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Armed commando kidnaps seven individuals from hotels in Monterrey
In an operation that involved at least twenty to thirty people, an armed commando blocked various avenues in the center of Monterrey in order to penetrate two hotels where they …
President Felipe Calderón initiates “Blue Heart Campaign” against human trafficking
Last week President Felipe Calderón initiated the “Blue Heart Campaign, Mexico against human trafficking” (Campaña Corazón Azul, México contra la trata de personas), along with the United Nations, seeking to …
“El Gato,” a presumed leader of the cartel organization “La Familia Michoacana,” captured
Last week, the Federal Police (Policía Federal) captured Hilario López Morales, alias “El Gato”, identified as one of the principal operators of the drug cartel “La Familia Michoacana.” Along with …
Inter-American Court hears indigenous woman’s rape case
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (an autonomous entity of the Organization of American States) is set to hear the case of an indigenous woman who claims she was raped …
Michelle Obama visits Mexico with message to youth
On her first foreign trip without her husband, First Lady Michelle Obama visited Mexico, meeting with women leaders and students. She was received by the Mexican ambassador to the United …
La Familia cartel leader Jose Manuel Cuevas Arias, “El Borrego”, detained
The Federal Police (Policía Federal) detained Jose Manuel Cuevas Arias, “El Borrego,” drug cartel leader of the south zone in the state Guanajuato for the cartel organization La Familia Michoacana. …
“El Chaguín,” a presumed leader of the Beltrán Leyva cartel killed
The Federal Secretariat of Public Security ( Secretaría de Seguridad Pública federal) confirmed the death of Santiago Lizárraga Ibarra alias “El Chaguín,” presumed leader of the Beltrán Leyva cartel organization, …
Struggle over Cd. Juárez may have winner
US officials stated that the long-standing struggle between the Sinaloa Cartel and the Juárez Cartel (also known as the Vicente Carrillo Fuentes organization, after the group’s leader) may be tilting …
Officials confirm crime groups’ alliance against Zetas
On April 12, Ramón Eduardo Pequeño García, the head of a section of the Federal Police (Policía Federal), announced that they had confirmed that there had indeed been an alliance …
12 executed, “El Pepino” amongst them
Last Tuesday, State Police found the bodies of twelve individuals who were executed in what they believe to be a confrontation between narco-traffickers, in the municipality of Xalisco. The State …