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Crime

Carnage and corruption: Jalisco New Generation Cartel’s path to top

In barely four years, a little-known criminal gang has grown to challenge the world's most notorious drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, for domination of...
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El Chapo’s son among kidnapped in Puerto Vallarta

The son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was among the half-dozen men abducted by a squad of gunmen at a restaurant in...
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Presumed gang members abducted from La Leche in Puerto Vallarta

Armed men abducted 10 to 12 presumed members of a crime gang who appeared to be celebrating at an upscale restaurant in the popular Mexican...
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Fact Sheet: Mexico – United States Relations

The President hosted President Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico on July 22.  Mexico is one of the United States’ closest and most valued partners.  Our...
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President Enrique Pena Nieto meets with President Obama

The morning after Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination, President Barack Obama on Friday opened the White House to Mexico's president, who has blamed...
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migrants

Seeking new routes, Central American migrants at risk of trafficking

Migrants from Central America making the overland journey through Mexico are seeking out new, hidden routes to evade deportation, putting them a greater risk of...
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saint of death

Mexicans worship cult of ‘Saint Death’

At the beginning of each month in the Mexico City neighborhood of Morelos dozens of followers of the country's "Santa Muerte," or "Saint Death," cult...
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zika olympics

New research finds low risk of Zika virus at Olympics

New research attempting to calculate the risk of the Zika virus at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro may reassure organizers and many of the...
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Puerto Vallarta maintains safe status in recent U.S. travel updates

Puerto Vallarta has maintained its safety status in this week’s updated travel warnings for Mexico issued by the U.S. State Department. While Jalisco state border...
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U.S. sanctions Mexico newspaper for cartel link

A Mexico City newspaper and its executive were sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday for alleged links to drug trafficking. The Treasury Department...
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Puerto Vallarta man arrested with 68 sea turtle eggs

The State Attorney’s office in Jalisco has confirmed the arrest of a male suspect in possession of 68 sea turtle eggs and one sea turtle...
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Eight People Killed in More Jalisco State Cartel Violence

At least eight people died in a shootout between Mexican federal police and suspected gang members in the troubled western state of Jalisco, a government...
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