Comprehensive security coverage from Mexico, including crime reports, law enforcement operations, arrests, and public safety analysis across all 32 states.
Mexico
The stolen Chevrolet carried two men and a trunk full of something the highway patrol did not want to open. When they did, they found more than drugs. They found a phone with names.
Sinaloa
Six people were murdered across three Sinaloa municipalities in a single day this week, with state prosecutors opening six homicide cases and logging 10 stolen vehicle reports for Monday alone.
Crime
A Cuban woman was shot in an upscale Merida neighborhood by sicarios from Colima's Los Mezcales cartel. Her Jordanian husband ordered the hit to avoid a fair divorce settlement. Both gunmen arrested.
Grupo Proteo
Elite operatives from Grupo Proteo detained two suspected cartel hitmen in Tecate, confiscating a loaded AR-15 rifle and a .40 caliber pistol.
Crime
He ran two unions, extorted water wells, held a 60-year-old woman at gunpoint, and operated across a dozen municipalities. This week, the law finally caught up with him.
Drug Trafficking
Mexican agents arrested a Cárteles Unidos operative wanted by the US on drug trafficking, conspiracy, and weapons charges.
Extortion
Merchants in Mexicali receive up to 3 extortion calls per week and many have stopped answering their phones, the local chamber of commerce says.
Drug Trafficking
An investigation links security secretary García Harfuch's father to the protection of El Mayo and the founding of the Guadalajara Cartel.
Crime
Veracruz authorities detained the head of Los Sinaloas, a criminal gang with roots in Sinaloa Cartel operations that has terrorized the state's southern corridor with drug trafficking, extortion, and fuel theft.
Crime
An armed confrontation at a Petroleos Mexicanos installation in Veracruz left two people dead, highlighting the ongoing security crisis plaguing Mexico's state oil company infrastructure.
Drug Trafficking
Michoacan state prosecutor confirms Colombian nationals working with CJNG cartel in five municipalities, targeting indigenous Purpecha communities for territory and natural resources.
Mexico
The state of Chihuahua has emerged as a critical focus in Mexico's security strategy, receiving significant military support to combat criminal organizations.