February 20, 2024 Mexican army takes over highway maintenance, filling potholes, AMLO says Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador acknowledged Tuesday that the country's armed forces have begun assuming highway maintenance duties.
February 19, 2024 Guatemalan accused of importing fentanyl precursors for Mexican cartel arrested A Guatemalan national stands accused of importing precursor chemicals on behalf of the Sinaloa cartel, and was arrested in southern Chiapas state.
February 19, 2024 Coastal Mexico car wreck kills 5 Argentine tourists, 1 local Five Argentine nationals and one local were killed in a car crash on a Quintana Roo highway. Two others were injured in the crash, with no immediate word on their condition.
February 16, 2024 American kidnapped in Mexico, left to die in jungle with eyes, wrists taped A New York man with a home in Mexico was abducted and held for ransom, but the kidnappers fled when Mexican Army and National Guard went searching for him
February 15, 2024 Mexican highways blocked by truckers protesting violent robberies Violent highway robberies have inspired truckers from the Mexican Alliance of Drivers’ Organizations to block roadways outside of Mexico City. They demand the government provide highway patrols.
February 15, 2024 Catholic bishops in Mexico hosted peace talks with drug cartel leaders The Mexican government's policy of not confronting their own drug cartels amidst violence has led to some creative solutions, namely Roman Catholic bishops hosting peace talks.
February 14, 2024 Mexican regulators order Amazon to reveal algorithms, avoid stifling competition Amazon is under ordinances from Mexican regulators to reveal algorithms, wall off TV streaming as a Prime membership perk, and to avoid 'the logistics method' in the Latin American nation.
February 13, 2024 Mexican authorities arrest 6 in connection to grisly machete murders in Cancun Mexican authorities announced a series of drug and violent crime-related arrests in the state of Quintana Roo, a popular resort area on Mexico's Caribbean coast.
February 13, 2024 Mexican national arrested for smuggling duffel bags full of meth in California, Border Patrol says A Mexican national with a border crossing card was arrested near Indio, California, after Border Patrol agents allegedly found duffel bags full of meth in his car.
February 13, 2024 Skydivers' plane kills Mexico beachgoer during emergency landing A beachgoer in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, has died after being struck by a plane carrying skydivers that made an emergency landing, officials say.