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Criminals Are Using Fake FedEx Vans to Smuggle Migrants
The smuggling network's fake delivery vans were discovered carrying migrants who had crossed the U.S-Mexico border further into the U.S.
Cartels Are Using Pharmacies To Sell Fake Pills Laced With Fentanyl and Meth to Unwitting Tourists
Tourists can buy opioids and benzos in Mexico without prescriptions. Many of the pills are fake and laced with fentanyl and meth, a VICE News investigation with the Bunk Police shows.
A US Soldier Tried to Lure a Teen Girl to His Room With a Bag of Gummy Bears
An American soldier deployed to “secure the border” was caught grooming an underage girl for sex.
Security Camera Footage Shows Mexican Soldiers Executing Cartel Members and Trying to Cover it Up: Reports
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has given the military more power to fight cartels, claimed the disturbing video is an "isolated" incident.
An Italian Woman Was Murdered in a Daytime Hit At a Popular Mexican Restaurant
Three men were arrested this week for allegedly being involved in the execution of 40-year-old Ornella Saiu.
A US Woman Went to Mexico for Rehab. She Was Killed and Put in a Blender.
Celia Yaneth Castañeda picked up a drugs and booze habit in the U.S. But she was brutally murdered in the Mexican rehab center she was sent to.
Cancun is Banning ‘Narco’ Concerts as Violence Soars
Performances by El Komander, Grupo Firme, El Millonario and Alemán were recently cancelled in the tourist resort in an attempt to discourage the drug-related violence that is raging.
Digital Nomads Are the New Gentrifiers
The rise of WFH globetrotters spells big problems for locals in cities like Mexico City and Medellín.
Two Tourists Were Murdered in Oaxaca’s Once Peaceful Beach Area in a Week
The murder of a Canadian man in Puerto Escondido came just days after an Argentine tourist was killed with a machete on the same coast.
Los Chapitos Ask the DEA to Just Leave Them Alone
El Chapo's sons say they are not in charge of the Sinaloa cartel and claim they have nothing to do with the fentanyl trade.
Cartels Are Handing Out Fake Gucci Bags and Toys To Earn Mexicans’ Loyalty
The girfts carried the greeting “Happy Children’s Day” from Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
‘I'm Back In Withdrawal’: Methadone Shortage Is Hitting Opioid Users Hard in Mexico
Harm reduction agencies say thousands of former opioid users are at risk.