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María Verza

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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 10

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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 2

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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 2

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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 7

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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 10

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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 7

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María Verza

One country spared from Trump’s reciprocal tariffs: Mexico—but it’s still fighting other fees

Swaths of Mexican exports including agricultural products like avocados, clothing and electronics will continue to enter the U.S. without import...

04.04.2025 3

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María Verza

Mexico’s richest man has some ideas about what Trump should do in his second term

Carlos Slim said bluntly that tariffs don't work. "They increase inflation … the interest rate doesn’t go down … tariffs don’t solve problems.”

11.02.2025 10

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María Verza