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Six bodies found in a stolen vehicle make known the presence of a new drug cartel calling themselves the “Sierra Cartel”
The bodies of six individuals were found this morning in Guerrero. A new drug cartel organization going by the name “Cártel de la sierra” (Sierra Cartel) took responsibility for the …
Three police officers in Nuevo Leon were attacked; one injured, one dead
While on patrol, a police officer in Allende, Nuevo Leon was gunned down by unknown shooters. Two other police officers were also attacked and injured in the municipality of San …
Vicente Fox, Mexico’s ex-president offers to train police with help of U.S. sheriff
Mexico’s ex-president, Vicente Fox, offered police training services to the federal Secretariat of Public Security (Secretaría de Seguridad Pública –SSP) under the guidance of a U.S. sheriff. He announced that …
A cell group of The Michoacán Family was captured
Six members of the The Michoacán Family (La Familia Michoacana) cartel were captured without a confrontation in Valle de Juarez, Jalisco. Anonymous tips described the vehicles in which the men …
Prisoners in Torreón were allowed to leave prison at night in order to carry out executions
The Attorney General’s Office (La Procuraduría General de la República –PGR) and the Secretary of the Interior (Secretaría de Gobernación—SEGOB) reported that a commando of prisoners from the Center of …
Leader of La Línea, enforcement gang for Juárez Cartel, is in custody
This past Saturday, Luis Carlos Vázquez Barragán, El 20, was captured and arrested by elements of the Federal Police (Policía Federal – PF) in Chihuahua. Luis Barragán was a leader …
Webpage for the Mexican Red Cross hacked with threatening message
The webpage for the Red Cross of Mexico was hacked by someone under the username “Etizx.” The hacker posted a note threatening the “president of Nuevo Laredo” for the insecurity …
Ex-director of Municipal Police in Zapoltiltic is executed
The ex-director of the Municipal Police (Policía Municipal) in Zapoltiltic, Jalisco, was executed late Thursday night. An anonymous tip led the local police of the municipal Gómez Farías to investigate …
Sugarcane production leader and three others are killed in an ambush regarding a labor dispute
Four people, including a sugarcane production leader for the National Confederation of Rural Property Owners (Confederación Nacional de Propietarios Rurales – CNPR) for central Veracruz, were ambushed and killed late …
Narco-gravesite with three bodies found in Nuevo León
Soldiers from the Mexican Army located a gravesite believed to have been created and used by members of organized crime in the northern state of Nuevo León where the remains …