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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 .
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]
[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]
[1] [18] Many of the journalists killed in Veracruz wrote about organized crime and corruption. [19] The most recent incident in Veracruz prior to Sánchez's abduction was the kidnapping and murder of Gregorio Jiménez de la Cruz in February 2014. [1] Sánchez was the first journalist kidnapped and killed in Mexico in 2015.
On June 3, 2011, The FMF disaffiliated the Tiburones Rojos because of a failure of payments to the FMF.. The Federacion Mexicana de Futbol Asociacion, AC informs that the Ordinary General Assembly at its meeting today, once it analyzed the situation of Representaciones Soha , Inc., SA de CV, (Club Veracruz and / or Club Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz), a member of the Liga de Ascenso, The Mexican ...
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 ...
Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives are trying to overcome internal differences on how to pay for President Donald Trump's sweeping tax cuts, with hardline conservatives ...
Yolanda Ordaz de la Cruz was the fourth journalist killed in Veracruz in 2011 as a result of the Mexican Drug War, where the first was Noel López Olguín in March. [5] On July 20, Notiver crime columnist Miguel Ángel López Velasco, his wife and their son Miseal López Solana, who also worked at Notiver as a crime photographer, were murdered in their home.