
Mexico confronts drug trafficking
The fall of El Mencho marks the end of a policy of non-aggression that was in practice an abdication of state authority

The fall of El Mencho marks the end of a policy of non-aggression that was in practice an abdication of state authority

The Secretary of Security stated all affected areas have been cleared and order has been restored after the military operation that killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel

A dozen states suspended classes for Monday, and several others have convened their security cabinets to monitor the wave of violence unleashed by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel following the death of its leader

The operation against the country’s most‑wanted drug trafficker is the biggest achievement to date in the fight against organized crime by the Security Cabinet led by Omar García Harfuch

Trade has declined and has yet to recover since the hyperinflationary crisis of 2018, but foreign direct investment and remittances have soared in the last two years

Local and foreign mining companies are forced to pay protection money or hire suppliers linked to their extortionists in order to operate

Digital platforms will be required to give authorities live access to their data. The SAT defends the measure as a way to curb tax evasion and digitally enabled smuggling

The former Educational Materials chief welcomed EL PAÍS into the space, where he held out for nearly 90 hours before being notified of his dismissal

EL PAÍS speaks with academics, diplomats, and politicians from different parties to examine the challenge now facing Sheinbaum — one that every Mexican president has confronted in a history shaped by geography, ideology, and geopolitical interests

The indictment of nine US citizens in their own country puts the spotlight on the lack of controls on the purchase of high-caliber artillery that benefits criminal organizations south of the border

Mexico is preparing to enter the gas extraction market with this method, which has sparked intense debate both within and outside the government. EL PAÍS brings together the views of six specialists on this technique — voices both defending and criticizing it
The Asian firms aim to strengthen their position in the Mexican market through the purchase of the Aguascalientes factory, which is in the process of closing
The picturesque community in Sinaloa was horrified to discover six clandestine burial sites from which 14 bodies have been exhumed so far. Five belong to the missing workers from the Canadian mine Vizsla Silver

The transportation secretary said the devices crossed in from Mexico and were neutralized. Aviation authorities initially announced that the measure would last 10 days

Harfuch points to a criminal misunderstanding as the cause of the workers’ abduction. The bodies of at least five have been found in a mass grave, with another five yet to be identified

Ricardo Trevilla, Secretary of Defense, says that the Claudia Sheinbaum government has recovered 215 powerful .50 caliber rifles from criminals, one of the drug traffickers’ favorites

No other regional issue, not even the US military attack on Venezuela, has prompted such a firm reaction from Mexico, which has a long tradition of aligning itself with the island

The Vermont senator, a global icon of the left, warns in an exclusive interview with EL PAÍS that the president is using ICE as “a domestic army” and says that “it will have to be the American people who say ‘no’ to authoritarianism”

Prisons persist as centers of criminal command and call centers for organized crime groups, a weak point that justifies the extradition of high-profile detainees in collaboration with Washington

By targeting the island’s access to crucial imports, the US has exacerbated its economic and social strain. The Castro regime says it is trying to provoke a ‘genocide’

The Central American country is under a state of emergency after a massacre of police officers that calls into question the state’s ability to deal with the violence of an army of 30,000 gang members

A report details the presence of women in positions of power at the United Nations since 1945 and laments the ‘fictitious transparency’ in decision-making. In 80 years, there have been only eight female candidates for the position currently held by António Guterres

The attack against two lawmakers and the mass kidnapping of miners are further proof that violence continues unabated in the Mexican state

Claudia Sheinbaum justified crude oil exports as humanitarian aid without providing concrete details about an operation that began in 2024

Claudia Sheinbaum maintains that the image shows the moment the alleged drug trafficker surrendered in Mexico City. Canadian television, however, reports that it was created using artificial intelligence

The Latin American country surpasses China and Canada, sending over $447 billion worth of goods to the US in the first 10 months of 2025

A top government target whose currency was violence, César Sepúlveda had become a key supplier and intermediary for much of the productive activity in Tierra Caliente