Mexico Crime
Mexico pipeline explosion that killed 79 is an ‘example’ for fuel thieves, officials say
Mexican authorities said the pipeline explosion, which killed dozens, should serve as an “example” to fuel thieves who cost the country US$3 billion annually. Continue reading
Gunmen kill man, wound 2 others at restaurant in popular Acapulco beach
The attack happened on Caletilla beach, one of the places most frequented by tourists in the Pacific resort city, which is one of the most violent regions in the country. Continue reading
Eleven bodies found in Mexican town close to U.S. border
The bodies of eight men and three women were found in a home in Ciudad Juarez, Continue reading
Killings continue but travel agents keep selling trips to Cancun
By Sean O’Shea Consumer Reporter
Canadians travel to Mexico more than any other country except the United States. But many visitors may be unaware of the growing violence in a main city that was once hailed as one of the country’s safest: Cancun. Continue reading
U.S. expands Mexico travel advisory citing ‘violent crime’ in tourist areas
The new travel advisory doesn’t mention the Caribbean resorts of Cancun or Playa del Carmen by name. Continue reading
Mexican authorities identify 56 sets of human remains in mass grave
Prosecutors said Sunday that 56 sets of human remains have been identified in a jumble of bone fragments found at a burial pit in Mexico’s northern border state of Nuevo Leon. Continue reading
Mexican actor killed after being lured to fake job
Mexican authorities say TV and movie actor Renato Lopez was lured to his death by an offer of work in an apparent revenge killing. Continue reading
Baby shower shooting in Mexico City leaves man, 2 children dead
Authorities in northern Mexico say a drug dispute may have been the motive in a shooting attack on a baby shower that killed two children and an adult. Continue reading
Man arrested for killing Canadian vacationing in Mexico
Charges are pending against a suspect who officials say is connected to the murder of a Canadian man killed in Mexico. Continue reading
Mexico arrests ex-police chief of city where 43 students disappeared
The former police chief of Iguala, where 43 students went missing in 2014, was detained Friday after two years at large in a development that Mexican authorities hope could shed new light on the disappearances. Continue reading