Mexico Gang Violence

• Mexican president’s state of the union avoids drugs, violence despite high levels

  Experts and residents agree that drug cartels effectively control wide swaths of Mexico, but President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador mentioned gangs — and drugs — exactly zero times.

  World

  Sep 1, 2023
  
• Some Alberta flights to Mazatlán grounded, others still scheduled amid civil unrest in Mexico

  Canadians in Mexico were advised to take shelter when cartel violence broke out in the country's northwest on Thursday, following the arrest of a known cartel member.

  Consumer

  Jan 6, 2023
  
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• British businessman killed execution-style near Mexico’s Playa del Carmen

  The man was driving on a highway near Playa del Carmen in Quintana Roo state when his car was approached by two gunmen who opened fire.

  World

  Mar 13, 2022
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• Mexican gang members confess to killing, burning 43 missing students

  Three gang members have confessed to murdering a group of 43 students missing since late September, Mexico’s Attorney General said Friday.

  Crime

  Nov 7, 2014