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María Verza

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Avocado pickers in Mexico restart exports as security alert is lifted but are ‘at the mercy of whatever the U.S. market and government decide’

“If the United States says that it is suspending technical services for security reasons, it’s impossible to export. If it's for a plant health,...

16.08.2026 5

Fortune

María Verza

America’s appetite for avocados threatened as $5 million capture of ‘El Poncho’ threatens $3.65 billion market

The U.S. announced Wednesday that it had suspended all government operations in the Mexican state of Michoacan because of a "threat to U.S....

06.08.2026 4

Fortune

María Verza

3 die of asphyxiation during Mexico City celebrations after World Cup win

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican health authorities said Wednesday that four people died during massive celebrations in downtown Mexico City after the...

01.07.2026 10

SFGate

María Verza

Claudia Sheinbaum wants Mexico to start fracking to get away from Trump’s natural gas. But she won’t call it that

Since assuming power in October 2024, Sheinbaum has pledged to expand renewable energy while maintaining firm support for state-owned Petróleos...

09.04.2026 10

Fortune

María Verza

How Mexico took down ‘El Mencho’: tracking a girlfriend and some crucial help from U.S. intelligence

In all, more than 70 people were killed in the operation and the ensuing violence, including security forces, suspected cartel members and others.

24.02.2026 30

Fortune

María Verza

Mexico’s latest cartel violence prompts fears of ‘narcoterrorism’ in replay 1990s Colombia

The Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful cartel leader and one of the United States’ most wanted fugitives on Sunday, notching a major...

23.02.2026 20

Fortune

María Verza

From ‘The Lord of the Skies’ to drones over El Paso, Mexican cartels have a long history of airborne drug fleets

Drug trafficking by air is not new and is linked to the history of Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso.

12.02.2026 20

Fortune

María Verza

Mexico’s ban on vapes could give drug cartels more revenue — ‘those selling cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana are selling you vapes’

“By banning it, you’re handing the market to non-state groups.”

01.02.2026 20

Fortune

María Verza

Gen Z protests hit Mexico City as revolts over crime and corruption gain momentum — ‘you can be murdered and nothing happens’

In several countries this year, members of the demographic group born between the late 1990s and early 2010s have organized protests against...

16.11.2025 40

Fortune

María Verza

Mexican scientists are creating mass graves of pigs in the hope they’ll someday lead to cartel victim discoveries

“The mothers who search say that that little yellow flower always blooms over the tombs and they use them as a guide,” says José Luis Silván, a...

29.07.2025 30

Fortune

María Verza