The article discusses drug violence in Mexico. An ongoing war between the drug cartels Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel has killed thousands, and the violence has escalated since 2006 when Mexican President F茅lipe Calder贸n decided to deploy the Mexican military against the cartels. It is widely...
1 Explore Mexico (Crime vs. Tourism) The first map in this mini-series depicts “tourism attraction density” based on “650 major points of interest”. No clues are offered as to how the 650 points were selected, and indeed, some can not really be shown by points on a map since they...
through the Midwest, and into the Northeast. While CJNG’s presence appears limited to the West Coast, it is a cartel of significant concern, as it is quickly becoming one of the most powerful organizations in Mexico, and DEA projects its presence...
The Gulf drug cartel turned over five men to police soon after the abduction. Aletter claiming to be from the Scorpions factioncondemned the violence and said the gang had turned over to authorities its own members who were responsible. A Mexican woman also died in the March 3 shootings....
Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel created an Irish network to aid large movement of drugs, gardaí believe Gardaí believe Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa drugs cartel had quietly established a network of agents and enablers in the Republic to facilitate th...
The elections were widely seen as a referendum on López Obrador, a populist who has expanded social programs but largely failed to reduce cartel violence in Mexico. His Morena party currently holds 23 of the 32 governorships and a simple majority of seats in both houses of Congress. Mexico'...
NAFTA displaced workers, particularly those in México's agricultural sector, because they lacked the resources to be able to compete globally [4]. This caused out-migration from rural to urban centers, and subsequently out-migration from México. Figure 1. Map of the México-U.S. Border. ...
I met Andrea at one such shelter in Sonoyta, Mexico, just across the border from Lukeville, Arizona. The smuggler she hired to get her and her three children across the border last November told her they’d only have to walk for 40 minutes. “It turned into hours — three, four hours...
In December 2016, OPEC formed an alliance with other oil-exporting nations that were not a part of the organization, creating an entity that is commonly referred to as OPEC+, or OPEC Plus. Prominent members of OPEC+ include Russia, Mexico, and Kazakhstan. Working in coordination with additiona...
Years ago, a member of the Sinaloa Cartel stuck a Mexican doll-head to a post near the border of Mexico and the US, as a warning to anyone who may try to operate on their turf and cross the line in that area without permission. Because that was low-ground, the builders of Trump’...