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In response to the multiple executions between the drug cartels, the federal government launched a military-led operation in the state of Veracruz, known in Spanish as Operativo Veracruz Seguro. [102] In October 2011, the state of Veracruz was a disputed territory between Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel and Sinaloa Cartel. [103]
In 2011 and 2012, during the Mexican drug war, hundreds of people were killed in massacres by rival drug cartels who were fighting for power and territory. These organized-crime syndicates were grappling for control over the drug corridors to the United States, the drug markets in local cities, extortion rackets, and human smuggling .
[271] [272] Eight alleged perpetrators of the recent killings in Veracruz have been caught, including the leader of the group Los Mata Zetas. [273] Also, the Attorney General of Veracruz resigned from his position due to the increasing violence. [274] A day after this incident, another 10 bodies were found across the state of Veracruz. [275]
According to INEGI, in that year, 53.1% (2,580,732) of Veracruz youth were in educational backlog, compared to the total population of Veracruz over 15 years old (4,858,837 inhabitants). [ 2 ] A group of pedagogues, officials, and educational authorities working in the educational field within the state met to analyze the situation and, based ...
The 2011 San Fernando massacre, also known as the second massacre of San Fernando, [1] was the mass murder of 193 people by Los Zetas drug cartel at La Joya ranch in the municipality of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, in March 2011. [2]
These linked cases are not linked to the Veracruz murder by perpetrator, but by similarities in the brutality of the homicides. The following are related homicide cases: Regina Martínez Pérez, journalist found strangled in her home in Xalapa, Veracruz on 28 April, Saturday. She was considered a muckraker on drug cartels and worked as a ...
Another persistent and growing problem [337] is the international parental kidnapping of children to Mexico by non-custodial parents and family members. Mexico is the most common destination for parents that have abducted their children across international borders with the vast majority of those children coming from the United States.
The Solutions Journalism Network works, it says, "to legitimize and spread the practice of solutions journalism: rigorous and compelling reporting about responses to social problems". [22] To achieve its mission, SJN works with journalists in a variety of ways to build awareness and the practice of solutions reporting.