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Mexican Authorities Arrest Financial Operator for Los Cabrera, a La Mayiza-Aligned Trafficking Group in Durango

El Limones was investigated by Mexico's Financial Intelligence Unit for allegedly moving illicit funds, and authorities identified him as the financial operator for Los Cabrera, a criminal group with deep roots in Durango and in parts of Chihuahua and Sinaloa.

Latin Times

Mexican ex-governor expected to face charges for money laundering

Mexican authorities have detained former Chihuahua Gov. César Duarte, accused of laundering money diverted from state coffers

The Independent UK

Mexican Police Arrests Nine People Accused Of Killing Three State Officers

Mexican police has arrested nine people in connection with the killing of three state police officers in Chihuahua this week

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Mexican Authorities Seize Cartel Armored Truck With Machinegun Capable Of Shooting Down Aircraft

Mexican authorities seized in Chihuahua an armored truck holding a machinegun capable of bringing down aircraft, according to a new report

Latin Times

The Eyes of Chihuahua

The 20-story Torre Centinela looming over Juárez is part of a much larger AI-powered network that won’t stop at the U.S.-Mexico divide.

Texas Observer

Caves, cocktails and dances with deers: 11 days on Mexico’s Copper Canyon railway route

Mexico isn’t widely known for train adventures, but Jamie Fullerton found one of the world’s most intriguing rail routes in the country’s rural northwest

The Independent UK

Criminal Groups Are Using Drone Bombings to Displace Indigenous Communities in Northwest Mexico

Local residents and mine workers who fled the area said the violence began on June 16, when dozens of armed men—believed to be part of Los Salazar—arrived in Indigenous communities in search of gold.

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“Absolutely Horrific”: Cops Discover Nearly 400 Human Bodies Stacked Up In Mysterious Building

"Absolutely revolting"

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‘With What Water?’

Drought has hollowed out Chihuahua’s Conchos Valley and bred civil unrest as South Texas demands the water it’s owed.

Texas Observer

Lawyer who once represented drug kingpin El Chapo wins judge post in Mexico

A lawyer who once represented drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has won a judgeship in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua in Mexico’s historic judicial elections this month

The Independent UK

Former Lawyer For 'El Chapo' Guzmán Elected as Criminal Court Judge in Chihuahua

Despite being flagged for months as a "high-risk" candidate, Silvia Delgado, a former attorney for Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, has won a seat as a criminal court judge in Mexico's judicial elections

Latin Times

Dozens Of Migrants Freed From Mexico Stash House After Woman Manages To Hide Cell Phone From Captors

28 migrants were freed from a stash house in the state of Chihuahua after a woman managed to sneak in a cell phone and alter authorities

Latin Times

Mexican Forces Spending Dozens of Millions in New Tech to Fight Cartels

At the heart of a new surveilance network in the state of Chihuaha is the Sentinel Tower, a 21-story building which will be the tallest in the El Paso-Juárez and is close to completion

Latin Times

Mexico grapples with measles outbreak amid misinformation and distrust of authorities

Mexico’s current outbreak began in March and has killed one person so far

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Why is measles spreading in Canada, Mexico and the US?

The northern Americas are at “high” risk of measles compared with a “moderate” risk globally, according to the WHO.

The Independent UK

Measles jumps borders in North America with outbreaks in Canada, Mexico and US

North America’s three biggest measles outbreaks have grown to a total of more than 2,500 known cases

Latin Times

Governors of Three Mexican Border States Oppose Delivery of Water Owed To The U.S.

Under the terms of a 1944 treaty, Mexico is required to deliver 1.75 million acre-feet of water from the Rio Grande to the U.S. every five years

Latin Times

Cartels Are Using Drones To Track Border Patrol, Officials Say: 'We See Them Every Day'

According to Border Report, the practice was first disclosed to the public last September, when Mexican authorities arrested two drone operators near the border wall in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.

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Mexico Ejects U.S. Citizen, Accuses him Of Being Among 'Largest Provider Of Illegal Firearms' To Cartels

An American citizen has been expelled from Mexico for being one of the "largest provider of illegal firearms" to cartels in the state of Chihuahua

Latin Times

Mexican Authorities Arrest Two Cartel Operatives Linked to the Murder Attempt of Top Security Official Garcia Harfuch

Multi-agency operations in Mexico led to the arrests of two men linked to the attempted murder of the current security secretary

Latin Times

Top Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'El Chato,' A Priority Target For The FBI, Arrested in Mexico

Humberto Rivera was arrested in Chihuahua with several fake IDs

Latin Times

Body Count At Mass Gravesites Linked to Cartel Violence Tops 70

Cartel infighting often leads to purges, with members being executed over accusations of betrayal or theft

Latin Times

Human Smugglers Will 'Make a Lot of Money' From Trump's New Border Policies, Advocate Says

A Mexican intelligence report detailed that criminal groups make more than $100 million every year along the Chihuahua-Texas border alone

Latin Times

Chihuahua Police Officer Facing Trial Over El Paso Resident's Fatal Shooting

According to the Chihuahua Attorney General's Office, the decision to proceed with the trial was partly based on an autopsy revealing that Julian Alfredo Rodriguez, a 19-year-old, died from a gunshot wound to the head.

Latin Times

Trafficking Humans Into The U.S. Has Become A $100 Million A Year Business For Criminal Groups

Mexico's National Institute of Migration (INM) says Chihuahua has the second-largest number of human trafficking cases reported among border states

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