Category Archives: Crime

The Sinaloa Indictment Saga Continues

Posted on May 7, 2026 by Allan Wall

As reported in a previous article, on April 29th a U.S. federal court indicted ten Mexican officials and former officials, all from the state of Sinaloa, for involvement with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. There may be more indictments on … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime, Foreign Policy, Politics | Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, Drug cartels, Los Chapitos, Mexican Congress, MORENA, PAN, Ricardo Anaya, Ruben Rocha Moya, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state, SRE (Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

Governor Rocha of Sinaloa Says He’s Innocent; Takes Temporary Leave of Absence from Governorship

Posted on May 2, 2026 by Allan Wall

On April 29th, a U.S. federal court indicted ten Mexican officials and former officials, all from the state of Sinaloa, for involvement with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. [See U.S. Court Indicts Ten Mexican Officials and Former Officials for Cartel … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime | Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Ruben Rocha Moya, Sinaloa state, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

U.S. Court Indicts Ten Mexican Officials and Former Officials for Cartel Involvement; What Will Sheinbaum Do?

Posted on May 1, 2026 by Allan Wall

On April 29th, 2026, a U.S. federal court indicted ten Mexican officials and former officials, all from the state of Sinaloa, for involvement with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. Click here for the indictment, click here for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime | Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Drug cartels, Enrique Inzunza Cazarez, Ruben Rocha Moya, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

More About the Pyramid of the Moon Shooting

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Allan Wall

On April 20th, 2026, the Pyramid of the Moon at Mexico’s Teotihuacan archaeological site was the site of a shooting. See previous article On April 20th, Disturbed Young Man Carries Out Shooting on Teotihuacan’s Pyramid of the Moon. To summarize, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Clausdia Sheinbaum, Columbine, Guerrero, Guns in Mexico, Hitler, Julio Cesar Jasso Ramirez, Mexico City, Pyramid of the Moon, Pyramid of the Sun, State of Mexico, Teotihuacan | Leave a comment

Continuing Fallout Over the Chihuahua Case

Posted on April 29, 2026 by Allan Wall

The recent deaths of two American officials in Mexico have set in motion an objection over U.S. intervention and a potential conflict between the first female President of Mexico and the first female Governor of the state of Chihuahua. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Americans in Mexico, Cesar Jauregui, Chihuahua state, CIA, Claudia Sheinbaum, Maru Campos, PAN | Leave a comment

“The Gardener” Captured by Mexican Navy Special Forces

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Allan Wall

A major leader of the CJNG cartel has been captured by Mexican Navy Special Forces, in the state of Nayarit. From the Associated Press: “The powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) suffered a new blow on Monday [April 27th] with … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Audia Flores Silva "El Jardinero", CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), Drug cartels, Jalisco, Mexican Navy, Michoacan, Nayarit | Leave a comment

On April 20th, Disturbed Young Man Carries Out Shooting on Teotihuacan’s Pyramid of the Moon

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Allan Wall

The Teotihuacan complex northeast of Mexico City is a spectacular archaeological site which I have visited thrice. The Mesoamerican city was at its height in the first half of the first millenium A.D., long predating the arrival of the Aztecs … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Adolph Hitler, Columbine Shooting, Human Sacrifice, Julio Cesar Jasso Ramirez, Mesoamerica, Mexico City, Pyramid of the Moon, Pyramid of the Sun | Leave a comment

Untimely Deaths of Mexican and U.S. Officials Raises Question of U.S. Intervention for President Sheinbaum

Posted on April 21, 2026 by Allan Wall

The recent deaths of two Mexican officials and two American officials raise questions for President Sheinbaum about U.S. activity in Mexico. From the Associated Press: “Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday [April 20th] she would demand explanations over what U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Associated Press, Cesar Jauregui, Chihuahua, Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, Drug cartels, Morelos in Chihuahua, Ronald D. Johnson, Sinaloa, U.S. Embassy in Mexico | Leave a comment

Can a U.S. Citizen Run a Mexican Drug Cartel?

Posted on March 21, 2026 by Allan Wall

On February 22nd, Nemesio Ruben “el Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, cartel boss of the CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), was captured and died from wounds sustained in a Mexican raid. See here and here. It appears now that the cartel’s new … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged California, CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), Drug cartels, Juan Carlos Valencia Gonzalez, Nemesio Ruben "el Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

Most Homicidal Cities of 2025 List: Mexico Has 17 Cities; U.S. Has Three

Posted on March 18, 2026 by Allan Wall

The Insight Crime website has published its list of homicide rates for mainland Latin American countries (not including the Caribbean islands). At 50.9 homicides per 100,000, Ecuador had the highest murder rate in Latin America. See my previous article Mexican … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Cleveland, Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal, Culiacan, Ecuador, Haiti, Insight Crime, Latin America, Memphis, New Orleans, Port-au-Prince, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state, The Caribbean, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment