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 Ciudad Juárez. Operation Alba was carried out as part of Amber Alert, a program whose goal is to find missing children. Mexico is second, behind Thailand, for human trafficking of minors, with annual trade between 16 and 20 thousand children. Read Article
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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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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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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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“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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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 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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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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A tourist from Sinaloa was visiting Leon, Guanajuato for the first time when she was assaulted by scam artists who were posing as tour guides near a bus station reported Correo. The victim explained that the presumed tour guides convinced her to board their black van by offering a list of services and a tour […]
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Between 2005 and 2009, the mortality rate for breast cancer decreased from 17.9 to 10.8 deaths for every 100,000 women ages 25 and older, El Sol de Mexico reports. The mortality rate for cervical-uterine cancer has also gone down, from 17.8 to 9.1 deaths per 100,000, according to the National Institute for Statistics and Geography […]
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The Mexican Army discovered a 300-acre marijuana field hidden among tomato plants in Baja California, ABC España reports. The size of the farm is equivalent to approximately 225 football fields and is considered to be the largest on record in Mexico. Six people were arrested in conjunction with the find. According to military leaders, the […]
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Each year, 220 to 240 falsified lawyer credentials are discovered in Mexico causing misfortune to customers according to El Sol de Mexico. These false lawyers present a large problem not only to the costs of a trial, but also to the process of legal justice. Planned reforms to the National Law School of Mexico and […]
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Six men, between the ages of 19 and 30, were arrested last week in the act of collecting extorted money, El Mexicano reports. They are also being investigated for other crimes, such as carjacking. The men were arrested after they demanded 50,000 pesos (4,265 USD) as “fee payment” and gave the man a day to […]
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El Universal reports • The Mexico City Civic Council of Public Safety and Administration of Justice recorded 381 instances of bullying last semester • 49% of reported cases were both physical and psychological harassment; 30% were only psychological and 26% were only physical • Seven cases of cyberbullying were reported • Over 90% of the […]
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A woman visiting León, Guanajuato from Sinaloa was assaulted by “pirate” guides, who she hired in the bus station to take her on a tour of the city and state capital, Correo Guanajuato reports. The “guides” took her through the capital, then forcefully threw her from their truck in a tunnel and took off with […]
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Felipe Calderon, president of Mexico, signed a decree that strengthens laws against human trafficking to halt the abuse of organized criminals reported El Punto Critico. Calderon is confident that the reform will help fight violence and save innocent people from the hell power of organized crime. The president also encouraged citizens to be weary of […]
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The gang wars and drug violence has left a toll of 953 dead in Guerrero, Mexico during the first half of the year reported Proceso.com. The amount of violence has also increased in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo and Taxco, both of which are tourist destination. Acapulco also was affected by this wave of violence with 18 reported executions […]
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Delinquents and thieves have recently targeted tourists from both Chile and Ecuador in their visits to Mexico reported diariouno.com.ar. A Chilean suitcase was stolen, which held his passport and credit cards, while a wallet was stolen from an Ecuadorian. Another incident resulted in an arrest after an assailant kicked a Chilean driver’s rear-view mirror. Read […]
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A tense meeting between a group of 36 employers from Tehuacán and the governor of the state of Puebla, Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, was held earlier this week, La Jornada de Oriente reports. The employers are concerned about the recent increase in kidnappings, as well as complaining that there have been no decisive actions taken […]
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The “Protect Our Airport” Program currently in place in the Mexico City International Airport will be copied by 67 other airports in Latin America, according to NSS Oaxaca. Brazil will be modeling their airport security measures on the Mexico City program for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. The program’s success has […]
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Criminal organizations in Mexico are using fake Red Cross ambulances and trucks for unlawful purposes, primarily for human trafficking, Univision reports. Last week, the Federal Police detained a trailer in Oaxaca with Red Cross symbols on it that was carrying at least 100 undocumented immigrants, mostly from Central America. This type of disguise is nothing […]
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Bank of America has sold its share in Mexico’s Santander Bank, but that does not mean that they are changing their strategy for Latin America, Univision reports. The sale comes as part of Bank of America’s decision to concentrate on their business priorities. As part of this activity, Bank of America has sold nearly $9.5 […]
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The northwestern zones of Mexico City were most affected by severe storms on July 10 with neighborhoods in the Gustavo A. Madero (GAM) district reporting small floods, El Sol de Mexico reports. In all, seven districts in the northwest portion of Mexico City were affected by the storms. Emergency crews were dispatched to deal with […]
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In a park in Santa Catarina, several men that were traveling in late-model vehicles killed five youths in multiple shootings reported Milienio. The youth often meet at Plaza Argentina of La Fama, a known point for selling drugs. The victims, which included three teenagers and two middle-aged men, were chased and shot with handguns, as […]
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The Aviation Pilots’ Union (ASPA) of Mexico has brought a second lawsuit against the Posadas business group. According to the lawsuit, which was brought before the Attorney General’s Office, the businessmen retained the withheld income tax from the salaries of Mexicana Airlines pilots, and then blamed employees for the tax “error” at the end of […]
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The state of Mexico (encompassing all of Mexico City and nearby outlying regions) has the highest number of Internet users in the country, despite the small number of communities that offer efficient Internet access. However, twelve towns within the state are offering free wireless Internet access to their residents. Access is available in the town […]
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A joint study between the University of Southern California and the Mexico City campus of Monterrey Technological University is revealing key facts about Internet use in Mexico. The study, known as the World Internet Project (WIP), has been studying the habits of Internet users and non-users since 2007. Despite the fact that most families in […]
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Two police officers and one civilian were killed in the village of San Cristobalito in Chiapas after an incensed indigenous group forced their vehicle off a 200-meter cliff, El Universal reports. Two Ministerial police officers and two civilians arrived in the village to arrest a man presumably involved in an automobile robbery. The suspect ran […]
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Two elaborate, life-size sculptures of Mayan warriors were discovered at the archaelogical site of Toniná in southern Chiapas, El Universal reports. Archaeologists say the stone sculptures are approximately 1300 years old and depict in detail two captured warriors. They also have hieroglyphic inscriptions and specialists believe the information related by the sculptures will shed light […]
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According to ElComercio.com this morning, July 6th, a criminal court judge freed the foreigner who tried to leave Ecuador with $132,600 yesterday afternoon. Abel M, 23 years old, was arrested by narcotics agents yesterday, trying to leave the Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito. Abel was arrested while waiting for a 2 p.m. international flight […]
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A group of 120 from Central America – 41 Guatemalans, 40 Hondurans and 43 Salvadorans – were taking a train from Oaxaca to Veracruz on June 24 when they were kidnapped, Prensa Libre reports. Early investigations indicate that the train was intercepted by at least 12 armed men belonging to the drug cartel Los Zetas. […]
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The Mexico City Department of Tourism met with the Department of Communication and Transportation to request the construction of a new airport in the country’s capital or to at least add two new runways to the existing airport, El Universal reports. The Department of Tourism says there is increasing interest from airlines wishing to add […]
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W Radio reports: • Department of Heath expects an increase in cases of dengue in coming months • 1850 cases of dengue have already been reported this year; 5 deaths have been recorded • More than 8000 cases were reported last year; health officials state that more cases are always reported in the second half […]
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A digital platform has allowed Mexico City officials to see potential damages in the event of a large natural disaster, Excelsior reports. As Mexico City lies in an area that is vulnerable to both earthquakes and floods, officials are running simulations to see where rescue crews would be most needed, depending on the time of […]
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An alley in the center of Mexico City was the successful center of a network of human trafficking and sexual slavery, CNN Mexico reports. An operation conducted on May 21, 2011 saw the arrest of Manuel and Armando Rodríguez Mejía, brothers who have overseen a successful prostitution and human trafficking ring for over 30 years, […]
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•Latin America has become a destination for laundering money from trafficking of narcotics, kidnapping, and other illicit activities more than any place in the world, and afterwords, they go to European countries. •According to hoyveracruz.com.mx, countries such as Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil have become hotspots for laundering money using casinos, lotteries and even churches. […]
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The Standing Committee of Congress in Mexico has approved constitutional reform that will make human trafficking a felony nationwide, El Informador reports. More than 20 state congresses approved the measure before it was taken before the Standing Committee, which makes decisions while Congress is in recess. The measure is being hailed as an “important step” […]
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The lone survivor of a lynching that left two men dead in 2004 is speaking out about his experience for the first time in an interview with El Universal. On November 24, 2004, three members of the Federal Preventive Police (PFP) went to San Juan Ixtayopan to investigate radical groups, but the people in the […]
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Archaeologists with the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have found what is believed to be the largest pre-Hispanic cemetery yet discovered at the archaeological site of Comalcalco in Tabasco, Milenio reports. Archaeologists originally believed they were excavating housing remains, but soon discovered 66 funerary urns and 50 burial sites, all between 1,161 and […]
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A report from the National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH) shows that the state of Veracruz has the highest number of kidnappings of undocumented immigrants, according to Noticias Net. The agency’s first report in 2009 estimated that 2,944 kidnappings of migrants occurred in Veracruz between September 2008 and February 2009. The last report showed a […]
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Over 25,000 acres of citrus in the state of Veracruz are considered a total loss due to the devastating drought affecting Mexico, Más Producción Agricultural News reports. Consumers are beginning to feel the effects of the crop loss through product scarcity and price increases. There are a total of 200,000 acres of citrus crops in […]
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According to a legislative report from the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in Mexico, at least 23,000 young adults and teenagers have been recruited to join drug trafficking gangs, ANSA reports. The report stated that the problem of violence in Mexico stems from social, political, economic and cultural issues. In addition to the 23,000 young […]
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Parents in Veracruz’s capital city of Jalapa have reported at least 15 missing young adults (between the ages of 12 and 22) in the past three months, but have not received any updates on the investigations, El Proceso reports. They organized a protest as part of the “No + sangre (No More Blood)” movement to […]
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A small video camera has allowed archaelogists to discover a large tomb– untouched for over 1500 years– amid the Mayan ruins at Palenque, ABC Mexico reports. The tomb is believed to be of a high-ranking official who lived in the period between 431 and 550 ACE. The images from the video camera show red-painted walls […]
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From RPP News: • Tropical Storm Beatrice has caused massive flooding and claimed four victims in Acapulco • Emergency aid has been deployed to the region due to the severity of flooding and landslides • More than 30 automobiles were carried away by flooding, including two dragged into the ocean • More than 150 dwellings […]
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Representative Abraham González Uyeda from Jalisco has proposed the creation of a law to protect the health and safety of children and adolescents, which would include mandatory drug testing, El Universal reports. The law is designed to prevent consumption of illegal drugs by middle and high school students, as well as those in college. The […]
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Agents of the Ministerial Police arrested Liz Brenda Valdez Marroquín, 21, also known as “ámbar” or “Samara,” El Mexicano reports. Valdez Marroquín was wanted on counts of aggravated kidnapping, violent vehicle robbery and organized delinquency. She and her boyfriend, Neri Alfonso Estrada Valdez, were the leaders of a kidnapping gang, primarily targeting store owners. Estrada […]
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The Zapatista committee of good government (JBG) of Morelia denounced aggressive actions and attempts to dispossess Zapatista supporters of their lands made by members of the Regional Organization of Coffee Growers in Ocosingo (Orcao), La Jornada reports. The conflict began June 10 when Orcao members pressured and threatened a Zapatista supporter to change allegiances. Over […]
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Journalists in Mexico trying to preserve the freedom of the press in the face of organized crime and widespread corruption are increasingly becoming victims of threats and violence, ANSA reports. The Attorney General’s office shows that between 2006 and 2009, 74 cases of violence (or threats of violence) were reported against journalists, with torture becoming […]
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A total of 17 violent deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, the state’s Attorney General has said. According to UPI, among the dead are three brothers in the town of Guamúchil and a man who was found in an illegal grave in Ahome. Most were victims […]
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Authorities at the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have gathered a large panel of Mexican and Israeli experts for the symposium “Archaeology, Heritage and Identity: Challenges for the 21st Century. Mexico-Israel,” to be held between June 20 and June 23, 2011, El Economista reports. Twenty-eight total sessions will be held at the symposium. […]
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Leading sociologists say the recent lynching attempts in southern Mexico City are due to failures by the government, La Policiaca reports. They point to a lack of confidence in the police force as the reason citizens are attempting to take the law into their own hands. Corruption and repression have pervaded the police force in […]
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Club and bar owners in the Mexican state of Querétaro are trying to find alternatives to the use of the Breathalyzer in order to avoid heavy fines to customers and visitors to the state, El Economista reports. The president of the Association of Bars and Clubs stated that establishments are willing to strengthen programs designed […]
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Two bodyguards, part of the security team for the governor of Nuevo León, Rodrigo Medina, were murdered in the town of Guadalupe, Radio Formula reports. The governor is known for his stance against organized crime and threats against him were found on the bodies of the guards. The governor issued a statement via Twitter that […]
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Refugee rights organizations are calling for reflection and citizen participation in Mexico for June 20, World Refugee Day, La Jornada reports. Refugees face intolerant attitudes, discrimination and challenges to integrating in Mexican society despite a series of new laws protecting refugees and migrants. According to the 2010 National Survey on Discrimination, 26.6% of Mexicans would […]
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Dr. José Alfonso Yamamoto Nagano, head of the Division of Organ, Tissue and Cell Donations and Transplants at the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), said Mexico need to develop a culture of organ donation, according to Grupo Fórmula. With chronic and degenerative diseases like diabetes, hypertension, obesity and heart conditions on the rise in […]
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The Human Rights Commission (CDHDF) with the National Women’s Institute (INMUJERES) of Mexico City are holding a series of discussions questioning current penitentiary regulations which allow newborns and children under six years of age to remain with their mothers in prison. There is no State budget for these children, however, and they therefore often live […]
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Mexican authors Álvaro Enrique and Sandra Lorenzano gave an interview for El Universal in which they discussed the absent father figure in Mexican literature. The authors agreed that the father who is not physically or emotionally present paradoxically embodies a powerful influence over patriarchal Mexican society, as well as over their abandoned or orphaned children. […]
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The Honduran Minister of External Affairs confirmed the removal of the Honduran Consul Patricia Villamil in Chiapas, Mexico, due to concerns for Villamil’s personal safety after she received death threats by the terrorist group Los Zetas. According to El Heraldo newspaper, sources have revealed that the Mexican government is prepared to designate the consul as […]
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Mexico City’s Institute of Administrative Inspection (INVEADF) inaugurated 100 new transportation inspectors, according to INVEADF’s website. The new inspectors will review over 200,000 vehicles (including 120,000 taxis) as part of a security initiative of Marcelo Ebrard, Head of Government of Mexico City. Of the 17,000 applicants for positions as inspectors with INVEADF, only 100 were […]
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As reported by Proceso, U.N. consultant Edgardo Buscaglia stated on Thursday that 65% of electoral campaigns receive money from illegitimate sources including drug cartels. Buscaglia believes that Mexico needs a new strategy to combat narco-trafficking that is harsh but not repressive, but such a strategy will not develop until drug violence reaches the political elite […]
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On Thursday June 16, 22-year-old Édgar Huerta Montiel, known as “El Wache”, was captured by Mexico’s Federal Police in Fresnillo, Zacatecas. El Wache is said to be responsible for organizing the massacre of at least 10 migrants in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, as well as abducting six buses and torturing their passengers. El Wache has worked […]
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An anonymous source has revealed that on Friday, June 17 Mazda Motor Corporation will announce plans to open a new car plant in Mexico, CNN reports. The Japanese company currently has car plants in the United States, China and Thailand; this new compact car assembly plant will be the fourth located outside of Japan. Construction […]
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Mexico City’s Human Rights Commission (CDHDF) and civil society organizations are urging the Legislative Assembly to vote in a special session to establish legal provisions criminalizing femicide in Mexico City, as reported by El Mexicano. María de la Luz Estrada, from the National Citizens’ Observatory for Femicide (OCNF), called for reforms under the General Law […]
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•In Peking, Colombia’s portafolio.co spoke with Enrique Dussel, the director of the Center of Chinese-Mexican Studies of Unam, who gave his view on how Latin America should approach Chinese business and involvement in the area. •One improvement he suggests is the increase of foreign exchange students between the two regions. •Lingual and cultural understanding is […]
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A large mob in one of Mexico City’s neighborhood’s attempted to lynch four accused criminals as they were being taken away by police, Estado de Mexico reports. A number of people were left with minor injuries, but no one was killed.
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According to Milenio, the director of the Mexican government’s center for HIV/AIDS and STIs (CAPASITS) in Tampico, Tamaulipas has put 380 patient’s lives at risk by illegally redistributing Truvada, an antiretroviral medicine, to other health centers. A representative from a local civil society association claims to possess an audio recording of the CAPASITS director, Alfredo […]
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U.S. customs officials seized over 175 pounds of iguana meat from a U.S. citizen crossing the border from Tijuana, Mexico into California. The smuggler, whose identity has not been revealed, claimed to be transporting fish. At a secondary inspection point, over 175 pounds of iguana meat was discovered beneath fresh fish in three large coolers. […]
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Of the 575 samples of beef tested last year by the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), 111 (7%) tested positive for clenbuteral. Clenbuteral is used in some medications for humans as a bronchodilator. It is considered a dangerous substance, and as such the Federal Commission for the Protection Against […]
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Thousands of victims from towns in the Mexican state of Chiapas affected by 2005’s Hurricane Stan marched on the main streets of Tapachula to demand severe punishment for the state’s ex-governor, Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía, El Informador reports. The demonstrators accused Salazar Mendiguchía of diverting funds intended for reconstructing the state after the hurricane. Though the […]
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Edgardo Buscaglia from the Mexican Autonomous Institute of Technology has shown in a recent investigation that Argentina is home to several drug trafficking networks extended from Mexican drug cartels like Sinaloa, Tijuana and Los Zetas, according to elespectador.com. He also confirmed that Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the most wanted man in the […]
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El Universal reports: • Three Colombians and seven Costa Ricans were arrested Thursday in Costa Rica; they are believed to be part of a powerful international organization involved in drug trafficking and money laundering • 15 raids were conducted nationwide to act on an Interpol arrest warrant for Colombian Leudo Nieves, wanted by the U.S. […]
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June 14 is World Blood Donor Day, but Oaxaca faces a donation deficit each year, according to Noticias Net. Each year, the public and private health sectors in the state receive 30,000 units of blood, but 38,000 are needed to meet international standards. This June 14, the State Center for Blood Transfusions is promoting the […]
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Members of the Municipal Police in Oaxaca arrested Francisco Sánchez Vallejo, 48, for impersonating a police officer to public transportation bus drivers, Diario Oaxaca reports. A call to the C-4 system alerted police to a man dressed in an officer’s uniform attempting to extort bus drivers. At the time of his arrest, Sánchez was carrying […]
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The Mexican Institute of National Health (IMSS) in Jalisco states that cirrhosis is now the fourth-highest cause of death in Mexico, El Universal reports, behind heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Although alcohol abuse is still the leading trigger for cirrhosis of the liver, more and more cases caused by Hepatitis C, diabetes and obesity are […]
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Hoy Veracruz reports: • Domestic violence is the number one cause of injury among Mexican women, over injuries sustained in robberies, accidents and rapes • Six of every ten women in Mexico have been subjected to some type of violence; in some cases, the assaults are fatal • In 2005, an estimated 2,159 women died […]
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El Universal Reports: • The state government has pledged 10,000 members of state, intermunicipal and municipal police to aid in the launch of Operation Conago 1 • Operation Conago 1 (standing for “Comisión National de Gobernadores” – National Committee of Governers) seeks to attack the 11 most common crimes in Mexico, including kidnapping, robbery and […]
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In response to growing problems of sexual violence and human trafficking, El Economista reports that the Congress of the state of Querétaro approved reforms to the Penal Code to enforce a sentence of seven to 38 years in prison for persons convicted of human trafficking or sexual misconduct. Children and women in the poorest conditions […]
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The director of the Center for Health in Tzucacab, Mexico has reported four positive cases of Chagas disease, the Diario de Yucatán reports. The disease is transmitted by a small insect known as a “pic.” Once it bites a human, it can transmit parasites which cause Chagas disease. The disease can cause blindness, swelling of […]
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El Heraldo de Tabasco reports: • Authorities confiscated 21 million tons of illegally imported tobacco from Vietnam, largest seizure of illegal goods on record • As a result, the Federal Commission for Protection Against Health Risks (Cofepris) announced new measures to combat illegal imporation and sale of tobacco, alcohol and medications • Secondary market for […]
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From SDP Noticias: • Mexico City has the highest rate of alcoholism among minors in the country at 16.4% • Attorney General of Mexico City has passed the “National Agreement for Zero Tolerance of Sales and Provision of Alcohol to Minors” • Attorney General seeks to target bars, clubs and stores that sell illegally to […]
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Mexican archaeologists have found a grave in Monterrey containing ten skeletons they believe to be U.S. soldiers from the Mexican-American War, SDP Noticias reports. The height of the skeletons and the shape of the skulls exhibit Caucasian characteristics, supporting the hypothesis that the soldiers fought for the United States. They are believed to have died […]
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The Federal Judicial Police conducted an operation on the central offices of Mexico’s National Institute of Immigration in Mexico City on February 15, 2011. El Proceso now reveals that the agents, who some sources indicate were US operatives, obtained a list of foreigners admitted to the country between 2008 and 2010, especially those from countries […]
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On June 8 President Obama announced his nomination of Earl Anthony Wayne for the position of ambassador to Mexico. Wayne is presently the respected deputy ambassador to Afghanistan and previously served as ambassador to Argentina. He has diplomatic experience in economics, national security and anti-terrorism, however little is known about his view of U.S.-Mexico relations. […]
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From El Economista: ● Unrest and violence on the northern border between Mexico and the US have negatively affected businesses, especially in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas ● The unrest has led residents of Texas to stop crossing the border to buy goods; business owners in Tamaulipas have decided to institute an “express service” and […]
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El Comercio reports: ● Mexico City: Teenage girl drank too much at a party and passed out; seven young men (five under age 18) sexually abused her while she was unconscious ● One of the perpetrators filmed the act on his cell phone and sent it out (known as ‘sexting’) ● Video was sent to […]
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● Drought season is worst in over 20 years; over 40% of country affected ● More than 3.5 million farmers are on the brink of bankruptcy, advises National Agricultural Workers Confederation (CNC) ● More than 8900 fires have ravaged over 1.32 million acres; majority of fires burning pastureland for 10 million head of livestock ● […]
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A clandestine grave was uncovered in the Mexican municipality of San Ciro de Acosta, San Luis Potosí on Sunday evening, June 5. Soldiers arrived at the location indicated by an anonymous call and discovered four corpses buried in a field. As the commander of the San Ciro de Acosta municipal police force disappeared two months […]
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El Universal reports that Adrian, the first tropical storm of the hurricane season, has formed off of Mexico’s Pacific coast, approximately 500 kilometers south of Acapulco. It is moving in a northeasterly direction at seven kilometers per hour, with winds reaching 100 kilometers per hour. According to the National Meteorological Service (SMN), Tropical Storm Adrian […]
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According to Proceso magazine, at least 11 died and two were injured Tuesday evening at the La Victoria Rehabilitation Center for Alcoholics and Drug Addicts in Torreón, a city in the state of Coahuila, Mexico. Two armed men reportedly forced their way into the center and opened fire in various rooms of the building. Some […]
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U.S. security authorities and businesses are warning travelers to avoid the Mexican states of Sonora, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Jalisco and Nayarit. Many online sources, including Samuel Logan’s “Traveler Safety in Mexico” map, outline the most high-risk locations for U.S. tourists. This map indicates that half of the territory of Zacatecas is unsafe due to […]
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According to the Foundation for Social Research (FISAC), since the implementation of the “alcoholímetro” program in 2003, fatal traffic accidents have reduced by 21% in Mexico. The program involves night time and early morning road stops in which drivers, including public transportation drivers in Mexico City, are required to take a breathalyzer test if suspected […]
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As reported by Excelsior, Mexico City’s Ministry of Tourism sent a formal request to Global Exchange Reality Tours to discontinue their “extreme” tourist excursions. Global Exchange Reality Tours’ recent excursions take place in Mexico City’s most dangerous neighborhoods, where clients are exposed to pirated and black market merchandise, alleys of young prostitutes and altars honoring […]
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The Mexican government has adopted the Colombian government’s system of battling organized crime. As leon.milenio.com reports, the two governments have been working together sharing information and technology in order to stop narcotrafficking groups who transport drugs from Colombia to the United States through Mexico. Although the Colombian government has reduced the production of cocaine by […]
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•Semana.com that the Colombian navy seized the cocaine hidden within containers of whole cane sugar for animal consumption. •The antidrug dogs of the Antinarcotics department of the National Police detected the drug within the 33,450 units, about 500 grams each, of the sugar headed from Cartagena to Veracruz, Mexico. •The CTI is still measuring the […]
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•According to elpais.com.co, before Hugo Andrés Tenorio Domínguez could board his flight to Cali, Colombia, the x-ray scans revealed strange shapes in the bottles in question. •The body soap bottle held $20,700 USD and the lotion bottle held $22,700 USD to make $44, 400 USD when combined with the $1,000 USD in his wallet according […]
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