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Hurricane Orlene weakens to a tropical depression after making landfall in Mexico

The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Orlene hit southwestern Mexico on Monday and weakened to a tropical depression.

People march during a demonstration demanding the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in front of the Senate in Mexico City

Mexican workers will soon be able to enjoy longer annual leave if the Senate proposal passes

Mexican workers could enjoy longer vacations if the proposed bill is approved by senators.

Demonstration to commemorate the 8th anniversary of the disappearance of the Ayotzinapa students

Parents of 43 missing Mexican students march on 8th anniversary to seek the truth

Parents of the 43 missing students protest eight years later and seek the government’s help in finding the truth.

Drug cartel chops victim into pieces, dump remains in three different places as a warning

Reports say a cartel dismembered an unknown individual and then scattered his remains across three separate areas in Mexico.

Cartel leader strikes back and kills eight rival gangs born of betrayal

At least eight people have been killed in gang warfare after one group went against the agreement, making the cartel leader look like a fool.

British woman tried to smuggle 10kg of cocaine in bottles and bags in Mexico, arrested

A British woman was arrested at Cancun International Airport for allegedly trying to smuggle 10 kilos of drugs found in her luggage.

‘Dead’ 3-year-old girl wakes up at her funeral before dying again after being rushed to hospital

A child in Mexico who was declared dead by doctors was found alive during her funeral on Thursday, with the family searching for answers as authorities investigate the case.

Mexican ex-attorney general arrested over disappearance of 43 students in 2014

Mexican ex-Attorney General Jesús Murillo Karam was charged with enforced disappearance, torture and obstruction of justice in connection with the case of the 43 missing students.

Gunmen kill mayor Celaya’s son while shopping in the Mexican state of Guanajuato

The son of the municipal president, Javier Mendoza, was shopping when gunmen shot him.

The Mexican military’s biggest bust becomes short-lived after the cartel retaliates immediately

A Mexican army scored a brief breakthrough when they captured 167 cartel members, but saw the tables turned when other allies of the cartel group kidnapped them. The army personnel were later released after negotiations.

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Cooler with woman’s decapitated head found in Mexican Chihuahua as drug cartel violence continues

A woman’s severed head was found in a cooler on Sunday by local residents of a neighborhood in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico.

A group of journalists and civil society people take part in a demonstration against violence against journalists

Cartel-related murders have gripped Mexico, with 11 gruesome deaths in Tijuana alone

July becomes Mexico’s second most violent month of the year as cartel-related brutality fills the streets of Tijuana.

Mexican cartel ordered to pay $1.5 billion to families of Mormon victims

A Mexican cartel has been ordered to pay a large sum for the deaths of women and children from an offshoot of the Mormon community.

File photo of Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera, also known as 'El Chapo Guzman'

How the Mexican drug lord El Chapo once escaped from the maximum security prison

This month marks seven years since notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman escaped from prison for the second time.

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Mexican cartel pleads for innocent lives spared after murder of priests

As public outrage grows over the deaths of two priests at the hands of the Mexican cartel, the leader of one of the cartels released a video on social media on Friday calling for innocents to be spared in the drug war.

Two priests murdered and left in the desert by a Mexican gang for harboring a man wanted by the cartel

The deaths of two Catholic priests at the hands of a cartel leader in Mexico on Monday have angered many in the country as the number of cartel-related killings has increased since the last administration.

A Mexican soldier stands guard next to some graffiti from drug trafficker Mayo Zambada

Sinaloa cartel boss El Mayo’s son Mayito Gordo Zambada gets nine years in prison for waging war with El Chapo’s sons

The son of Sinaloa cartel chief El Mayo Zambada was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday after previously pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges in 2021.

Aerial view of the collapsed grandstand in an arena in the Colombian municipality of El Espinal

At least 6 dead and 200 injured as stands collapse during bullfight in Colombia

Six people were killed and more than 200 injured when part of a wooden stand collapsed at the site of a bullfight in EL Espinal, central Colombia, on Sunday.

Wanted man with multiple identities found dead with throat slit in posh resort

Two Canadians, one of whom was wanted for fraud, were found dead of knife wounds at a Playa del Carmen resort in Mexico on Monday, with the motive behind their deaths unknown.

Spider monkey in Kevlar vest killed during standoff between cartel gang members and police

A spider monkey was killed Tuesday after a fierce gun battle between cartel members and Mexican police officers, with officers complaining about Mexico’s growing cartel problem.

Two actors from Netflix’s ‘The Chosen One’ are dead and six injured in a car crash in Mexico

Two actors from the upcoming Netflix series “The Chosen One” died in a car crash in Mexico on Thursday.

Julian "El Julio" Lopez fights a bull in Tijuana, Mexico

Judge extends ban on bullfighting in Mexico City indefinitely

A judge extended the ban on bullfighting in Mexico City indefinitely; Meanwhile, the stadium urged supporters to protest the ruling.

Amazon CEO wanted to order hitman in 190 countries to kill his wife while her children watched

The trial of a woman’s murder is underway on Monday, with the former CEO of Amazon Mexico still on the run from authorities after they suspect he paid hitmen to have her killed.

Police find the dismembered body of an assassin loyal to El Chapo’s sons in a steel barrel

The body parts of a drug cartel member, believed to be a loyal assassin of El Chapo’s sons, were found in a steel barrel in Chihuahua, Mexico last Wednesday.

Ex-marine ran international cocaine smuggling ring and worked with El Chapo’s Sinaloa cartel

A former Marine in Texas was sentenced Tuesday to 16 years in prison for running a drug trafficking operation in the United States and Mexico.

Immigrant crossing US-Mexico border strangled by her own equipment in freak accident

A woman who tried to enter the United States illegally was found dead after accidentally being left hanging upside down at the border for hours before being found.

Drug Cartel Agent Mayo Zambada Hitman Enters Navy Base, Displays Gang Insignia

An assassin from the brutal drug cartel Agent Mayo Zambada sneaked into a Mexican naval base and recorded a video of himself in a display of mockery towards the authorities and loyalty to the cartel

15-year-old girl accidentally kills herself while posing with Uzi Gun for TikTok video

A 15-year-old girl reportedly accidentally committed suicide while dangerously posing with an Uzi gun to shoot a TikTok video in Mexico.

Woman found dead, naked in the trunk of her car after a fatal Valentine’s Day date

A Mexican woman was found dead Thursday, days after her date with a mysterious American man, prompting calls for an investigation to find and arrest her killer.

2-year-old girl dead after eating poisoned cookie left by neighbor to kill noisy dog

The death of a 2-year-old girl in a Mexican community came as a shock to residents after the child accidentally swallowed a poison-laced cookie allegedly left by a neighbor in her family’s backyard at their home near Guadalajara had been thrown. The said treat was intended to silence their noisy dog last week.