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Recent Posts
- Cabinet Profile: Ariadna Montiel Reyes, Secretary of Welfare
- Cabinet Profile: Rosa Icela Rodriguez, Secretary of the Interior
- PAN Problem – Not Enough Members
- Mexico’s CJNG Cartel Expands to India
- Sinaloa Inter-Cartel Violence Continues, Over 400 Dead, Hundreds Missing, Military Involvement Increases
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Sinaloa Inter-Cartel Violence Continues, Over 400 Dead, Hundreds Missing, Military Involvement Increases
A November 28th Regtech Times article summarizes the ongoing violence in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, fought between two factions of the Sinaloa cartel. (For previous Mexico News Report articles on the topic, see here, here, here , here and here ). The violence erupted … Continue reading
Criminals Linked to Sinaloa Cartel Arrested in Spain
In a recent article I reported on criminals linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel arrested in California. Now some have been arrested across the pond in Spain, Mexico’s madre patria. From CBS:“Spain has arrested 14 people suspected of links to the … Continue reading
Recent U.S. Operations Target Sinaloa Cartel Activity in California
As two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel battle it out in Sinaloa state, recent drug busts in the U.S. state of California show the strong presence of the Sinaloa Cartel in the U.S. state of California. From a November 11th … Continue reading
Culiacan, Sinaloa: Cartel Conflict Has Changed Life for the Locals, Even Talking on a Cellphone Can Be a Death Sentence
The war in Mexico’s Sinaloa state between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel (see here, here, here and here) is still going on. There have been 200 reported deaths since the outbreak of the conflict on September 9th. An Associated Press … Continue reading
Ocelotl: The Mexican Army’s New Armored Vehicle
At the customary September 16th Independence Day military parade, the Mexican Army (Ejército Mexicano) premiered a new armored vehicle it recently acquired, the Ocelotl, from the Nahuatl word for jaguar. (In articles about the vehicle, I’ve seen it spelled both … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Military
Tagged Army (Ejército Mexicano), Drug cartels, Michoacan, Ocelotl armored vehicle, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state
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Decapitated Mayor’s Successor Takes Office in Chilpancingo; What Follows?
On October 1st, Alejandro Arcos Catalan became the mayor of Chilpancingo, capital of Guerrero state. It’s a city plagued by two rival drug gangs: the Ardillos and the Tlacos. On October 6th, the new Mayor Arcos was found decapitated, his … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Politics
Tagged Alejandro Arcos Catalan, Chilpancingo, Guerrero state, Gustavo Alarco, Los Ardillos, Los Tlacos
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Sheinbaum’s Four-Point Security Plan
The violence in Mexico continues, and in diverse locales: 1. In the eastern state of Chiapas, criminal groups connected to the Sinaloa Cartel battle those connected with the CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación). See here. 2. In Sinaloa state, the … Continue reading
At Least 30 Killed in Sinaloa Cartel Violence but President-Elect Doesn’t Want to Start a War
Factions of the Sinaloa drug cartel are fighting it out in the state of Sinaloa. (See Cartel Factions Fight it Out in Sinaloa State and AMLO’s Comments in a Press Conference).Reportedly, at least 30 have been killed since September 9th. … Continue reading