On August 21st, Ruben Rocha returned to the office of Governor of the state of Sinaloa. Rocha had been on a leave of absence after he was indicted by a U.S. federal court for collaboration with the the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.
So Rocha returned to office on August 21st. But on August 22nd, he asked for another leave of absence.
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Article by Allan Wall, published August 24th, 2026, on Mexico News Report.
Tags: Federal Judiciary, Mexican Drug Cartels, Ruben Rocha Moya, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state
Mexico’s Coahuila state is the site of an off-road rally-type race, the Coahuila 1000 Desert Rally. The 2026 Coahuila 1000 was recently held.
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Article by Allan Wall, published August 23rd, 2026, on Mexico News Report.
Tags: Auto Racing, Coahuila, Coahuila 1000, Monclova, Motorcycle Racing, Motorcycles, Saltillo, Sports, Torreon
Ruben Rocha, the Biggest Fish of the Sinaloa Ten, has returned from his leave of absence to his post as governor of Sinaloa.
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Article by Allan Wall, published August 22nd, 2026, on Mexico News Report.
Tags: Federal Judiciary, Mexican Drug Cartels, Ruben Rocha Moya, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state
The Trump administration is fighting the Mexican cartels. But I never hear Trump talk about the massive American contribution to the Mexican cartels.
Here’s a recent case from Del Rio, Texas in which the smuggler was an American citizen.
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Article by Allan Wall, published August 19th, 2026, on Mexico News Report.
Tags: American Contribution to Mexican Drug Cartels, Ciudad Acuna, CJNG, Cocaine, Del Rio in Texas, Donald Trump, Drug Smuggling, Mexican Drug Cartels, Rio Grande, The Border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP)
Andres Manuel Lopez Betran, known as “Andy”, son of former president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, recently had his U.S. visa revoked and wrote an angry letter to President Trump.
Although the angry public letter addressed to Trump was attributed to Andy Lopez Beltran, it’s been alleged that it was actually drafted by his dad AMLO.
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Article published August 18th, 2026, on Mexico News Report.
Tags: AMLO, Andres Manuel Lopez Beltran, CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion), Donald Trump, Immigration Policy
PANAMAX 2026 was a multi-national military exercise in and around the Panama Canal. It was held from August 3rd to August 13th. Mexico participated in these exercises.
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Article by Allan Wall, published August 15th, 2026, on Mexico News Report.
Tags: Ecuador, Mexican Marines, Mexican Military, Panama, PANAMAX 2026, U.S. Military
Andres Manuel Lopez Beltran, son of previous Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (2018-2024) has had his visa revoked by the U.S. government.
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Article by Allan Wall, published August 15th, 2026, on Mexico News Report.
Tags: AMLO, Andres Manuel Lopez Beltran, Christopher Landau, Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, Immigration Policy, Marco Rubio, MORENA Party, Phony Nazi Parallels
The main exporter of avocados to the United States is Mexico’s Michoacan state. The problem is, Michoacan is a state with a lot of drug cartel activity, including cartel involvement in the avocado business.
On August 5th, the U.S. announced a cessation of activities in the state, which would include the mandatory U.S. inspections in order to export the avocados.
On August 7th, a statement from the U.S. Embassy in Mexico announced a partial restart of activities in the Mexican state of Michoacan.
An August 10th Mexico News Daily article was entitled Most avocado exports to the US have resumed after last week’s suspension.
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Article by Allan Wall, published August 12th, 2026, on Mexico News Report.
Tags: Avocados, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexican Drug Cartels, Michoacan state, U.S. Embassy in Mexico
On August 7th, a statement from the U.S. Embassy in Mexico announced a partial restart of activities in the Mexican state of Michoacan.
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Article by Allan Wall, published August 9th, 2026, on Mexico News Report.
Tags: Alfonso Fernandez Magallon "Poncho", Avocados, Mexican Drug Cartels, Michoacan state, Ron DeSantis, U.S. Embassy in Mexico