Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

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Jalisco activates red alert after cartel roadblocks

Jalisco activated Code Red after a federal Tapalpa operation triggered roadblocks and vehicle fires in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta.
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Mexico probes Kovay Gardens resort after US sanctions

Mexico’s FGR and UIF are investigating Kovay Gardens near Puerto Vallarta after U.S. sanctions tied the resort to a CJNG fraud network.
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Mexico hits cartels hard but their money still survives

Mexico’s raids and extraditions grab headlines, but cartel cash keeps moving. The weak link is money laundering and asset seizures.
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Mexican Navy Seizes 4 Tons of Cocaine off Colima Coast

Mexican Navy Seizes 4 Tons of Cocaine off Colima Coast

Mexico’s Navy intercepted a semi-submersible off Colima with nearly 4 tons of cocaine, detaining three suspects in a maritime sweep.
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US sanctions Puerto Vallarta resort tied to CJNG timeshare fraud

Treasury sanctioned Kovay Gardens and 22 linked people and firms, alleging a CJNG-run timeshare fraud network targeting Americans.
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Inside Los Mayos Armed Wings of Sinaloa Cartel

Inside Los Mayos Armed Wings of Sinaloa Cartel

Enforcers of the Sinaloa Cartel’s “Los Mayos” faction reveal a hidden hierarchy. These armed wings – from veteran hit squads to new paramilitary groups –...
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US Offers $34M for Michoacán Cartel Leaders, Mexico Silent

US Offers $34M for Michoacán Cartel Leaders, Mexico Silent

The U.S. is offering a combined $34 million in rewards for Michoacán cartel leaders, even as Mexico remains officially silent about these groups.
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Cartels Drive Out Indigenous Communities for Gold and Timber

Cartels Drive Out Indigenous Communities for Gold and Timber

In Chihuahua’s Sierra Tarahumara, organized crime groups are forcing Indigenous families off their land to exploit illegal gold mining and logging.
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Narco Linked to Andrés Escobar’s Murder Killed in Mexico

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro says Colombian narco Santiago Gallón, tied to the 1994 murder of soccer star Andrés Escobar, was killed in Mexico.
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CJNG-Backed Tequila Mayor’s Rise Exposes Cartel Influence

CJNG-Backed Tequila Mayor’s Rise Exposes Cartel Influence

Tequila’s mayor’s arrest exposes CJNG’s covert role in his election campaign, from cartel funding to the kidnapping of rivals.
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Operación Enjambre targets municipal corruption in Mexico

Operación Enjambre targets municipal corruption in Mexico

Operación Enjambre is a sweeping federal crackdown targeting corrupt municipal officials who protect organized crime networks in Mexico.
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DOJ pursues cartel money brokers as crypto use rises

DOJ pursues cartel money brokers as crypto use rises

US DOJ targets cartel money brokers moving drug profits via cryptocurrency, aiming to choke off cash that funds Mexico-based trafficking groups.
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