Category: Mexico
October 10, 2014 > Staff
Mexico Arrests Another Drug Cartel Kingpin
Top Story – Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, alleged leader of Mexico’s Juarez cartel, was captured in the Mexican city of Torreon, the Associated Press reports. This is the second arrest in […] Read More >
October 9, 2014 > Camila Osorio and Kristian Jebsen
Leftist Groups in New York Protest Student Killings in Mexico
NEW YORK — Dozens of activists congregated outside the Mexican consulate to protest the Sept. 26 attack in Mexico’s Guerrero state that left six dead, 25 injured and at least 43 students […] Read More >
October 7, 2014 > Staff
Federal Forces Dispatched to Iguala, Mexico, as Evidence Mounts Against Local Police in Student Massacre
Top Story – Federal forces have taken over security in the Mexican town of Iguala, disarming local police officers as evidence mounts of their involvement in a Sept. 26 shooting […] Read More >
September 30, 2014 > Staff
Search Continues in Mexico for Missing Students
Top Story — Police continue to search for over 50 missing students after deadly weekend clashes in Mexico’s Guerrero state left six dead and dozens wounded. The violence began Friday […] Read More >
September 29, 2014 > Staff
Mexican Army Unit Involved in Killings Has a Controversial Record
Top Story – The Mexican Defense Department has arrested seven soldiers and an army officer as part of an investigation into the alleged massacre of 22 people in San Pedro […] Read More >
September 19, 2014 > Staff
Eyewitness Accuses Mexican Troops of Executing Suspects Despite Surrender
Top Story — New evidence and an eyewitness report suggest Mexican soldiers executed 21 suspected members of a criminal group this summer following a brief firefight initiated by the troops, the Associated […] Read More >
December 4, 2012 > Carolina Ramirez
Mexico Protests: Rumors Of Deaths During Anti-Peña Nieto Demonstrations Stir Social Media
NEW YORK — Social media buzzed this weekend with unconfirmed rumors that several protesters had died in confrontations with police during the inauguration of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. Thousands […] Read More >
October 10, 2012 > Carolina Ramirez
Caravan For Peace ‘Plants Seeds’ In New York City
NEW YORK – On the night of Sept. 6, a procession of a few hundred people crossed Harlem from east to west before gathering in front of Santa Celicia Parish in the […] Read More >
October 10, 2012 > Staff
Zetas Leader Body Stolen From Funeral Home, Mexico says.
Top Story — The body of Zetas leader Heriberto Lazcano, alias “The Executioner,” was stolen out of the funeral home where it was being kept by armed men, Mexican authorities […] Read More >
October 9, 2012 > Staff
Mexico Arrests Alleged Zetas Leader Suspected Of Migrant Massacre
Top Story — The Mexican Navy captured alleged Zetas cartel chief, Salvador Alfonso Martinez Escobedo, suspected of some of the country’s most well known crimes. Martinez Escobedo was arrested on […] Read More >