https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-66993375

Mexico crime: Suspect held over young men's kidnapping

https://www.vice.com/en/article/wja...t-cause-apostle-await-the-pope-in-mexico

A Narco-Saint, a Death Cult, and a Lost-Cause Apostle Await the Pope in Mexico

^ this will explain why the drug war is a lost battle. Its like fighting the war in Afghanistan, these people are just too far gone in their beliefs.

I agree they are far gone.

https://www.unilad.com/news/world-n...father-stopped-pay-money-783778-20231013

Heartstopping moment family is stopped by Mexican cartel in middle of the road

https://www.indy100.com/news/mexican-cartel-purge-neighbourhoods

Terrifying gang in Halloween masks say they're going to 'purge' local neighbourhoods in disturbing video

https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/sinaloa-drug-cartel-bars-fentanyl-production-under-threat-of-death/

El Chapo’s Sinaloa drug cartel bars fentanyl production under penalty of death

https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa...tel-gunmen-forced-dozen-tanker-104027260

Mexican official confirms cartel gunmen forced a dozen tanker trucks to dump gasoline at gunpoint

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12638231/Mexico-fentanyl-border-drugs-opioids.html

Mexico's largest fentanyl-trafficking cartel ORDERS its members to stop moving opioids into America

https://nypost.com/2023/10/21/mom-fights-back-against-drug-cartel-who-kidnapped-daughter/

The Mexican drug cartel kidnapped my daughter and I dared to fight back

https://dailyvoice.com/pennsylvania...ug-dealers-with-links-to-mexican-cartel/

7 Suspected Drug Dealers With 'Links To Mexican Cartel' Sought By Berks DA

A few days ago, the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) announced the seizure of 'significant quantities' of chemical precursors that would be sent to Narita, Japan, but which is the Japanese mafia to which these substances would be delivered and who links do you have with Mexican drug traffickers? We tell you.

According to the Global Organized Crime Index; Japan is a place of illicit substance consumption and one of the 10 largest importers of pseudoephedrine, which is used to make methamphetamine. And this drug is one of the drugs with the highest smuggling rate in the country and is also one of the most lucrative in that nation.

In recent years, Mexican cartels have strengthened their ties with international mafias to whom they supply drugs and precursors. In this sense, Mexican drug traffickers have built a solid relationship with the Japanese Yakuza, since almost all the illegal substances consumed in that country are imported.

According to a report from the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB ), since 2015 the Sinaloa Cartel has had operations in Japan. While the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is in charge of providing the Yakuza with the cocaine they distribute in Japanese territory, which sells for around 700 dollars (around 12,600 pesos at the current exchange rate) .

In exchange, the Japanese would pay with chemical precursors used to make fentanyl. Although the exchange has been successful for both mafias, in recent years the Japanese government has tightened efforts to control the yakuza, which has led to the decrease in their financing sources and the desertion of their members.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67202231

Mexico police shot dead in ambush in Guerrero state

https://insightcrime.org/news/3-ways-mexican-organized-crime-affects-foreign-investment/

3 Ways Mexican Organized Crime Affects Foreign Investment

https://www.voanews.com/a/armed-att...at-least-12-police-officers/7324152.html

Armed Attacks in Mexico Leave 24 Dead, Including at Least 12 Police Officers

Tijuana turf war: Jalisco, Sinaloa Cartel battle for control of US/Mexico border city

https://eu.courier-journal.com/stor...ttle-to-control-border-city/71227669007/

https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/10/30/los-zetas-mexico-spain-malaga-said/

HOW WANTED BOSS OF ‘MOST FEARED’ MEXICAN CARTEL LIVED A ‘NO FRILLS’ LIFE ON SPAIN’S COSTA DEL SOL: THIS IS WHERE THE ‘LOS ZETAS’ KINGPIN LIVED, ENTERTAINED WOMEN AND CLOSED MULTI-MILLION EURO DRUG DEALS

Ovidio Guzman's Trial To Be Sealed

The United States Department of Justice (USDOJ), had begun to gather evidence against Ovidio Guzmán López, el Ratón, years before his extradition, however, all the evidence gathered by DEA agents to incriminate the drug trafficker will not be disclosed as in other trials, but will be destroyed once it is reviewed by the defense.

"It will be like a closed-door trial, with the difference that there will be access to family members or the general public, but the evidence will never be seen," said sources familiar with the case.

According to a court order signed by Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman, all evidence that comes to the defense, including photos, videos, audio of calls, photos of text conversations, and seized drugs, will be subject to a protective order and will be delivered before and after each hearing to the defendant's lawyers, and with the exception of official documents that the court maintains as official, this evidence will be subsequently eliminated.

Jeffrey Lichtman has said that his defendant is encouraged and determined to confront the U.S. government since he considers that there is not enough evidence against him, but that everything is based on the testimonies of protected witnesses, although for the U.S. those testimonies should be enough to put him away for the rest of his life.

As a result first of Ovidio's arrest, and then after a series of operations that the USDOJ announced to go against his brothers, the Los Chapitos cartel, as some security analysts identify them today, people associated with the Guzmán brothers began to place narco mantas in Culiacán, Caborca, and Sonoyta, prohibiting the production and trafficking of fentanyl in territories controlled by them.


The prohibition would have been a consequence of the announcements made by the US government, although, in the opinion of security analysts, the measure is considered "very innocent", since it is evident that the DEA wants and it will only be a matter of time before it arrests all the Guzmán brothers.

Guzmán López is currently being held in the Metropolitan Correctional Center prison in Chicago, awaiting an eventual trial.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/...l-leader-freed-on-bond-pablo-vega-cuevas

Mexican drug cartel crew leader from Aurora freed on bail

Grand Lodges of Mexico Unify Efforts to Strengthen the Masonic Fraternity
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10/31/2023
BY
DNA EDITORIAL / STAFF
The Grand Lodges of nine Mexican states commit to strengthening unity and promoting Masonic development, with a view to a National Congress next year.
Guadalajara, Jal. (ADN/Staff) – In an emblematic meeting known as Interpotential, held recently in Guadalajara, Jalisco, the Grand Lodges of several Mexican states joined forces to strengthen the Masonic fraternity and add lines of action oriented towards unity and Masonic development. The Most Respectable of the Grand Lodge Valle de México, RH.: Cuauhtémoc Plascencia Albiter, outlined the steps for this strengthening through a delegation present at the event.

This Masonic conclave brought together representatives of the Grand Lodges of Colima, Michoacán, Nayarit, Querétaro, Jalisco, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Quintana Roo and Valle de México. Together, they committed to working to find solutions to various problems, promoting Masonic development and planning to hold a National Congress next year. In addition, they agreed to hold periodic meetings for analysis, strategy and joint action in favor of Mexican Freemasonry.

The proposal presented by RH.: Cuauhtémoc Plascencia Albiter for its representation highlights the importance of unity and collaboration between the lodges to address the challenges facing Freemasonry in the country. These joint actions represent a significant step towards the consolidation of a unified Masonic agenda that seeks, among other objectives, to strengthen fraternal ties and promote education and development within this ancient fraternity.

The confirmation of a National Masonic Congress for next year highlights the willingness of these lodges to work together, on a platform that will allow dialogue and coordinated action. This congress will serve as a forum to share experiences, discuss challenges and propose solutions that benefit the Masonic community nationwide.

The periodic meetings agreed upon during the Interpotential meeting also constitute a vital space for continuous analysis and the formulation of strategies that allow us to effectively confront the contemporary challenges facing Mexican Freemasonry. Through these meetings, we seek to foster a culture of collaboration and continuous learning among the participating lodges.

The union and commitment demonstrated by the Grand Lodges of these nine Mexican states highlights the positive evolution in Masonic cooperation, establishing an encouraging precedent for future collaborations. This collective effort will not only strengthen the Masonic fraternity, but will also contribute to the development and well-being of its members and, by extension, Mexican society.

https://www.mytexasdaily.com/south-...be81b1f-7c0f-5bbb-ae7d-7694cd526061.html

Houston men admit to violent kidnapping under orders from Mexican cartel

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12726123/Mexican-cartel-gunmen-border-fronton-island.html

Terrifying footage shows black-clad CARTEL gunmen patrolling most dangerous stretch of US-Mexico border, just yards from Texas towns

https://www.latimes.com/world-natio...bers-and-firms-over-fentanyl-trafficking

U.S. sanctions Mexican Sinaloa cartel members and firms over fentanyl trafficking

https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/e...ug-cartel-leader-wanted-mexico-organized

ERO San Antonio removes known Mexican drug cartel leader wanted in Mexico for organized crime

https://www.courier-journal.com/sto...tality-for-reasons-of-power/71508537007/

The power of blood: Why Mexican drug cartels make such a show of their brutality

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12748989/Mexican-mayor-Ivan-Estrada-arrested-cartel.html

I work with the cartel': Mexican mayor Iván Estrada arrested on abuse of power charges as prosecutors confirm his voice in audio where he brags about his ties to a criminal organization

https://dialogo-americas.com/articl...mexico-against-drug-trafficking-cartels/

Guatemala Beefs Up Its Border with Mexico Against Drug Trafficking Cartels

https://americasquarterly.org/article/chiapas-fears-organized-crime-and-military-intervention/

Chiapas Fears Organized Crime, and Military Intervention

https://www.everythinglubbock.com/n...ht-firearm-for-mexican-cartel-sentenced/

Lubbock woman and daughter who bought firearm for Mexican cartel sentenced

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/mexican-drug-cartel-member-sentenced-plot-smuggle-cocaine-chicago

Mexican drug cartel member sentenced in plot to smuggle cocaine to Chicago

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12771241/Mexico-cartel-dogs-burial-site-remains.html

Mexican authorities recover 45 bags with human remains from mass grave site after dogs were seen roaming town with body parts