All news on the topic: Mexico

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Mexico’s attorney general Alejandro Gertz Manero resigns early after ambassadorship offer, triggering legality concerns
The Senate accepted Alejandro Gertz Manero’s early resignation despite opposition claims that a diplomatic posting doesn’t meet the legal threshold, as his exit follows a controversial ambassadorship offer and leaves several high-profile investigations unresolved.
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Tensions rise as US troops mistakenly mark Mexican land as US territory
US troops were seen to ’accidentally invade’ Mexico amid rising tensions over Trump’s threats to bomb cartel members as part of his ongoing ’war on drugs’.
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Zhi Dong Zhang on trial in Brooklyn after tunnel breakout in Mexico and circuitous flight to Cuba and Russia
Alleged trafficker Zhi Dong Zhang escaped through a tunnel in Mexico before flying to Cuba and reportedly to Russia, but now he finds himself on trial in a Brooklyn courtroom.
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Alleged CJNG-linked leader arrested over assassination of Uruapan mayor
Mexican authorities have arrested the suspect who allegedly orchestrated the assassination of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo, a well-known anti-crime figure, earlier this November, Security Minister Omar García Harfuch announced on Wednesday.
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Over 100 injured as thousands march against crime and corruption in Mexico City
Thousands have taken to the streets of Mexico City to protest against crime and corruption, with 120 people reported injured, according to authorities.
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US hits 27 cartel-linked entities with sanctions as Mexico shuts down 13 laundering casinos
US simultaneously sanctions businesses, individuals Feds link to Sinaloa cartel
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Trump prepares US troops for a ground invasion in Mexico targeting drug cartels
The Trump administration has begun planning for ground-level military and intelligence operations on Mexican soil to target drug cartels as part of what President Donald Trump has described as an "armed conflict" with narcotics trafficking organizations.
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Singer and model Fede Dorcaz killed in suspected robbery while driving home in Mexico City
Argentine singer and former model Fede Dorcaz has been shot dead ahead of his appearance on the Mexican version of Strictly Come Dancing.
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Mexico initiates emergency measures after flesh-eating worm detected near US border
Mexico has activated emergency controls following the detection of a new case of New World screwworm in cattle within the northern border state of Nuevo Leon.
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Narco-influencers targeted in Sinaloa Cartel war, six killed so far
Earlier this year, pamphlets fluttered down from a helicopter over Culiacán, capital of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, accusing an array of influencers and musicians of serving organized crime.
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Mexico employs national security powers to extradite high-profile criminals to the U.S.
When Mexico sent 26 high-profile suspected cartel members on a plane to the U.S. this month to face charges including drug trafficking and money laundering, they did not use normal extradition proceedings. Instead, the suspects were expelled under a national security law.
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64,000 jobs lost: how the U.S. trade war is crippling Mexico’s maquiladoras
For 11 years, Fabiola Galicia worked her way up the ranks at a factory that produced decorative ribbons in Ciudad Juarez, just across the border from El Paso, Texas. Starting as a production line worker, she was eventually promoted to manager overseeing 30 employees.
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Over 130,000 missing: Mexicans march nationwide for justice
Thousands of people have held protests across Mexico to highlight the country’s many enforced disappearances and demand more action by officials to tackle them.
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TikTok star Esmeralda FG found murdered with husband and children in Mexico
A TikTok star has been found murdered along with her family inside a pickup truck in Mexico.
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Ex-sinaloa cartel boss “El Mayo” Zambada pleads guilty to U.S. drug trafficking, faces life in prison
Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada pleaded guilty Monday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, saying he was sorry for helping to flood the U.S. with cocaine and other illicit substances.
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Mexico extradites 26 suspected CJNG and Sinaloa cartel members to US
Mexico extradited 26 alleged members of the CJNG and Sinaloa cartels to the United States, with President Claudia Sheinbaum insisting the move was a sovereign decision amid growing pressure from Washington to crack down on drug trafficking.
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Mass grave with 32 bodies uncovered in Mexico during search for missing persons
Mexican police have uncovered a concealed mass grave containing 32 bodies on a deserted property in Guanajuato state, central Mexico.
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SSU investigates Latin American drug cartels infiltrating Ukrainian Armed Forces for drone training
The SSU, Ukraine’s domestic intelligence service, is investigating whether Spanish-speaking volunteers linked to Latin American drug cartels have infiltrated the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the hopes of receiving FPV drone training.
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Phantom "Grupo Omni", fake offices, and $1.9 million in debts: who really stands behind the digital bank Bankaool
A fugitive wanted by Costa Rican authorities in connection with a massive fraud investigation known as the Madre Patria case was caught on wiretap boasting about buying into a bank in Mexico.
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Trump announces 30% tariffs on imports from EU and Mexico: Trade war begins August 1
Donald Trump announced on Saturday that goods imported from both the European Union and Mexico will face a 30% US tariff rate starting August 1, in letters posted on his social media platform, Truth Social.
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Financial network of death: three Mexican banks deemed a threat for laundering money for CJNG, Sinaloa, and Gulf cartels
The U.S. Treasury issued its first actions under the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, designating three Mexico-based financial institutions as primary money laundering concerns tied to drug cartels and synthetic opioid trafficking.
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Leader of Mexican drug cartel with a $1 million bounty on his head killed in gunfight
Jorge Humberto Figueroa, who went by the nickname "El Perris", was shot and killed Friday in a raid carried out to arrest him
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Mexican blogger shot dead while livestreaming on TikTok
Mexican beauty influencer Valeria Márquez shot dead during livestream — case investigated as femicide
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Mexico sues Google over renaming of Gulf of Mexico
Mexico has filed a lawsuit against Google for disregarding multiple requests not to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for users in the US on its maps service, Claudia Sheinbaum stated.
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U.S. establishes new military zone along the border with Mexico
The number of apprehensions for attempted illegal border crossings into the U.S. in March dropped to the lowest level ever recorded.