The anti-crime measures implemented by the new president undermine the continuity with Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s six-year term, which was defined by a policy of ‘hugs, not bullets’
The delivery of Rafael Caro Quintero, the leaders of Loz Zetas and other organized crime kingpins marks a watershed in security policy
Mexican and U.S. authorities are struggling to explain the legal basis that allowed them to overcome the court logjam that for years prevented the drug lords from being handed over
In the last four years, authorities have seized 5.4 tons of fentanyl, almost 50% in territory controlled by the sons of ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, from where it is trafficked to the US through Tucson and San Diego
In addition to its crackdown on drug trafficking, the Mexican government is prioritizing greater control over Chinese investments and higher tariffs on microchips and semiconductors from that country
The battle between cartel factions has been going on for five months, with hundreds dead and missing. Los Chapitos have suffered more from the onslaught of the authorities, who have focused their actions on the capital, Culiacán
The possibility that the United States could assume powers that violate the sovereignty of its southern neighbor forebodes a period of extraordinary tension in the bilateral relationship
The music promoter, linked to artists such as Gerardo Ortiz and Julión Álvarez, was gunned down in one of the most luxurious areas of Mexico City. The US had pursued him for years for alleged links to drug trafficking
Heavily armed men claim control over Milpa Alta, a rural area on the capital’s southern fringe