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Transparency & accountability

110 dead from swine flu

Mexico City officials stated today that another seven deaths attributed to the swine flu were recorded today.  This raised the total amount of deaths in Mexico City to 22 and …

Crime and Violence

Military and police enlisted in the response to Mexican swine flu outbreak

  Military personnel were assigned to distribute surgical masks at the Mexico City airport and other strategic locations, as officials responded to a serious public health crisis in April. More …

Justice in Mexico

Obama visit a success

  Although some were opposed to Obama’s visit, the PAN feel that it was a success.  The projects proposed between Mexico and the United States to deal with organized crime and undocumented immigrants …

Crime and Violence

A hard hit to the ‘La Familia’ cartel

A baptism turns into a trap, where 44 drug traffickers, some of whom are members of the cartel ‘La Familia’ were detained.  Rafael Cedeño Hernández (alias: ‘El Cede’ and ‘el Ideólogo’) …

Crime and Violence

Bishops deny a threat

The Bishops of Durango, Guadalajara, Mazatlán, Zamora, Huejutla y Yucatán deny that they have received death threats from members of the drug cartels.  The Archbishop of Durango, Héctor González Martínez, …

Justice in Mexico

No more “pats on the back”

Ex-president Vicent Fox asked for a solid plan and some sort of commitment to solving the issue of organized crime that both countries face.  “What we need is a compromise …

Justice in Mexico

Killings 26% down in first quarter

According to CNN, killings due to the drug wars in Mexico have dropped 26 percent in the first three months of 2009, in comparison to the last three months of 2008.  Homicides …

Crime and Violence

20-year-old female arrested

Police in Sonora have arrested Anahí Beltrán, a 20 year old female, for possessing various assault weapons and ammunition at her residence.  General Rodolfo Cruz claims that the weapons and ammunition belongs …

Transparency & accountability

95% not investigated

According to La Cronica, 95% of assassinations attributed to organized crime are not investigated in Mexico.  Only 2-5% of homocides are reported, and these are usually of high-profile  individuals.  Since Calderon has …

Crime and Violence

3 million dollars and weapons seized in Culiacán

Members of the military special forces seized over $3 million dollars, 30 weapons, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and 179 fine watches and jewelry from four private “narco” homes.  During the …

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