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US Sanctions Mexican Cartel Linked to Timeshare Fraud Targeting Elderly Americans
The scam focused on Puerto Vallarta, in Jalisco state, an area dominated by the cartel, known by its initials as the CJNG. The gang inspires so much fear in Mexico it is often simply referred to as “the four letters.”
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Mexican Authorities Find 8 Bodies Dumped in Resort City of Cancun
Authorities in the Mexican resort of Cancun say they are trying to identify eight bodies found dumped in the Caribbean resort. Speaking to families of missing people, the head prosecutor of the Caribbean coast state of Quintana Roo pledged to carry out more searches and identifications. The bodies were found in searches over the weekend that looked in wooded lots...
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Mexican President Tests Positive for Coronavirus for Third Time
Mexico’s president has suspended a tour of the Yucatan peninsula after acknowledging he tested positive for the coronavirus, having previously suffered two bouts of COVID-19.
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Thousands of Migrants Walking to Mexico City in Protest of Treatment
The group are from southern Mexico and protesting the conditions of migrant detention centers following a deadly fire last month.
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Mexico Migrant Camp Tents Torched Across Border From Texas
About two dozen makeshift tents were set ablaze and destroyed at a migrant camp across the border from Texas this week, witnesses said Friday, a sign of the extreme risk that comes with being stuck in Mexico as the Biden administration increasingly relies on that country to host people fleeing poverty and violence.
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Mob Beats, Burns Man to Death for Stealing Broccoli in Mexico
An impoverished man who went into a field to steal a pair of broccoli stalks was beaten and burned to death by a mob in central Mexico, prosecutors said Thursday.
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5 Takeaways From USMNT-Mexico Continental Clasico
The USMNT and Mexico tied 1-1 on Wednesday in the inaugural Continental Clasico. Let’s dive into five takeaways.
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US, Mexico Announce Joint Bid to Host 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup
The United States and Mexico announced on Wednesday they will bid to co-host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Here’s what to know.
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8 Family Members From Indiana, Including Multiple Children, Killed in Crash While Traveling in Mexico
Eight central Indiana residents, including at least three children, were killed when their vehicle crashed while traveling in Mexico, according to officials in the city where they lived.
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Gunmen Kill 7, Including Child, at Resort in Central Mexico
A band of gunmen invaded a resort where dozens of vacationers were spending the weekend in central Mexico and opened fire, killing six adults and a 7-year-old, authorities said.
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Search Underway for 3 American Sailors Who Disappeared Near Mexico Coast
The Mexican Navy, with help from the U.S. Coast Guard, are searching for three American sailors who were last heard from on April 4 traveling near Mazatlán, Mexico, to San Diego.
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Justice Department Announces Fentanyl-Trafficking Probe Charges
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced charges against members of the Sinaloa drug cartel and Chinese and Guatemalan citizens accused of supplying precursor chemicals required to make fentanyl.
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El Chapo Sons Among 28 Sinaloa Cartel Members Charged by US in Fentanyl-Trafficking Probe
The Justice Department has charged 28 members of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel, including sons of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, in a sprawling fentanyl-trafficking investigation.
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Should You Take Your Pet to a Vet in Mexico? It Depends, Professionals Say
Pets are members of our family and we want the very best for them but all those trips to the vet can really add up. Some people are choosing to cross the border in search of cheaper care.
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New Surveillance Video Shows Kidnapping of California Woman in Mexico
Monica de Leon Barba of San Mateo was kidnapped in late November when she was walking home from work in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, the FBI says.
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USMNT Announces 23-Man Roster for Continental Clasico Vs. Mexico
Sergino Dest and Walker Zimmerman are among the veterans on a primarily MLS-filled roster for the USMNT’s match vs. Mexico on April 19.
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Mexican Immigration Agency Chief to Be Charged in Fatal Fire That Killed 40 Migrants
Mexico’s top immigration official will face criminal charges in a fire that killed 40 migrants last month. Federal prosecutors say he was remiss in not preventing the disaster despite earlier indications of problems at his agency’s detention centers.
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Guards Who Fled Fire That Killed 40 in Mexican Detention Center Didn't Have Keys
Two guards who fled a fire that killed 40 migrants in a locked Mexican detention center did not have keys to the cell door, Mexico’s president said Tuesday.
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Missing American Man Found Dead in Clandestine Burial Pit on Mexico's Baja California Peninsula
Eighty-year-old Wilmer Trivett had been camping in Mexico when he was in a traffic accident. He paid for damages, but reportedly the two suspects didn’t think it was enough.
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Killings of Four Men in Mexican Resort of Cancun Tied to Drug Gang Rivalries, Officials Say
Mexican authorities say the killings of four men in the resort of Cancun is probably related to drug gang rivalries.