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According to a recent English-language report from Spain’s El País, the Chapitos faction is on its way out. Besides the pressure from the El Mayo faction, the Chapitos are being hit hard by both the Mexican and U.S. government. The Trump administration is using a carrot and stick approach to reduce the cartel. And Trump’s tariff pressure on Mexico gives the […]
On June 1st, 2025, Mexico held its first-ever judicial elections. The country is adopting a system in which all judges, at all levels are elected. No other country does this. Think of it as an experiment. Now the world can see how it turns out. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published […]
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.) has released its 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment, and it paints a grim picture of the Mexican cartel threat. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published May 26th, 2025, on Mexico News Report.
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Last September, when AMLO was still president, the Mexican government passed a judicial reform which stipulates that all judges, at all levels, will be elected. Mexico is to be the only country in the world to do that. These elections are scheduled for June 1st, on a Sunday, the day of the week on which […]
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Ronald D. Johnson is now the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published May 23rd, 2025, on Mexico News Report.
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“Maya Blue” was a blue pigment invented by the Maya culture around 800 A.D. This unique pigment resists fading and is resistant to many chemical solvents. It was used on murals, buildings, ceramics, sculptures and codices. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published May 21st, 2025, on Mexico News Report.
Since last September, there has been a vicious struggle between two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel, which however has not stopped its lucrative business of exporting drugs to the United States. The intra-cartel war pits The violence pits one faction, led by the son of “El Mayo” Zambada against the Chapitos, sons of “El Chapo” Guzman. […]
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NASA’s April 30th Astronomy Picture of the Day is a nighttime photo of the Cerro de la Bufa, a distinctive rock formation standing above the city of Zacatecas, Mexico. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published May 13th, 2025, on Mexico News Report.
The ongoing war between two factions of the Sinaloa cartel, being fought in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, broke out last September 9th and continues. As of May 5th the death toll in the conflict had passed 1,2000 dead, with 1,400 missing. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published May 12th, 2025 on […]
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The tragic story of Mexico’s Ivan Morales Corrales shows the power and ruthlessness of a Mexican drug cartel. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published May 10th, 2025, on Mexico News Report.
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