The United States sanctions members of Mexican cartel La Nueva Familia Michoacana
The Treasury accuses the group of trafficking fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine and of illegally smuggling migrants into the U.S.
Bishops use diplomacy to take on drug crime in Mexico: ‘The Church plays an important role, given the absence of the state’
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
Greed, ambition, money and power: Mexican bishops negotiate with drug traffickers in Guerrero
The clergy has been attempting to settle differences between La Familia Michoacana and rivals Los Tlacos after a successful truce between the latter and Los Ardillos over transport routes
Organized crime puts a price on Mexican agriculture
The countryside is losing millions of hectares of crops due to land being abandoned. Violence and extortion add to the ravages of climate change and the lack of subsidies
Mexico’s ‘omertà’: Millions of merchants pay a fee to criminals in order to sell their goods in the streets
The collection of this ‘tax’ unleashes violence that leaves hundreds of people dead each year, and it robs the public coffers of a fortune
Toluca chicken vendors rebel against extortion by Mexican organized crime
Merchants in the capital of the State of Mexico have hired private security services in the face of threats and kidnappings, including those of four workers who have been missing since last week
Death on a soccer field: La Familia Michoacana massacre leaves Texcaltitlán on edge
A battle between a group of farmers and the cartel, which left 14 dead, has led to fear of reprisals in the agricultural community where hundreds of National Guard troops have been deployed
In the areas surrounding Mexico City, clashes between La Familia Michoacana and the Jalisco Cartel are taking a toll
The state of Mexico – known as ‘Edomex’ to distinguish it from the name of the whole country – is not only the site of an electoral battle between the Morena party and the historic PRI. Two large cartels and some 30 local criminal groups are fighting over illegal businesses, terrorizing the marginalized population in the process
Mexico City is on alert after a threatening video circulates on social media
Heavily armed men claim control over Milpa Alta, a rural area on the capital’s southern fringe