Category Archives: Crime

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

Would-Be Illegal Aliens Get Kidnapped by the Same People Smugglers They Hired To Get Them Across the Border

Posted on March 16, 2026 by Allan Wall

U.S. President Donald Trump has shut down the U.S. Mexican border so there are very few illegal entries. But people keep trying. Last month I reported a story of two would-be illegal aliens who tried to cross the border disguised … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Immigration | Tagged Ciudad Juarez, Donald Trump, El Paso, Police, Polleros/Coyotes, Puebla, Tamaulipas, The U.S.-Mexican Border, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

On International Women’s Day, Radical Feminists Attack Catholic Churches

Posted on March 15, 2026 by Allan Wall

March 8th, 2026 was International Women’s Day. In various Mexican states, radical feminists used the occasion to attack Catholic churches. Catholic parishioners made human chains around their churches to protect them. Churches were defaced with graffiti, paint was thrown at … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Society | Tagged Catholic Church, International Women's Day, Leon in Guanajuato, San Luis Potosi | Leave a comment

Sheinbaum Not Present at Trump’s Shield of the Americas Summit

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Allan Wall

On March 7th, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump hosted representatives of 17 Latin American countries to meet with him in Florida, where he promoted the “Shield of the Americas”, an attempt to get cooperation from Latin American countries to help … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Foreign Policy | Tagged CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, Drug cartels, Juan Ramon de la Fuente, Latin America, Nemesio Ruben "el Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, Shield of the Americas | Leave a comment

World Cup 2026 Three Months Away. What About Security?

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Allan Wall

The 2026 World Cup is three months away, scheduled for June 11th to July 19th. For the first time ever, the World Cup is to be hosted by three countries: the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The games are to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Sports | Tagged Canada, CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), FIFA, Gianni Infantino, Guadalajara, Nemesio Ruben "el Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, The U.S.A., World Cup, Zapopan | Leave a comment

Mexico’s Mencho Mayhem – What Follows?

Posted on February 28, 2026 by Allan Wall

The February 22nd killing of Nemesio Ruben “el Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, cartel boss of the CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación) provoked a massive retaliation by the cartel.[See El Mencho Killed by Mexican Military; Reprisal Attacks Erupt ] The raid was … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Military | Tagged CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), Claudia Sheinbaum, Estadio Akron, Gianni Infantino, Guadalajara, Juan Carlos Valencia Gonzalez, Kash Patel, Nemesio Ruben "el Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, OCCRP (Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project), Omar Garcia Harfuch, Ron Johnson, Ryan Wedding, The U.S.A., World Cup, Zapopan | Leave a comment

El Mencho Killed by Mexican Military; Reprisal Attacks Erupt

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Allan Wall

On February 22nd, Mexican Army Special Forces, with the support of the Mexican Air Force and National Guard, launched a raid on Nemesio Ruben “el Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, leader of the CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación). Here is a U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), Drug cartels, Guadalajara, Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel, Mexican Military, Nemesio Ruben "el Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, Tapalpa, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

So How was Ryan Wedding Actually Taken Into Custody?

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Allan Wall

In a recent article I reported the case of Ryan Wedding, a Canadian snowboarder in the 2002 Winter Olympics who is now in U.S. custody, accused of being a major drug trafficker with the Sinaloa Cartel. From the Toronto Star: … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged California, Canada, Claudia Sheinbaum, FBI, Kash Patel, Omar Garcia Harfuch, Ronald D. Johnson, Ryan Wedding, Sinaloa Cartel, The U.S.A., U.S. Embassy in Mexico | Leave a comment

Peter Davies of Mexico News Daily Investigates Mexican Homicide Statistics

Posted on January 27, 2026 by Allan Wall

According to the Mexican government, the Mexican murder rate went down in 2025. Is that correct? Peter Davies of Mexico News Daily dealt with this issue in his January 26th article entitled Is security in Mexico improving or are the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Alberto Guerrero Baena, Claudia Sheinbaum, Crime Statistics, Mexico News Daily, Peter Davies, Sinaloa Cartel | Leave a comment

Canadian Snowboarder Turned Cocaine Kingpin Surrenders at U.S. Embassy in Mexico City

Posted on January 24, 2026 by Allan Wall

Here’s a bizarre story, of a former Olympic snowboarder from Canada who allegedly became a drug lord in Mexico and is now in U.S. custody. Ryan Wedding is a Canadian Olympic snowboarder allegedly turned drug kingpin, but his crime career … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Sports | Tagged California, Canada, Cocaine, Colombia, Drug cartels, Drug Smuggling, FBI, Kash Patel, Los Angeles, Omar Garcia Harfuch, Ontario, Ontario in California, Ronald D. Johnson, Ryan James Wedding, Sinaloa Cartel, Snowboarding, U.S. Embassy in Mexico, Winter Olympics | Leave a comment