kidnapping Gang in Tabasco

Members of the 17th Infantry Battalion in Tabasco captured five members of the gang known as “Los Sastré,” Milenio reports. The gang is responsible for several kidnappings and murders throughout the state. The operation began July 12, when a search warrant was issued for the gang members following the kidnapping of a person from the […]

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Mexico: Number of Drug-Related Killings of Prostitutes Triples

The rate of murders, rapes and disappearances of female prostitutes in the context of the war against organized crime has increased at an alarming rate over the past few years, Vanguardia reports. Previously, the homicide rate of prostitutes was about 6 per year per state, about 190 to 250 in the entire country. However, in […]

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Mexico: Illegally Harvested Wood Seized in Jalisco and Chihuahua

Inspectors from the Federal Department of Environmental Protection (PROFEPA) in Jalisco and Chihuahua have secured 626.6 cubic meters of illegally harvested rolled pine – equivalent to 200 adult pine trees, Milendo reports. The seizure comes as part of the Zero Tolerance Program for Illegal Logging. In Jalisco, wood was seized from a sawmill when the […]

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Mexico: Illegal Woodcutting Decreases in Monarch Butterfly Reserve

Illegal woodcutting in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve fell from 3.85 affected acres in 2009 to just 1.19 acres in 2010, Notimex reports. The positive results are due to renewed efforts to protect the winter habitat of the Monarch butterfly, including effective monitoring of the central area of the reserve. The efforts were helped by […]

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Mexico: 30% of Adults Have High Blood Pressure

A specialist from the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) has announced that 30% of Mexico’s population over the age of 18 suffers from hypertension, El Universal reports. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is known as the “silent killer” as it does not show any symptoms during its initial phase and needs an early diagnosis […]

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Mexico City: Rescue of Xochimilco Lake District Planned

The local administration is presenting a plan of action to save the famed river boat district of Xochimilco, El Universal reports. The wetlands district has experienced extreme deterioration, despite investments by state and federal agencies. The local government is pairing with the Ministry of Environment and the Natural Resources commission to estimate the costs of […]

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Mexico: Counterfeiting of Alcoholic Beverages Proposed as Felony

Leonardo Urbina, a legislator from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), has proposed reforms to the Mexico City Penal Code to make counterfeiting of alcoholic beverages a felony, El Universal reports. There are mafias in Mexico City who exist only to recycle empty bottles, refill them and make counterfeit holograms and seals of authenticity then sell […]

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Measles Health Alert Dismissed in State of Mexico

The State of Mexico Health Institute (ISEM) has disqualified a possible health alert in the state due to the measles epidemic in Europe and the United States, El Sol de Mexico reports. The cases detected in Mexico do not currently present a potential threat to public health, the institute says. In addition, the state of […]

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Mexico City Authorities Warn of New Kidnapping Method

The Mexico City Attorney General’s Office (PGJDF) is investigating a new form of extortion, known as “virtual kidnapping,” El Informador reports. The practice involves calling a victim to get them out of their house or work, then keeping them isolated through threats while demanding money from family members. Extortionists will make victims purchase more credits […]

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Mexico City: L4 Will Damage Historic Buildings, Experts Claim

Professors from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) say that the Line 4 (L4) bus line construction project is accelerating the damage rate to Mexico City’s historic district, El Universal reports. Most of the district’s buildings date back to the 17th century. Academics and unhappy neighbors are protesting the construction project, saying they will […]

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Mexico: 20 Exploited Minors Rescued in Ciudad Juárez

The Mexican Federal Police conducted Operation Alba on July 22, resulting in the capture of 1030 people presumed to be involved in human trafficking, HispanTV reports. According to a report by the Department of Public Safety, the nine-hour operation resulted in the rescue of 20 female minors after searching several establishments in the center of […]

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Measles Epidemic Threatens Two Million People in Mexico City

The head of the Epidemiology Department of Mexico’s Ministry of Health, Hugo López-Gatel, estimates that between 1.8 and 2.2 million people are at risk for measles because they have not been vaccinated, RIA Novosti reports. The country first reported the risk of an epidemic in the middle of June. On July 20, federal health authorities […]

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Mexico, U.S. military conducted archaelogical excavations, Chihuahua, in 1916

A group of 50 American soldiers came to Chihuahua in the Punitive Expedition against the Centaur of the North, conducted research in the San Joaquin Canyon Found 13 pre-Hispanic sites, some of which were excavated, representing one of the first archaeological work in that entity. On March 15, 1916 the U.S. Army came to Chihuahua […]

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Mexico, two police killed assigned to U.S. consulate killed in drive-by

Two Mexican police officers assigned to work with U.S. diplomats in northern Mexico have been killed in a drive-by shooting, officials said Friday. Mexican authorities say the men were shot while off duty in Guadalupe, a suburb of Monterrey. They were riding a motorcycle when gunmen in a vehicle opened fire. Read Article

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27 High-Risk Flood Zones Identified in Mexico City

El Universal reports: • The Mexico City Water System (SACM) has identified the 100 neighborhoods in Mexico City with the highest flood risks • 27 have water-handling issues that can make minor flooding into a serious issue • Recent storms have proven that the drainage infrastructure in these 27 districts is insufficient to handle any […]

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Mexico: 55 Police Officers Murdered in Sinaloa in 2011

The body of the Angostura Municipal Police Chief was found alongside a highway in that same city, the latest in a string of violent crimes against police in Sinaloa, according to El Universal. In Sinaloa, 55 police officers have been murdered to date in 2011, the second-highest police homicide rate in the country. First belongs […]

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Coyote sells nine Salvadorian women for prostitution to “Los Zetas”

“Los Zetas”, a Mexican criminal group, allied with the Salvadorian coyote Jesus Ovidio Guardado to recruit women for prostitution informed El Mundo.com.sv. The coyote tricked the victims by promising safe passage to the United States when the actual plan was to sell the women to Enrique Jaramillo Aguilar, leader of one of the Zeta cells […]

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Mexico: Scientists Study Importance of Genetic Diversity in Agave

The agave plant (from which tequila is made) has over 170 known varieties which have a number of natural benefits and uses. However, as El Universal reports, the tequila industry uses clones of just one type of agave in order to rush its maturation. The use of cloned plants opens it up to many risks, […]

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Panama alerts Guatemala and Mexico about stolen pills

Panama alerted that the 48,000 tablets of the drug “histaclor” stolen from a truck might be used to manufacture dangerous drugs in Guatemala and Mexico reported Zona Izabal. The Panamanian Ministry of Health issued an alert of the disappearance of the drug while the truck was near a mall. The drug contains seudofredina, which can […]

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Mexico: IMSS Warns Population to Prevent Spread of Dengue

The Tabasco branch of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) issued a health warning to the population to pay special attention to dengue symptoms this rainy season, Milenio reports. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, bloody nose, vomiting and diarrhea. There are two types of dengue – classic and hemorraghic. The hemorraghic causes internal […]

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