
Mexico’s murder rate: a snapshot of a debate
President Claudia Sheinbaum is celebrating a reduction in homicides of over 50%. However, experts urge caution when looking at the statistics, and demand that more attention be paid to the big picture

President Claudia Sheinbaum is celebrating a reduction in homicides of over 50%. However, experts urge caution when looking at the statistics, and demand that more attention be paid to the big picture

The pickup belonging to José Antonio Castro Meza, who has been missing since Tuesday, was found in a park in Culiacán, a Mexican town caught in a long-running battle between criminal factions

In a message to Congress about drug-producing countries, the US president recognizes his southern neighbor’s efforts in the fight against trafficking, but adds that it ‘needs to do far more’

Juan Carlos González heads a list of more than 50 members of the criminal organization and companies accused of financing it who have been sanctioned

Modest businesses owned by Hispanic families are one of the methods that Mexican traffickers use to move the fortunes they obtain from drug sales in the US

An armed squad took Roxana Berenice Guzmán, founder of Pulso Informativo del Sureste, from her home in the state of Veracruz in front of her family. Despite the recorded evidence, no arrests have been made and the victim remains missing

Claudia Sheinbaum seeks to set limits on cooperation with the United States after the CIA agent scandal in Chihuahua

The capture of Audias Flores took place with no exchange of gunfire and with intelligence from US agencies, according to the official account

Despite the roadblocks and security operations, investors with an eye on the long term insist on the benefits of Guadalajara, one of the country’s most dynamic technology hubs

Failed operations, thwarted intelligence, and unprecedented firepower hampered the pursuit of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader until the operation in which he was killed

Nemesio Oseguera was in hiding in the mountains of Jalisco with a dozen bodyguards. It was a visit from one of his “sentimental partners” that allowed authorities to locate and kill him in an operation by Mexican Army special forces

The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and six other members were killed in a raid that left three soldiers wounded. Mexican troops are concentrating their forces in Jalisco

The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel had spent decades evading justice. He was brought down in an operation in the mountains of Jalisco that has sparked a violent reaction in various states across the country

The vast lemon industry of the Tierra Caliente region of Michoacán, where the alleged extortionist had his fiefdom, puts any preconceived notions about violence and power to shame

The ‘war on drugs’ was declared in the state, where cartels have been entrenched in politics and the economy for decades

Accused of trafficking the drug for Mexican cartels and laundering millions of dollars, he had fled to Cuba after escaping from Mexico City last summer while on house arrest

At a roundtable on his homeland security task forces, the US president again floated the possibility of land incursions against drugs in Latin America

The testimonies of 38 people forcibly recruited in January by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel depict the deceptions and threats employed by the criminal organization

The transfer follows the same pattern as last February, when Mexico handed over 29 drug lords, including Rafael Caro Quintero, the ‘Narco of Narcos’

The Environmental Investigation Agency report that the criminal organization has earned more than $8 billion since 2019 through smuggling in Mexico bound for South America

The academic year ends without any celebrations in the midst of the Mexican state’s ‘narco-war.’ Entire families sheltered their children at home, turning classrooms into virtual spaces, not by choice, but for survival

A mixture of fear, silence and the need to carry on make up daily life in this Mexican state. June ended with over 200 murders and 80 disappearances, making it the most violent month since the war between Los Mayitos and Los Chapitos began

A veteran officer from the anti-drug agency told the U.S. Senate how the Mexican organization conducted surveillance during the trial of Rubén Oseguera González, son of El Mencho, in Washington DC

Judge hands 80-year prison sentence to Marco Ramírez Chávez, a CJNG leader in Irapuato, based on local songs used by prosecution

In an interview with ‘El Faro,’ Charli, leader of a faction of Barrio 18, details how the rapprochement with the president’s circle began

Eulogio Sosa, a member of the band, reflects on the controversy that has put the genre in the spotlight. He also acknowledges the widespread concern over the withdrawal of US visas from artists who sing these ballads

El Mencho ordered trailers to be set alight and highways blocked in Michoacán, Jalisco, and Guanajuato. Two police officers were killed, but no arrests were made: ‘We’ve never seen blockades of this scale’