The latest annual report from the anti-narcotics agency warns that the two criminal groups ‘have effectively eliminated any competition’ and already have a presence in all 50 states of the country
In one month at least 42 people have gone missing in the northeastern state. Seven remain unaccounted for. The latest episode, the disappearance of 12 construction workers, demonstrates the power of organized crime
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The attack on the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador highlights a turbulent panorama in which diplomatic crises and bilateral tensions threaten regional integration
Daniel Noboa’s government described Jorge Glas’ asylum at Mexican legation as a provocation and justified the assault as a necessary step to prevent impunity
Ecuadorian police forces burst into the site with armored cars and arrested former vice president Jorge Glas, who is convicted in two cases of corruption and had been granted political asylum by Mexico. President López Obrador has described the assault as a ‘flagrant violation of international law and sovereignty’
The politician was attacked at a campaign event in Celaya right after she presented her strategy to tackle violence in a municipality that is in the grips of a security crisis
Colombia has demanded an apology and will expel diplomats after the Argentine president called Gustavo Petro a ‘terrorist murderer’ during an interview with CNN
The victims have been identified as Alejandro Hernández Fuentes and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera. Four other Hispanic workers are still missing, but U.S. authorities said it is no longer safe for divers to continue searching the accident area
The president is taking his demands to the U.S. presidential campaign: he will support whichever White House candidate promises to regularize undocumented Mexican workers — a policy that is also set to win over support for his own party ahead of the June election in Mexico
Morena’s presidential candidate schedules an intense campaign tour of Nuevo León, Coahuila and Durango, states traditionally resistant to the political left
Both leading presidential candidates have placed crime at the center of their platforms. Xóchitl Gálvez is promising to build a mega-prison, while Claudia Sheinbaum wants to integrate the National Guard into the Army
As the election campaign begins, the ruling party’s Claudia Sheinbaum has a strong lead. Her opponent Xóchitl Gálvez will have to take advantage of every opportunity and play catch-up
Quebec’s premier has been urging the Canadian government to slow the influx of immigrants. The U.S. government also urged its neighbor to take action as some Mexicans have been crossing illegally into the U.S. from Canada
After seeing record-high numbers of irregular crossings, Washington is seeking to bolster trilateral cooperation, arguing this will be facilitated by Bernardo Arévalo’s arrival in power
A new publication about the alleged links between drug traffickers and the president’s inner circle has, once again, strained the bilateral relationship. According to experts, this is a strategy by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to attack the Mexican president
The truces between criminal organizations in the state of Guerrero appear linked to the Catholic hierarchy, which is willing to mediate in order to stop the wave of violence
The White House insists that it has a good relationship with Mexico’s government, after ‘The New York Times’ published a report based on DEA probes into whether drug traffickers contributed money to the president’s campaign