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Clandestine laboratory in La Palma, Sinaloa

Mexican Authorities Seize And Destroy Clandestine Drug Lab Allegedly Used By Los Chapitos To Produce Meth

Federal sources say the clandestine lab in La Palma belonged to Los Chapitos

New Report Accuses Nicolás Maduro Regime of Post-Election Abuses, Including Killings, Kidnappings

"The Venezuelan government has killed, tortured, detained and forcibly disappeared people seeking democratic change," said Juanita Goebertus, Americas director at Human Rights Watch.

Immigration

Law Enforcement Agents Killed a Latino Every Two Days In the First Months Of 2025: Report

Between 2013 and 2023, 22% of the total victims killed by police officers — or approximately 2,776 people — were Latino

Latin America

Mexican Agent Who Survived Cartel Attack That Downed His Helicopter Murdered

A former Mexican federal police agent who survived a helicopter crash in 2015 was killed this week by the same cartel that downed the aircraft.

Latin America

Elite Army Unit Tasked With Pacifying Southern Mexico Instead Accused of Wrongful Detentions, Torture

The unit is led by Álvaro Cuauhtémoc Serrano Escobedo, a former Federal Police commander implicated in a 2015 massacre where agents allegedly executed 22 civilians and tampered with the crime scene

Latin America

Volunteer Group That Discovered Cartel Ranch Accuses Mexican AG Of Covering Up Cremation Site Evidence

Members of the volunteer group that first alerted authorities of a ranch used by the Jalisco cartel to train recruits are clashing with the Mexican attorney general

Latin America

Mexican AG Says There's No Evidence About Infamous Jalisco Ranch Being Used As Human Cremation Site

An analysis by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) conducted by forensic experts found no heating levels above 200 degrees in any of the burned areas at the property

Latin America

Wave of Cartel Killings in Jalisco Continues with Death of City Council Official

City Council Secretary José Luis Pereida was fatally shot April 28 outside a seafood restaurant near Teocaltiche's city center

Bukele Offers Prisoner Swap Deal to Maduro Will Venezuela Accept

Latin America

Venezuelan President Slams US Over Little Girl's 'Abduction'

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has said the girl was placed in foster care to protect her from her parents, who it claimed were members of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua drug gang.

Latin America

Volunteer Groups in Mexico Keep Uncovering Human Remains in Clandestine Graves

Volunteer groups continue to uncover clandestine burial sites in the country. 5,698 such places have been discovered between 2006 and 2023

Latin America

Ex-Sinaloa Cartel Operative Turned Influencer Reveals Details Of Sinaloa Cartel Before Civil War Erupted

A former Sinaloa cartel operative turned YouTube influencer told a Mexican journalist that Los Chapitos and La Mayiza had reached a peace agreement after Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada was captured by U.S. authorities last year.

Latin America

Decapitated Bodies Discovered Near Acapulco's Tourist Zone as Violence Surges in Guerrero

A note was reportedly found near one of the bodies, possibly indicating the involvement of criminal groups

Latin America

Report: Child Sexual Abuse in Mexico Increased by 1,113% in the Last Decade

In 2023, hospitals nationwide reported 9,802 cases of child sexual abuse-related treatment, with experts claiming this is just the tip of the iceberg

Latin America

U.S. Citizen Found Dead in Mexico After Suffering Alleged Assault From Her Son

A U.S. citizen living in the Mexican state of Yucatán was found dead by state authorities near a popular nightlife area in the port town of Chicxulub

Latin America

From Streets to Cyberspace: Jalisco Cartel Behind Spike in Attacks on Mexican Security Agencies

Recent investigations by the Mexican military revealed that cybercriminals tied to the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) have attempted to infiltrate the networks of security agencies

Latin America

Mother Searching For Missing Mexicans Killed Along With Son

Maria del Carmen Morales was shot late Wednesday in Jalisco state, the prosecutor's office said, adding that initial indications were that the crime was unrelated to her activism.