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Crime and Violence

Arrests made, search continues for 43 missing students in Iguala, Guerrero

11/30/14 (written by cmolzahn) — The ongoing story of 43 students kidnapped in late September in the Iguala municipality of Guerrero and likely since murdered by the Guerreros Unidos criminal …

Transparency & accountability

SESNSP: Veracruz tops list of Mexican states with highest number of police failing confidence exams

11/30/14 (written by sramirez) — Mexico’s Secretary General of National Public Security (Secretariado Ejecutivo del Sistema Nacional de Seguridad Pública, SESNSP) recently released results of a study done to measure …

Crime and Violence

Narcobanner announces alleged alliance between Los Zetas and Gulf Cartel

11/27/14 (written by rorosco) — Just two months after a story by Reforma reported on the proposed alliance among several top Mexican cartels, a new message by Los Zetas and …

Human Rights and Civil Society

Intense and oft-violent protests in Mexico continue after Iguala massacre of 43 students

11/22/14 (written by otawka) — It has been over seven weeks since the disappearance of the 43 students in Iguala, Guerrero, and Mexico is amidst massive protests and public demonstrations. …

Crime and Violence

Son of Sinaloa Cartel leader arrested in Culiacán

11/20/14 (written by mrangel) — Federal authorities arrested yet another son of Sinaloa Cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, when members of the Mexican Army and Navy detained Ismael Zambada Imperial, …

Crime and Violence

Aftermath of three U.S. citizens kidnapped and shot dead in Matamoros

11/17/14 (written by ggoana-hernandez) — Over a month after three U.S. citizens were kidnapped and killed in Tamaulipas, investigations continue to determine what role local security officials played in the …

Crime and Violence

Sixth mass grave found in Veracruz in 2014

11/13/14 (written by mrangel) — On Wednesday, November 5, a mass grave containing seven bodies was found in Pueblo Viejo, Veracruz, near the border with Tamaulipas. The discovery was made …

Transparency & accountability

News report draws scrutiny to planned home of Enrique Peña Nieto and family

11/12/14 (written by cmolzahn) — On November 9, the online news outlet Aristegui Noticias reported that the home into which President Enrique Peña Nieto and his family plan to move after …

Crime and Violence

Police chief in Tamaulipas found dead in Vallecillo

11/12/14 (written by ashoffner) — Violence continues in Tamaulipas with the murder of the chief of police in the northern region of the state. On November 2, General Ricardo César Niño …

Crime and Violence

Two arrested after ultra-light aircraft carrying drugs crosses U.S.-Mexico border

11/09/14 (written by cissel) — U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) announced that two people were arrested on the morning of November 5 after an ultra-light plane carrying 185 pounds …

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