Category Archives: Crime
Mexico’s next president will face a security emergency that can’t be ignored
Mexican gangs have multiplied during the current administration, corrupting local democracies and tightening their grip on the economy. So far, Claudia Sheinbaum, the leading presidential candidate for the June 2 elections, has kept vague on her security proposals. But in … Continue reading
Modern Mexico Podcast: Indigenous vanilla growers & organized crime in Veracruz, Mexico
I spoke to journalist Nathaniel Parish Flannery about how criminals target vanilla growers in Mexico.
El crimen organizado ahoga al consumidor indefenso y dispara la inflación
I spoke El País about supply chain extortion and inflation in Mexico.
Mexican gangs go on rampage, challenging president’s security strategy
I spoke to the Wall Street Journal about recent criminal blockades and violence in Mexico (behind paywall).
Miners are going to extremes to stop those who are trying to protest
An environmental activist lives in constant fear in northern Mexico. An Indigenous leader is stabbed to death and tossed in a river in the Brazilian jungle. A regional governor is given a six-year prison sentence by a court in Peru. … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, environmentalism, Mexico, mining, organized crime, Peru, violence against activists
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Mexico missing: The city where ‘you can feel the fear’
The only hint that anything is wrong in La Estancia, a leafy suburb of the Mexican city of Guadalajara, are the dozens of “for sale” signs posted outside the houses. People started leaving in May, when police found a decomposed … Continue reading
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Tagged CJNG, disappeared, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Jalisco New Generation, Mexico
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Meth, murder, and malandros in Guadalajara
On April 19 last year, the body of the 42-year-old Mexican rapper Mr. Yosie Locote was dumped in an empty lot in the western city of Guadalajara. A note claiming he had been killed because of a connection to an … Continue reading
Spraying bullets not sunscreen: Violence in Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur – popular with tourists – and drug cartels. You don’t want to be a reporter caught in the middle. Read the article at Index on Censorship (subscription required)
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Tagged Baja California Sur, Mexico, violence, violence against journalists
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Index on Censorship podcast interview about violence against journalists in Baja California Sur
I spoke to Index on Censorship about press freedom and violence in Baja California Sur ahead of their forthcoming issue.
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Tagged Baja California Sur, Index on Censorship, Journalism, Mexico, violence against journalists
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The narco-trafficker next door
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Gabriela Navarro, who lives in an exclusive gated community in southern Guadalajara, suspects three locals of having ties to one of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels. She bases this belief on their unconventional working hours, unexplained wealth, … Continue reading
The Mexican Labyrinth 