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San Diego quietly prosecuting high-ranking members of ultra-violent Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

SAN DIEGO — For the better part of a decade, federal prosecutions of Mexican drug cartel leaders carried out in San Diego have focused largely on the Sinaloa Cartel, and before that the Arellano Félix Organization, the two groups that have historically dominated the lucrative Tijuana-San Diego smuggling route.

Tribune News Service

Brother of top Mexican drug lord arrested in Jalisco state

Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, brother of cartel boss ‘El Mencho’, is third member of family to be arrested by Mexican authorities

The Guardian - US

Brother of one of Mexico's most wanted drug capos arrested

The brother of Nemesio Oseguera, one of Mexico's most wanted drug runners, was arrested by Mexican authorities Tuesday morning in the state of Jalisco, representing a blow to the cartel, officials said.

Reuters

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The Dark Side of Jalisco’s Avocado Boom

As production stifles biodiversity, depletes water reserves and takes over wild land, environmentalists worry about Mexico's "green gold."

Texas Observer

Gun used by Mexican cartel to shoot down military helicopter bought in US

Investigation into the 2015 incident revealed the 0.50-caliber weapon for the Jalisco cartel was purchased in Portland, Oregon

The Guardian - US

Mexican locals horrified after finding 20 bags of human remains in hidden 'mass grave'

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Cops have launched an investigation after the bodies were discovered by members of the Search Mothers Collectives of Jalisco and Sonor in the city of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga

Daily Mirror

Alex Morris: Postcard from Mexico

Every time I come I get more comfortable and fall more in love

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Mexico's week of drug violence shakes administration

Days of widespread drug cartel arson and shootings in four Mexican states last week have left people asking why drug cartels exploded, and what do they want

The Independent UK

Mexico cartel violence leaves several dead and property destroyed after week of fighting

Cartels appear to be targeting stores, vehicles and bystanders in response to disputes or attempts to capture members by Mexican authorities.

ABC News

Murders at the border and attacks in Jalisco and Guanajuato stun Mexico

MEXICO CITY — Dramatic bouts of violence and mayhem in two regions of Mexico this week have left at least 12 dead and dozens of businesses torched, dramatizing the ability of crime gangs to wreak havoc and shatter the semblance of normality almost anywhere in the country without warning.

Los Angeles Times

3 must-know Mexican spirits

While we're making room for these, we'll never stop loving you, tequila and mezcal

Salon

Bus highway accident in Mexico's Jalisco state kills 14 - emergency services

A bus accident on a highway in Mexico's western state of Jalisco state has left 14 people dead and about 20 passengers with injuries, state emergency services said late on Wednesday.

Reuters

Suspected drug cartel gunmen kidnap two female soldiers vacationing at Mexico beach

Army general described kidnapping as ‘cowardly act’

The Independent UK

US suspends Mexican avocado imports after inspector receives ‘threatening phone call’

The avocado-producing state of Michoacán has been riven with violence between the Jalisco cartel and an alliance of smaller gangs

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Daily Mirror

Girl, 2, dies after eating poisoned cookie 'thrown to silence noisy dog'

Little Heidy Valeria, aged two, stopped breathing twice as medics tried to save her life at a hospital in Mexico's Jalisco state last week

The Independent UK

Mexico drug gangs now using IEDs to take out army vehicles

‘The army is there and can’ confront the cartels, ‘but the orders just simply don’t come,’ security analyst says

The Independent UK

Mexican cartels now use IEDs as well as bomb-dropping drones

In the war between drug cartels in western Mexico, gangs have begun using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on roads to disable army vehicles

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