Organized crime
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Mexico
U.S. issues travel advisory for Tamaulipas
The United States government has issued a travel advisory recommending against travel to several areas in the northern state of…
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Mexico
Search for group of at least 8 missing men in Oaxaca continues
The disappearance of at least eight men in Oaxaca is linked to the sale of illicit drugs, state Security Minister…
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Mexican drug lord arrested in California after faking his death
A high-ranking Mexican drug lord living in California under a false identity was arrested this week on drug-trafficking and money-laundering…
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Mexico
Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads not guilty in New York City court
Accused Sinaloa Cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges during a brief appearance…
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Mexico
Northeast Cartel head ‘Bola Treviño’ arrested near US border
Carlos Alberto Monsiváis “Bola” Treviño, reported by some news outlets as the No. 1 man in the powerful Northeast Cartel,…
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Man turns himself in, claiming to be behind deadly knife attack, German police say
SOLINGEN, Germany — A 26-year-old Syrian asylum-seeker turned himself into police, saying he was responsible for the Solingen knife attack…
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Mexico
Tired of extortion, producers organize lime strike in Michoacán
Organized crime is once again strangling the lime industry in the state of Michoacán as five lime-packing houses decided to…
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16 killed in Christmas-season shootings in central Mexico state of Guanajuato
MEXICO CITY — Gunmen attacked a Christmas season party early Sunday, killing a dozen people in the town of Salvatierra…
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Mexico’s arrest of cartel security boss was likely personal
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. government thanked Mexico for arresting a hyper violent alleged Sinaloa cartel security chief, but according…
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Blast strikes Shiite mosque during Friday prayers in Afghanistan’s north
An Afghan police spokesman says a suicide bomber blew himself up during Friday prayers at a Shiite mosque in northern…
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