As law enforcement battled to dismantle the major cartels, they splintered into numerous smaller organized crime rings that began spreading across the country. Once Northern Mexico used to be the flashpoint of drug trafficking-related crimes. But today, the violence is more widespread. Approximately 2...
with most of the victims being associated with the tortilla industry. “It wasn’t a coincidence”, he said, “that a national survey named Chilpancingo as the country’s worst city to live in. Crime has put an end to everything: investments,...
President Joe Biden had been informed of the situation, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday. She declined to answer other questions, citing privacy concerns. Victims of violence in Matamoros and other large border cities of Tamaulipas often go uncounted because the cartels...
command. The ministerial police of Chilapa de Álvarez, as we have already denounced, are part of the problem and the National Guard knows this well. After being in the same place for so long, the National Guard are only spying on our organization instead of dismantling organized crime. ...
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In the rare situation where you see yourself being the victim of a crime or even kidnapping while in Mexico City, the first rule on your mind is:do not resist. As frustrating as it is to let your attackers take all your possessions, any item can be replaced; your health can’t. There...
In response, Mexican president Felipe Calderon, armed with millions of dollars in military aid supplied by the US government, has attempted to launch a 'crackdown', ostensibly to combat the power of organised crime. Despite this, human rights violations have increased, as has the murder rate, ...
but experts were divided on its ability to change the situation. The divide between skepticism and optimism regarding the law is based on several observations. One such observation, according toInsight Crime, is that it has not been passed as a law yet and is already experiencing resistance in...
Many analysts are not convinced, pointing out that Sheinbaum’s academic background and upbringing in a middle-class Mexico City suburb have not prepared her to deal with brutal cartel wars. “She still has to prove that she understands how fragile the situation is,” says Salvador Camarena,...
Another headache for businesses has been the explosion of organised crime under López Obrador’s “hugs, not bullets” policy of avoiding open conflict with drug cartels. “Security has grown exponentially as a topic for companies,” says one business lobby head in Mexico. “Big US corporations...