Puerto Vallarta
The Realtor Who Walked Into Puerto Vallarta and Never Walked Out
A well-known real estate agent vanished after showing a luxury home in Jardines de Conchas Chinas. His car turned up in a neighborhood with no cameras.
Crime
Crime and security in Mexico , cartels, corruption, kidnappings, and the 95% impunity rate. The reality behind the headlines, reported without hysteria.
Mexico City
How US Straw Buyers Arm Mexico's Cartels
An investigation into how straw buyers purchased firearms through Amazon and US dealers, trafficking them into Mexico via the Laredo-Nuevo Laredo corridor. Mexican arrests mark the first major enforcement action linking the platform to cross-border arms trafficking.
CDMX
Kidnapping Suspect Arrested in Colón, CDMX as Express Kidnappings Scar Middle-Class Neighborhoods
Mexico City police have detained a suspect in a wave of express kidnappings in Colón, a Cuauhtémoc neighborhood where residents say the quick-kidnapping crime has become an accepted cost of urban life.
Cancún
Cancun Hotel Raid Rescues Four Women From Human Trafficking Ring and Exposes the Economics of Exploitation in a Resort City
Authorities raided a hotel in Supermanzana 66, freeing four Mexican women forced into prostitution with a fee structure that reveals how trafficking embeds itself in Cancun's tourism infrastructure. The rescue was the result of targeted investigative work. Convictions are another story.
Mazatlán
Six Dead in Sinaloa on Sunday, Three Bodies Dumped on a Dirt Road in El Fuerte
The state prosecutor opened three homicide investigations Sunday. Three bodies found on a dirt road in El Fuerte. Two dead in Culiacan. One in Mazatlan.
Baja California Sur
Three Dead in Cabo San Lucas Bar Shootout, Dispute Started in the Bathroom
A fight inside La Terraza bar escalated into a shooting early Sunday. Three dead. One hospitalized. The bar is in a residential neighborhood near the tourist zone.
Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen Police Take Down "El Kilo" Cell, 9 Arrested, Military-Grade Weapons Seized
The cell is linked to extortion, armed attacks on businesses, and at least two homicides. Police seized a Glock exclusive to the Mexican Armed Forces.
Michigan
How Leo Sharp Became the Sinaloa Cartel's Most Unlikely Mule at 87
The World War II hero turned Michigan grower hauled $3M in cocaine across the U.S. for El Tata's network. His age was the point.
Tecate
97 Executed 100 Disappeared: Tecate Faces Unprecedented Cartel Violence
Seven bodies in less than 24 hours. That was just Tuesday in Tecate. Ninety seven executed. One hundred disappeared. Homicides up 100 percent compared to the same period last year.
Crime
ICE Killed a Mexican Man in Houston. He Wasn't Even the Target
A 35-year-old Mexican immigrant was shot and killed by ICE agents in Houston during an operation targeting two Guatemalan men who were not even in his vehicle.
Baja California Sur
BCS Cyber Police Prevented 2.4 Million Pesos in Virtual Kidnapping Payouts
The Baja California Sur cyber police unit has stopped 15 virtual kidnapping cases and provided 876 consultations to residents in 2026.
Puerto Vallarta
Jalisco Disappearances Unit Raids Puerto Vallarta Tourist Police Headquarters
State investigators with weapons searched the Tourist Police command post in Puerto Vallarta, inspected patrol cars, and detained one female municipal officer as part of a sealed investigation into forced disappearances.