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May 1, 2023

Mexico's Senate approves reform of mining laws, 17 bills signed into law

Mexico's Senate approved a reform of laws governing the mining industry, which also includes a requirement that companies will pay 5% of the profits to local communities.

May 1, 2023

Sons of 'El Chapo' charged with fentanyl trafficking after shifting family business toward the deadly drug

The sons of cartel boss "El Chapo" were charged with distributing fentanyl. The cartel bosses' sons shifted the business toward fentanyl trafficking after Joaquín Guzmán was imprisoned.

April 28, 2023

Back from COVID break, Mexico's Obrador vows to abolish transparency agency

Mexico's president has resumed press briefings after recovering from COVID-19, and has come out with a vow to disband the Institute for Information Access and Transparency.

April 28, 2023

Appeals court ends challenge to 2021 Gulf oil, gas lease sale

A Washington federal appeals court rejected a challenge to the government's sale of oil and gas leases for the Gulf of Mexico that were auctioned off in 2021.

April 28, 2023

Georgia college student dies weeks after suffering brain bleed while on Mexico spring break trip

A college student who was receiving radiation for a brain tumor discovered while on spring break in Mexico last month died early Friday, her family said.

April 28, 2023

Sinaloa Cartel co-founder, portrayed in 'Narcos' series, could be released from prison in days

Mexican authorities are on the verge of releasing Hector "El Guero" Palma, the notorious co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel who was convicted in two cop slayings.

April 27, 2023

US sanctions Mexican resort timeshare fraud linked to drug cartel

The U.S. Treasury Department has announced sanctions against members of the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel who are allegedly involved in timeshare fraud targeting elderly Americans.

April 27, 2023

Mexican man convicted for killing Albuquerque mom outside her home in New Mexico

A Mexican national who fatally shot a mom of two New Mexico police officers outside her Albuquerque home was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday.

April 27, 2023

Mexico officials vow to search for more missing people after 8 bodies found at Cancun resort

A prosecutor in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo vowed to search for other missing persons after eight bodies were reportedly found dumped in the tourist hotspot of Cancun.

April 26, 2023

USMCA commission to open environmental probe of Mexico train project

The trilateral Commission for Environmental Cooperation has recommended opening an investigation into Mexico’s multibillion-dollar tourist train project on the Yucatán peninsula.