Armed with a handgun, a fake ID card and disguises, Miriam Rodríguez was a one-woman detective squad, defying a system where criminal impunity often prevails.
Tag: Mexico
Armed Mexicans Were Smuggled In to Guard Border Wall, Whistle-Blowers Say
In a complaint unsealed on Friday, whistle-blowers working on President Trump’s wall said that contractors were illegally bringing in Mexican guards to protect construction sites.
Guns, Drugs and Viral Content: Welcome to Cartel TikTok
Mexico is set to shatter another murder record, but that grim reality is nowhere to be seen on the TikTok videos that go viral by showcasing drug cartel culture.
U.S. to Drop Case Against Mexican Ex-Official to Allow Inquiry in Mexico
The announcement by the Justice Department was an abrupt turnaround a month after the high-profile arrest of a former defense minister.
Suspect Arrested in Deadly Ambush of Mormon Family
A year after the attack, nobody has been convicted of the crime, infuriating relatives and casting further doubt on the Mexican justice system.
2 Broke Artists Started a Home Bakery in Mexico. It’s a Pandemic Hit.
They didn’t have an oven. Their apartment resembled Santa’s workshop set up in a dorm room. But two rookie bakers are thriving in Mexico City, where food and entrepreneurism go hand-in-hand.
Who Was ‘El Padrino,’ Godfather to Drug Cartel? Mexico’s Defense Chief, U.S. Says
Drug enforcement agents had long tried to solve the mystery of “El Padrino,” a shadowy, powerful force. They’ve now identified him as Salvador Cienfuegos, Mexico’s defense chief from 2012 to 2018.
Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, Mexico’s Ex-Defense Minister, Is Arrested in L.A.
Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, who was detained at the airport, is the first high-ranking Mexican military official to be taken into custody in the U.S. in connection with drug-related corruption.
In Mexico, Cross-Border Fight Over Water Erupts
Farmers in Mexico ambushed soldiers and seized a dam to stop water payments to the United States, in a sign of growing conflict over increasingly scarce resources.
‘I Feel Sorry for Americans’: A Baffled World Watches the U.S.
From Myanmar to Canada, people are asking: How did a superpower allow itself to be felled by a virus? And why won’t the president commit to a peaceful transition of power?