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🇲🇽✈️ Mexico’s navy takes control of key airports to boost security
The Mexican Government has officially transferred control of the Mexico City International Airport to the Navy (Semar).
The Navy will also oversee the City’s Airport Group and the Airport Services of Mexico City, which were previously under the jurisdiction of the country’s Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transportation.
The government has stated that there were past systemic oversights in airport terminals, leading to vulnerabilities in civil aviation and air transportation security.
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The Mexican Government has officially transferred control of the Mexico City International Airport to the Navy (Semar).
The Navy will also oversee the City’s Airport Group and the Airport Services of Mexico City, which were previously under the jurisdiction of the country’s Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transportation.
The government has stated that there were past systemic oversights in airport terminals, leading to vulnerabilities in civil aviation and air transportation security.
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🇺🇸🇲🇽 $4 million worth of meth seized at US-Mexico border, hidden in vegetables
More than $4.36 million worth of methamphetamine was intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.
According to the agency, officers at the Pharr International Cargo facility stopped a semi-truck coming from Mexico and referred it for further inspection.
During a physical inspection of the cargo, officers allegedly encountered 2,232 packages of meth concealed by a shipment of mixed vegetables. In total, the packages of narcotics weighed 488 pounds.
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More than $4.36 million worth of methamphetamine was intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.
According to the agency, officers at the Pharr International Cargo facility stopped a semi-truck coming from Mexico and referred it for further inspection.
During a physical inspection of the cargo, officers allegedly encountered 2,232 packages of meth concealed by a shipment of mixed vegetables. In total, the packages of narcotics weighed 488 pounds.
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🇲🇽 Mexico to set up digital tracking of fentanyl precursors
Mexico is developing a digital tracking system for fentanyl precursor chemicals, including methods to detect the substances at Mexico's coastal ports and border crossing points, Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said on Thursday.
🗣 "We are pulling together a digital tracking system that is very sophisticated," Barcena said, speaking at an event in Washington during her first U.S. visit as foreign minister, a post she was appointed to in June.
Barcena said the substances often reach Mexico in shipments such as small packages that are difficult to trace.
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Mexico is developing a digital tracking system for fentanyl precursor chemicals, including methods to detect the substances at Mexico's coastal ports and border crossing points, Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said on Thursday.
Barcena said the substances often reach Mexico in shipments such as small packages that are difficult to trace.
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🇲🇽 Mexico sends 1,200 more troops to Michoacan state after weekend of cartel violence
The Mexican government said Monday it sent 1,200 more troops to the cartel-dominated western state of Michoacan after a weekend of violence.
State prosecutors said three convenience stores and five trucks and cars had been set afire, a tactic often used by drug cartels in the state to block roads and enforce extortion demands. Prosecutors said three men and three youths aged 16 and 17 were arrested in the attacks.
A Defense Department statement said the soldiers and National Guard members were deployed over the weekend. It said they were ordered to prevent cartels from blocking any more roads.
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The Mexican government said Monday it sent 1,200 more troops to the cartel-dominated western state of Michoacan after a weekend of violence.
State prosecutors said three convenience stores and five trucks and cars had been set afire, a tactic often used by drug cartels in the state to block roads and enforce extortion demands. Prosecutors said three men and three youths aged 16 and 17 were arrested in the attacks.
A Defense Department statement said the soldiers and National Guard members were deployed over the weekend. It said they were ordered to prevent cartels from blocking any more roads.
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🇺🇸🇲🇽 US consulate staff in Mexico told to 'shelter in place' amid border violence
The U.S. Consulate in Matamoros, Mexico, issued an emergency alert to shelter in place amid an outbreak of gun violence on Monday. The consulate announced that its "employees are currently under a shelter in place order" due to violent crime in the city.
Matamoros was the scene of intense gun violence this week after a shootout involving Mexican marines. Four individuals were killed Monday in a clash with Mexican authorities during an investigation into kidnapping.
No marines were killed in the incident. Authorities recovered guns and radios from the scene.
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The U.S. Consulate in Matamoros, Mexico, issued an emergency alert to shelter in place amid an outbreak of gun violence on Monday. The consulate announced that its "employees are currently under a shelter in place order" due to violent crime in the city.
Matamoros was the scene of intense gun violence this week after a shootout involving Mexican marines. Four individuals were killed Monday in a clash with Mexican authorities during an investigation into kidnapping.
No marines were killed in the incident. Authorities recovered guns and radios from the scene.
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🇲🇽 AMLO proposes 81% increase to armed forces’s budget
Mexico’s armed forces are set to see an 81% increase under the Finance Ministry’s proposed budget for 2024.
The largest increase will go to the Defense Ministry, with an allocation of 259.4 billion pesos ($15 billion) that more than doubles the 111.9 billion pesos that was approved for 2023 for the department. Next up is the Navy, with a 72% increase to its budget that takes it to 71.8 billion pesos ($4.2 billion), according to a draft submitted Friday and that is pending congressional approval.
The budget proposal is the latest indication of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s increasing reliance on armed forces to carry out large infrastructure works and also tasks that used to be run by civilians.
The Defense Ministry’s proposed budget includes work on the Maya Train and operating Lopez Obrador’s new state-owned airline, Mexicana. It also includes operating the Felipe Angeles airport near Mexico City.
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Mexico’s armed forces are set to see an 81% increase under the Finance Ministry’s proposed budget for 2024.
The largest increase will go to the Defense Ministry, with an allocation of 259.4 billion pesos ($15 billion) that more than doubles the 111.9 billion pesos that was approved for 2023 for the department. Next up is the Navy, with a 72% increase to its budget that takes it to 71.8 billion pesos ($4.2 billion), according to a draft submitted Friday and that is pending congressional approval.
The budget proposal is the latest indication of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s increasing reliance on armed forces to carry out large infrastructure works and also tasks that used to be run by civilians.
The Defense Ministry’s proposed budget includes work on the Maya Train and operating Lopez Obrador’s new state-owned airline, Mexicana. It also includes operating the Felipe Angeles airport near Mexico City.
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🇲🇽🇬🇹 Around 100,000 migrants stranded on Mexico’s southern border
NGOs estimate that between 90,000 and 100,000 migrants are stranded in Tapachula, Mexico’s border with Guatemala.
The region has been overwhelmed by increased migratory flows since the expiration in May of Title 42 in the United States.
The exodus is also visible in Central America. Last week, Doctors Without Borders warned of a historic number. More than 18,300 migrants passed through the municipality of Danlí, one of Honduras’ border checkpoints with Nicaragua.
Hoteliers in Tapachula, one of the most affected sectors, pointed out that the migrants don’t only come from Central America but also from distant countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
The arrival of thousands of migrants in Tapachula has left people sleeping and living in the streets because hotels, rented houses, and neighborhoods cannot accommodate them.
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NGOs estimate that between 90,000 and 100,000 migrants are stranded in Tapachula, Mexico’s border with Guatemala.
The region has been overwhelmed by increased migratory flows since the expiration in May of Title 42 in the United States.
The exodus is also visible in Central America. Last week, Doctors Without Borders warned of a historic number. More than 18,300 migrants passed through the municipality of Danlí, one of Honduras’ border checkpoints with Nicaragua.
Hoteliers in Tapachula, one of the most affected sectors, pointed out that the migrants don’t only come from Central America but also from distant countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
The arrival of thousands of migrants in Tapachula has left people sleeping and living in the streets because hotels, rented houses, and neighborhoods cannot accommodate them.
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🇺🇸🇲🇽 200 pounds of ‘liquid meth’ hidden in fuel tank seized by CBP on US-Mexico border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 200 pounds of liquid methamphetamine concealed in the fuel tank of a tractor, the agency announced.
Border agents in Otay Mesa, California, say a 25-year-old male driving a tractor-trailer arrived at a CBP commercial facility seeking entry on Aug. 7. The officer who first encountered the man flagged the vehicle for a deeper inspection.
While inspecting the fuel tank of the tractor CBP officers noticed a liquid substance in the tank begin to crystalize. The substance was tested by CBP officers and identified as liquid methamphetamine. The narcotics were placed in six five-gallon buckets with a total weight of 195.33 pounds. The estimated street value of the drug shipment is $221,500.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 200 pounds of liquid methamphetamine concealed in the fuel tank of a tractor, the agency announced.
Border agents in Otay Mesa, California, say a 25-year-old male driving a tractor-trailer arrived at a CBP commercial facility seeking entry on Aug. 7. The officer who first encountered the man flagged the vehicle for a deeper inspection.
While inspecting the fuel tank of the tractor CBP officers noticed a liquid substance in the tank begin to crystalize. The substance was tested by CBP officers and identified as liquid methamphetamine. The narcotics were placed in six five-gallon buckets with a total weight of 195.33 pounds. The estimated street value of the drug shipment is $221,500.
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🇺🇸🇲🇽Tiger escapes Mexico zoo near Texas border; animal considered dangerous and at large
A tiger that escaped a Mexico zoo near the Texas border last week has been spotted, but still remains on the loose.
The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a male Bengal tiger escaped the Quinta La Fauna zoo in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas on Wednesday, raising concerns that cat could have entered Texas.
The at-large tiger has been visualized but not neutralized despite efforts, the Reynosa Department of Public Security wrote on Facebook Saturday. The department previously shared a photo of the tiger but did not explain how the animal escaped the zoo, which has remained closed since Sept. 4.
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A tiger that escaped a Mexico zoo near the Texas border last week has been spotted, but still remains on the loose.
The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a male Bengal tiger escaped the Quinta La Fauna zoo in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas on Wednesday, raising concerns that cat could have entered Texas.
The at-large tiger has been visualized but not neutralized despite efforts, the Reynosa Department of Public Security wrote on Facebook Saturday. The department previously shared a photo of the tiger but did not explain how the animal escaped the zoo, which has remained closed since Sept. 4.
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🇲🇽🇨🇳🇺🇸 Mexico's Sheinbaum lays out plan to cut Chinese imports in apparent nod to Trump
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday rolled out an economic plan aimed at curbing imports from China in an apparent nod to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his allegations that Mexico is a back door for Chinese goods entering the United States.
Sheinbaum also used her speech to defend the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade pact, which she said was the only way to compete with China. The deal is up for review in 2026.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday rolled out an economic plan aimed at curbing imports from China in an apparent nod to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his allegations that Mexico is a back door for Chinese goods entering the United States.
Sheinbaum also used her speech to defend the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade pact, which she said was the only way to compete with China. The deal is up for review in 2026.
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