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Family members of disappeared demand attention
On Friday September 25th relatives of disappeared persons in Tijuana took public action demanding attention and acknowledgement from the government. Following in the tradition of Argentina’s Mothers of Plaza de …
Gulf cartel members captured in Veracruz
The Secretary of National Defense (Sedena) reported that the military detained 11 supposed drug traffickers in the east of Mexico after a confrontation that involved shooting and resulted in the …
Reforma finds that 90% of police arrested for drug ties are local cops
The drug cartels in Mexico are said to have one link in common: the municipal police force. 90% of the 357 police officers detained this year, for presumed links to …
Small Time Dealing Reportedly Increases in Mexico City
Reforma newspaper reported a dramatic increase in small time drug-related crimes (narcomenudeo) in Mexico City over the last two years. In 2006, the Federal District’s Secretary of Public Security reported …
Analysts Say Criminals Younger, More Ruthless
According to criminologists interviewed by El Universal, crime in Mexico is being committed by a younger and increasingly crueler generation of criminals. This trend is the result of social tensions, …
Controversial journalist murdered in Chihuahua
According to La Jornada, local authorities reported that Noberto Miranda Madrid, a reporter who wrote about security issues, was gunned down and assassinated by an armed group in Casa Grandes, …
Integrating police forces at the state level
The Secretary of Public Security, Genaro García Luna, proposed the disappearance of local police forces and a change to integrate all police forces at a state level to the Chamber …
Aguascalientes prisons filling up, according to Supreme Court president
Aguascalientes Supreme Court President Juan Arturo Muñiz Candelas is expressing concern over the overcrowding in the state’s prison system. He reports that the prisons are currently 50% over capacity, underscoring …
Nearing the end of his term, Mexico City human rights ombudsman reports on his tenure
In his last address to representatives of the congress of Mexico City (DF) as president of the DF Human Rights Commission (CDHDF), Emilio ÁlvarezIcaza applauded the progress his organization has …
Tabasco legislators plan new public security law for 2010
Tabasco’s state government has announced that a bill will move through congress by the end of the year that will revamp the state’s public security law in accordance with the …
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