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State Department officials are advising U.S. citizens to reconsider traveling to several Mexican states, including Jalisco, where Puerto Vallarta is located. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
Safety precautions, tips for travel to Mexico If you do travel to Mexico, the State Department recommends not traveling at night and traveling in groups. “Keep traveling companions and family ...
Zambada, 76, was arrested on July 25 after flying across the US border. He claims he was kidnapped in Mexico and delivered into US custody against his will.. He was detained along with Joaquin ...
On 24 March 2019, local Santa Rosa de Lima cartel leader Agustin Medina Soto was arrested. [11] On 16 July 2019, it was revealed that all of the remaining resources of the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel, as well as the property of its leader José Antonio Yépez Ortiz (alias “El Marro”), were seized by Mexican authorities. [12]
[17] 2017 was Mexico's deadliest year on record, with 31,174 murders recorded, leading to a murder rate of 25 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2017, compared with 19.4 in 2011. [18] In May 2018, Mexico broke the previous deadliest month on record set in October with 2,530 reported cases of intentional homicides during the month, or 93 per day. [19]
Extreme violence puts politicians at the mercy of the mafias, and thus allowing the cartels to take control of the fundamental government structures and expand their criminal agendas. [1] In addition, because mayors usually appoint local police chiefs , they are seen by the cartels as key assets in their criminal activities to control the ...
In the latest Mexican cartel violence, 19 bodies were found around a dump truck in Chiapas state, officials say, part of a gang war for drug and migrant trafficking routes.
Violence against journalists and media workers in Mexico has increased by 85% since Andrés Manuel López Obrador took power. López Obrador, who frequently attacks journalists and independent news outlets during his morning briefings, has often downplayed the threats against the press. [23] There was a surge of killings in early 2022. [24] [25]