Violence
Since September 9th, a war between two factions of the Sinaloa cartel has been going on in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. As of December 24th, the death toll had reached 650. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published December 27th, 2024, on Mexico News Report.
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On September 9th, a war broke out in between two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel, in the state of Sinaloa. The violence pits one faction, led by the son of “El Mayo” Zambada against the Chapitos, sons of “El Chapo” Guzman. The war shows no signs of abating. Over 1000 people have been killed or have […]
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The war in Mexico’s Sinaloa state between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel (see here, here, here and here) is still going on. There have been 200 reported deaths since the outbreak of the conflict on September 9th. And it’s changing life for regular people in Culiacan, the capital city. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published […]
On October 1st, Alejandro Arcos Catalan became the mayor of Chilpancingo, capital of Guerrero state. On October 6th, the new Mayor Arcos was found decapitated, his head atop a vehicle, with his body on the front passenger seat. On October 10th, Gustavo Alarcon took office as the new mayor of Chilpancingo. For the entire article, […]
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On October 8th, in her morning press conference, Mexican President Sheinbaum’s four-point security plan was presented. It was first presented by Omar Garcia Harfuch, Sheinbaum’s Secretary of Security and Civilian Protection, then reiterated by President Sheinbaum herself. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published October 9th, 2024, on Mexico News Report.
Factions of the Sinaloa drug cartel are fighting it out in the state of Sinaloa. Reportedly, at least 30 have been killed since September 9th.For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published September 20th, 2024, on Mexico News Report.
Tijuana is a Mexican border city on the far west end of Mexico, across the border from San Diego, California. In fact, Tijuana and San Diego and other cities actually form a transborder metroplex of five and a half million people. This proximity allows Americans living on the U.S. side to drive over to Tijuana […]
Mexico held an election on June 2nd. It was a massive election, with 20,000 official posts up for grabs, from the presidency and Congress down to local offices. There were 70,000 candidates competing for those 20,000 posts. In some parts of Mexico, violence accompanied the election, mostly targeting those competing for local offices. For the […]
There is a Mexican NGO called the Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal, A.C. (Citizen Council for Public Security and Penal Justice). This NGO releases an annual list of the world’s 50 most violent cities. For the entire blog entry, click here. Blog entry by Allan Wall, published March 11th, 2024, on Border […]