Category Archives: Crime

Interesting Polling Results from Latinobarómetro

The Corporación Latinobarómetro, headquartered in Chile, conducts an annual survey throughout Latin America. The 2026 Latinobarómetro survey was carried out in 17 Latin American countries, from May 7th to June 17th of 2026. This was four months after the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Another Mexican Arrested in Nigeria

Another Mexican has been arrested in Nigeria for drug-related activity. The Associated Press reports that “Authorities in Nigeria have shut down an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory and arrested a Mexican citizen at Lagos airport, the country’s anti-drug agency said on Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Mexican Congress Convenes, Senator Inzunza Present

On September 1st, 2026, the Mexican Congress convened its latest legislative session. The Mexican Congress has two chambers, the Senado and the Cámara de Diputados. The lower house is the Cámara de Diputados, the Chamber of Deputies, equivalent to the U.S. House of Representatives. It … Continue reading →

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Senator Inzunza Not in Detention, Still a Mexican Senator

Senator Enrique Inzunza Cazarez is one of the Sinaloa Ten indicted by a U.S. federal court for collusion with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. In an article on May 20th, 2026, I reported that Senator Inzunza had been … Continue reading →

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In Sinaloa, Governor Ruben Rocha Replaced by Interim Governor Graciela Dominguez

Ruben Rocha, who was indicted for collusion with a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, with 10 others, by a U.S. federal court, was Governor of the state of Sinaloa when indicted. So he took a leave of absence, recently returned … Continue reading →

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Mexicans in South Africa Keep Getting Arrested For Meth Lab Involvement. Could It Be a Pattern?

In previous articles, Mexico News Report has reported Mexican cartel activity in Africa, in Nigeria, Mozambique and South Africa. See Mexican Drug Cartels in Africa and Mexicans and Meth in Nigeria. In less than a year, eleven Mexicans have arrested … Continue reading →

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After Returning to Office, Governor Rocha Requests Another Leave of Absence

On August 21st, Ruben Rocha returned to the office of Governor of the state of Sinaloa. Rocha had been on a leave of absence after he was indicted by a U.S. federal court for collaboration with the the Chapitos faction of the … Continue reading →

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Ruben Rocha Returns to the Office of Governor of Sinaloa

Ruben Rocha, the Biggest Fish of the Sinaloa Ten, has returned from his leave of absence to his post as governor of Sinaloa. To summarize, near the end of April, a U.S. federal court indicted ten Mexican officials and former … Continue reading →

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U.S. Citizen Busted at Border for Smuggling Cocaine

The Trump administration is fighting the Mexican cartels. But I never hear Trump talk about the massive American contribution to the Mexican cartels. U.S. drug addicts, after all, are the main consumers of the drugs sold by Mexican cartels. That … Continue reading →

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Maybe Son of AMLO Didn’t Write that Letter to Trump, But AMLO Himself; More on Visa Cancellation

Andres Manuel Lopez Beltran, known as “Andy”, son of former president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, recently had his U.S. visa revoked and wrote an angry letter to President Trump. [See Son of AMLO has U.S. Visa Revoked; Writes Angry Public … Continue reading →

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