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That’s not sargassum on a Nayarit beach, but Hypnea, a safer lookalike

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What looked like an unprecedented sargassum invasion on a popular beach in the western state of Nayarit has instead been identified as a harmless Pacific macroalgae — not the same seaweed that has become the scourge of Quintana Roo’s Caribbean shores. For the past couple of weeks, beachgoers and residents in Rincón de Guayabitos have observed clumps of brown muck covering the shoreline.  An especially large accumulation Sunday morning led to Facebook and other social media posts, including by the municipal government of Compostela which the Guayabitos beach is part of, describing a “ sargazo” invasion. “This has never happened before,” residents and boatmen told the newspaper La Jornada as they joined cleanup efforts. But researchers from the Autonomous University of Nayarit (UAN) said the material is not sargassum — which typically affects Mexico’s Caribbean coast — but Hypnea, a naturally occurring macroalgae. In an interview on Radio UAN, marine researchers Ubisha Hernánde...
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10,000+ arrests, 50,000 guns seized: US ambassador touts anti-cartel firearms push

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U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ron Johnson touted on Friday the U.S. government’s actions against the illegal trafficking of firearms — weapons that often end up in the hands of members of Mexican cartels. “The Trump Administration is delivering results to dismantle the cartels and stop illegal firearms trafficking: nearly 50,000 firearms seized, almost 2.9 million rounds of ammunition seized and more than 10,000 arrests linked to firearms trafficking,” Johnson wrote on social media . The Trump Administration is delivering results to dismantle the cartels and stop illegal firearms trafficking: nearly 50,000 firearms seized, almost 2.9 million rounds of ammunition seized, and more than 10,000 arrests linked to firearms trafficking. Under the leadership of… pic.twitter.com/gkepZ6SOvg — Embajador Ronald Johnson (@USAmbMex) July 10, 2026 “ Under the leadership of @POTUS @realDonaldTrump and President @ClaudiaShein, our countries continue working together to make both...
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Road blockade drill scheduled for 1 pm in Guadalajara metro area

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A road blockade drill will take place on Monday at seven access points to the Guadalajara metropolitan area, as part of a coordinated security and emergency response initiative involving authorities from all three levels of government.  According to official notices, the drill will start at 1 p.m. and is expected to last for a couple of hours, though the duration may vary at each location. Authorities will set up controlled roadblocks at the following entrances to the city to rehearse protocols for potential real closures due to violence, major accidents or other emergencies:   Highway to Zacatecas Highway to Saltillo Highway to Lagos de Moreno Highway to La Barca Highway to Chapala Highway to Colima Highway to Vallarta Authorities have emphasized that although the road closures may cause slow traffic and delays across the city, they do not represent an actual risk to the public. Motorists are expected to allow emergency vehicles to pass during the operation and give them...
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Mexico’s week in review: US tensions resurface as El Tri’s World Cup run ends

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Mexico’s World Cup run gave way this week to two of the country’s most persistent storylines: the fallout from the “El Mayo” Zambada case and economic uncertainty tied to trade and global conditions. El Tri’s tournament ended Sunday with a 3-2 loss to England in the round of 16, a result Sheinbaum called the team’s best World Cup performance despite the early exit, and the match itself became the most-watched soccer broadcast in Mexico this century . By Tuesday, attention shifted to a sharper dispute with Washington. Sheinbaum used her press conference to ask who lied about the U.S. role in capturing Sinaloa Cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada , suggesting American officials misrepresented arrangements made with organized crime figures to facilitate his 2024 capture. Former U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar denied the accusation in a statement Wednesday, rejecting Sheinbaum’s characterization of events. The dispute unfolded as Zambad...
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Former Pemex CEO’s legal troubles deepen with a 4.8 billion-peso corruption complaint

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A day after being remanded to prison on domestic abuse charges, former Pemex CEO Víctor Rodríguez is now being linked to a questionable 4.8 billion-peso (US $277 million) no-bid vehicle-leasing contract while in charge of the state oil company. A formal complaint about the contract was submitted to the Anti-Corruption Ministry on July 6 and then forwarded to the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF), the Tax Administration Service (SAT) and the federal Attorney General’s Office (FGR). The shadow of corruption now hangs over two former leaders of Pemex — Emilio Lozoya and Victor Rodríguez — with a complaint against the latter in the hands of three powerful federal agencies — SAT, UIF and FGR. (Roberto Arcide / Unsplash) The complaint requests a review of the legality of the procedure by which the contract was awarded, as well as an investigation into the technical and financial capacity of the consortium comprising the companies Arrendo Serv and Impulsa Tu Ganancia to which it was g...
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A Chiapas zoo welcomes a newborn tapir, a conservation win for the endangered mammal

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The Miguél Álvarez del Toro Zoo in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, is celebrating the birth of a male Baird’s tapir , a mammal that is classified as endangered. The birth of the calf is the result of the Central American Tapir Conservation and Reproduction Program, carried out in coordination with Mexico City’s Chapultepec Zoo. The baby tapir clearly has a lot of growing to do, but he may never reach the size of his mother, Coco, since adult females are generally larger than males and can reach up to 600 pounds. (ZooMAT) The zoo, known as ZooMAT, announced the arrival of the baby tapir in a Facebook post: “Our little one was born weighing 8.4 kilograms and remains with his mother, Coco, who is caring for him naturally and has already allowed him to have his first colostrum feedings, essential to strengthen his immune system and provide him with protection during his first stage of life.” Zoo officials cautioned that the first few weeks are critical for the development and survival...
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Cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says he’ll accept a life sentence, but asks for medical care

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Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García, the Sinaloa Cartel leader who last year pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges in a U.S. court, needs — and deserves — to be incarcerated in a prison where he can receive adequate medical care for his various health issues. That’s the crux of a letter Frank A. Perez, Zambada’s lawyer, sent this week to Brian M. Cogan, federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York . Frank Perez, El Mayo’s attorney, made the unusual argument to the presiding judge that his client not only deserves to be incarcerated but needs to be. The catch? He is pleading for adequate medical care for El Mayo while he’s behind bars. (Frank Perez) At the start of the July 6 “ sentencing letter ,” Perez wrote that its purpose was to “assist the Court with its decision regarding an appropriate sentence, and particularly, an appropriate recommendation for designation within the U.S. Bureau...
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