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Courts and justice coverage of prosecutions, trials, rulings, and prisons. Follow major cases, rights issues, and reforms shaping accountability.

San Miguel bank robbery

San Miguel bank robbery ends with capture in Querétaro

San Miguel bank robbery suspect used a replica gun and fled by taxi toward Querétaro before state police intercepted him after a coordinated cross-state search.
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Guadalajara littering fines

Guadalajara littering fines surge as 1,000 get ticketed

Guadalajara littering fines are reshaping street habits. City data show 1,007 cited, most choosing community work as enforcement expands citywide.
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Puerto Vallarta embezzlement

Puerto Vallarta embezzlement allegation hits City Hall

A city attorney faces trial in a Puerto Vallarta embezzlement case after allegedly taking pay without working; a judge imposed controls while proceedings continue.
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Colombians arrested in Cancún

Colombians arrested in Cancún after alleged street deal

Two suspects were detained in SM 251 after a daylight exchange of baggies. Colombians arrested in Cancún prompts fresh scrutiny of street dealing.
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Playa del Carmen violence

Prosecutors link “Bimbo” to Playa del Carmen violence

Prosecutors say “Bimbo” was bound to trial over an ambush tied to turf disputes, stoking Playa del Carmen violence concerns and pretrial detention.
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Cancún airport drug bust

Cancún airport drug bust after X-ray flags false bottom

Cancún airport drug bust stops a passenger bound for Havana after an X-ray and K-9 search expose cocaine in a double-bottom suitcase, case sent to...
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Aguakan concession case

Showdown nears as SCJN weighs Aguakan concession case

SCJN schedules discussion that could determine control of water in Cancún and Isla Mujeres. What Thursday’s move on the Aguakan concession case means.
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CJNG operator Guadalajara

CJNG operator in Guadalajara captured during pre-dawn raids

CJNG operator in Guadalajara arrested in joint raids; Security Cabinet says three suspects seized with guns, meth, and vehicles tied to extortion.
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Cancún car wash extortion

Cancún car wash extortion suspects caught after gunfire

Two men were arrested after shots at a SM 228 car wash. Cancún car wash extortion case shows floor-fee pressure on small businesses as prosecutors...
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Tulum taxi driver arrest

Tulum taxi driver arrest after woman found shot near cenote

Authorities report a Tulum taxi driver arrest after a young woman was found shot near Kaan Luum. Investigators say he drove the killers; he remains...
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El Griego arrest

El Griego arrest in Cancún rattles Sweden’s Dalen network

Mexican and international forces captured Mikael “El Griego” in Quintana Roo after surveillance. The El Griego arrest targets Sweden’s Dalen network.
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Micky Hair killing

Micky Hair killing was a planned hit says Harfuch

Federal security chief says the Micky Hair killing was a direct, planned hit in Polanco, not a botched robbery, as investigators trace the attack and...
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