Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Crime in Mexico: Review of the Security Environment

Puerto Vallarta (PVDN) - The presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) since 2018 has been shaped by his approach to managing violent crime, which remains a major security threat in Mexico. Recent arrests of high-profile individuals such as Ovidio Guzmán of the Sinaloa Cartel and Antonio Oseguera of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG) suggest a strategy focused on capturing key figures involved in fentanyl and synthetic drug trafficking.

These efforts take place in the context of often-tense relations between Mexico and the United States, which have experienced differences over immigration . . .

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