MEXICO CITY (CN) — Mexican judicial workers were joined by judges nationwide Wednesday for a third straight day as they continued their indefinite strike over proposed reforms that seek to elect rather than appoint the country's judges. The prominent business organization Employers Confederation of the Mexican Republic also participated...

Mexican judicial strike strengthens as peso drops

El Paso, TX

Latin Times

Top cartel leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada appeared on Thursday before a U.S. court in El Paso, Texas, after pleading not guilty to drug trafficking charges last week following his bombshell arrest in late July. Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, appeared in a wheelchair and a navy sweatshirt that...

Top cartel leader 'El Mayo' appears in U.S. court in a wheelchair after pleading not guilty

SEATTLE - Following the recent arrest of two high-profile Mexican drug lords, a Virginia-based private security firm is urging Americans traveling to Mexico in the next few days to be cautious and monitor trusted sources to avoid any getting caught up in a violent flare-up. Mexican government officials at the border state of Chihuahua also raised concerns over possible violence and are preparing for a "worst-case scenario," said Public Safety Director Gilberto Loya on July 29. "Why prepare? Because it is not clear what happened. There could be a different response from criminal groups if it was a surrender or a betrayal between cells of the same cartel," Loya added.

Americans urged caution when travelling to Mexico as arrest of high-profile drug lords could lead to flare-up

In a dramatic and unexpected statement, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the elusive leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, is claiming that his recent apprehension by U.S. authorities was not a voluntary surrender but the result of a betrayal by Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of the infamous Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.

Sinaloa's Mayo Zambada breaks his silence and drops bombshell: kidnapped by U.S., betrayed by El Chapo's son

A committee in Mexico’s lower house of Congress approved several of President López Obrador’s constitutional reforms, which includes proposals to ban open-pit mining, fracking, and concessions of water in areas with limited water availability, according to Mexico Business News. The measures will be discussed in Mexico’s full lower house in September.

Open-pit Mining Ban Advances in the Mexican Congress

Mexico has sent hundreds of additional troops to Culiacán following the capture of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and violent episodes that followed. Concretely, 600 army members were deployed to the state, joining 400 others who were sent to the state less than a month ago. State governor Ruben Rocha Mora said that at least 10 murders committed during the past days are related to the capture of Zambada, which took place on July 25.

Mexico sends hundreds of additional troops to Sinaloa as violence soars after El Mayo's capture

Hamilton, OH

After two decades of eluding capture, Antonio “El Diablo” Riano, who has been one of “America’s Most Wanted” fugitives over the past 20 years, has been arrested in Mexico. Astonishingly, Riano, 72, was found working as a local police officer. The Ohio murder. In December...

‘America’s most wanted’ fugitive found working as police officer in Mexico

Calexico, CA

NewsNation

A California couple is accused of smuggling two Mexican children across the border by passing them off as their own.

US mom goes to Mexico with 2 minors, comes back with 4

CBS Sacramento

The United States managed to arrest Mexico's most-wanted drug lord, but Mexican prosecutors - and the president — now say they are considering bringing treason charges against those who handed him over.It's part of the long, strange saga of Sinaloa cartel leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, who unexpectedly appeared on a flight that landed near El Paso, Texas, in July. That private plane flight was arranged by another drug capo who decided to turn himself in.U.S. officials say Joaquín Guzmán López — a son of imprisoned cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán — flew to the United States to turn...

Sinaloa cartel leader's case takes strange twist after U.S. arrest

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) sent a letter to the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump, warning him that shutting down the border should he win the November elections would cause a "rebellion" on both sides. AMLO, who has called Trump a "friend," said that while he...

Mexican president warns Trump of a 'rebellion' if he shuts down the border

Georgia State

Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

The Mexican government is issuing an arrest warrant for the jailed son of Sinaloa Cartel founder Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, alleging he kidnapped a fellow narco boss and flew him straight into the waiting arms of US law enforcement a month ago.

Mexican government accuses El Chapo’s son of kidnapping cartel boss ‘El Mayo’ and handing him to the US

For more than a decade, Venezuelans have experienced one of the most-severe economic collapses in modern history, which has caused about a quarter of the population to flee the country. Now, a new political crisis might be motivating another wave of mass migration from the South American nation. The country’s...

Nearly half of Venezuelans are considering leaving the country in the coming months, poll says

Crisp County, GA

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

New York City, NY

Endicott, NY

New York Post

A reputed Peruvian gang leader suspected in nearly two dozen killings in his home country was arrested Wednesday in New York by U.S. immigration authorities.

Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, the leader of “Los Killers” who is wanted for 23 killings in his home country, was arrested in Endicott, New York, about 145 miles (233 kilometers) northwest of New York City, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday. 

He is being held at a federal detention facility near Buffalo pending an immigration hearing, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.



Torres-Navarro, 38, entered the U.S. illegally at the Texas-Mexico border on May 16. 

He was arrested the...

Reputed Peruvian gang leader arrested in NY as suspect wanted for 23 killings in his home country

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Starr County, TX

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Law enforcement agencies in Starr County and in Camargo, Tamaulipas on Monday collectively seized a little more than 675 pounds of cocaine hidden in cinder blocks. The Starr County District Attorney’s Office said on Facebook that authorities uncovered bundles of cocaine hidden in cinder...

American, Mexican authorities seize 675 pounds of cocaine hidden in cinder blocks

The Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States managed to arrest Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord, but Mexican prosecutors — and the president — now say they are considering bringing treason charges against those who handed him over. It’s part of the long, strange trail of Sinaloa cartel...

Mexican prosecutors consider treason charges after US jails drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Mexico’s entire judiciary system goes on strike indefinitely

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