Killing of 2 young brothers triggers outrage in cartel bastion
Thousands of protesters took to the streets, demanding justice for two boys shot and killed in a city shaken by Sinaloa cartel infighting.
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Thousands of protesters took to the streets, demanding justice for two boys shot and killed in a city shaken by Sinaloa cartel infighting.
Officials said the grave was located using drones with thermal cameras and ground-penetrating radars as well as canine teams.
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada decided to stick with the lawyer defending him from U.S. drug trafficking charges despite a possible conflict of interest.
Five people were gunned down on the same street where another attack left eight dead just months earlier.
The plan, called "Yes to Disarmament, Yes to Peace," will offer cash to those who anonymously leave weapons at designated drop-off locations.
Photos of a banner threatening the lives of Natanael Cano and several other artists circulated on social media over the weekend.
The early morning shootout happened during a joint patrol by police and the military in Guanajuato.
Gunmen burst into the bar La Casita Azul and opened fire at customers, leaving bloodied bodies strewn on the floor according to local media.
The prosecutor said his officials will continue investigating until they find "each one of the bodies of the people who have been reported missing."
"El Mencho" has been indicted in the U.S. and the State Department this month increased a reward to $15 million for his capture.
Mexico's cartel-related violence is concentrated in or along drug trafficking routes, borders and ports of entry.
The incident happened one day after a blast caused by another improvised landmine killed two Mexican soldiers and wounded five others.
Before the blast, the soldiers had discovered the dismembered bodies of three people, officials said.
Damaso Lopez Serrano — who is known as "Mini Lic" — is accused of ordering the 2017 killing of award-winning journalist Javier Valdez.
Osiel Cárdenas Guillén created the most bloodthirsty gang of hitmen Mexico has ever known, the Zetas.
Mayor Jesus Eduardo Franco and the three others were killed in San Luis Potosi, while wine entrepreneur Ricardo Vega was gunned down in Guanajuato, officials said.
State prosecutors said the couple was traveling in a pickup truck in the municipality of Angamacutiro when they were shot and killed.
The judge's murder comes two days after assailants in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz shot to death a federal congressman.
Benito Aguas Atlahua was a member of the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico, part of the ruling coalition that controls congress.
Russia's FSB security services said members of Colombia's infamous Cali cartel hid the drugs in a vehicle.
Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department said it was increasing the reward for the top leader of the Jalisco cartel to $15 million.
Fabio Ochoa Vásquez and his brothers amassed a fortune when cocaine started flooding the U.S. in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
The war between the cartel's "Mayos" and "Chapitos" has left more than 400 people dead and hundreds missing, according to the state prosecutor's office.
Video posted on social media showed bodies with apparent head wounds scattered outside a food stand.
More than 400 people were arrested in the operation targeting oceans, coasts, rivers and ports around the globe in October and November.