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Security Minister Omar García Harfuch announced Wednesday that federal authorities had arrested various officials from the state of Morelos, including the mayor of one municipality and the former mayor of another. A total of five men and one woman were detained in Morelos and Querétaro during raids that were carried out as part of Operación Enjambre (Operation Swarm), a federal security strategy aimed at combatting collusion between organized crime and municipal government officials. More than 140 officials, including a number of mayors , have reportedly been arrested as part of Operación Enjambre since it began in November 2024. En el marco de la Estrategia Nacional contra la Extorsión y como parte de la continuidad de la Operación Enjambre, en Morelos, elementos de @FGRMexico @SSPCMexico y @GN_MEXICO_ , con información del Centro Nacional de Inteligencia, cumplimentaron 4 órdenes de aprehensión… pic.twitter.com/PG6fxbeKRa — Omar H Garcia Harfuch (@OHarfuch) May 20, 2026 Th...

Sonora, Mexico’s second-largest state and home to spectacular desert landscapes, has entered National Geographic’s Best of the World list of gastronomical destinations, joining such culinary meccas as Vietnam’s Central Highlands, Lucknow in India, and Southern Tasmania’s Aboriginal region as one of the 20 best places in the world to eat.  The border state is known for seafood and its central role in northern Mexico’s carne asada grilling tradition, but neither of tho se two beloved foods can claim credit for Sonora’s newfound recognition. Neither can any other chewable food. The bacanora tradition in Sonora goes back centuries when Pre-Columbian Indigenous people consumed a molasses-like prototype. Today’s version is more like the more common mezcals in terms of texture, but unique in its own way. (Mitanel) That honor goes to a lesser known agave-based spirit called bacanora, a smokier beverage stronger than tequila and tightly tied to Sonora’s identit...

Manufacturing sector activity in Mexico increased 1.3% in April compared to the same month of 2025, according to preliminary data published by the national statistics agency INEGI on Wednesday. INEGI said that in April, the Timely Monthly Indicator of Manufacturing Activity had a value of 107.9 points. “This level corresponds to an estimated annual variation of 1.3%,” the agency said. The preliminary data indicates that activity in Mexico’s manufacturing sector — an export powerhouse — increased last month even as some high-value Mexican-manufactured products, such as vehicles and steel, continued to face tariffs when shipped to the United States. The publication of the data comes after INEGI reported last week that Mexico’s manufacturing output increased 1.1% annually in March. Similarly, Mexico’s export revenue — the majority of which is derived from the shipment abroad of manufactured goods — has risen despite increased protectionism from the Uni...

Of all the factors that will contribute to Mexico’s expected economic windfall from co-hosting the upcoming World Cup, beer seems to be the clear champion. According to a recent report from Deloitte, the leading multinational professional services firm, beer sales will account for between 55% and 65% of total spending related to the World Cup.  The increased demand will require logistical adjustments by the breweries, such as increasing delivery trucks by 25% (Facebook) According to Deloitte, beer sales in the host cities of Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey could increase by up to 9.9% during the tournament, which translates to triple the usual profit the brewing industry experiences in that period in years without sporting events of the World Cup’s magnitude.  The increase will be driven both by increased consumption by locals and the arrival of thirsty international visitors.  In Mexico, per capita beer consumption reaches 68 liters annually, positioning the ind...

The federal government’s Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) has blocked the bank accounts of Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya and nine other current and former officials accused of drug trafficking by U.S. prosecutors in an indictment that was unsealed on April 29. President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that the UIF acted after Mexican banks took “a series of measures” related to the accounts of Rocha and the nine other officials accused of colluding with the Sinaloa Cartel . Mexican media first reported last week that the defendants’ accounts had been frozen. Claudia Sheinbaum afirmó que será la UIF la que detalle las razones del congelamiento de cuentas de Rubén Rocha Moya y otras personas con órdenes de aprehensión en Estados Unidos. La presidenta aclaró que la Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera no abrió una investigación propia o… pic.twitter.com/VSYAHYtcKL — Aristegui Noticias (@AristeguiOnline) May 19, 2026 On Monday, Sheinbaum said that “sin...

Ten people including a baby girl were killed during an armed attack in the state of Puebla early Sunday, authorities said . The massacre occurred on a ranch in Tehuitzingo, a municipality about 120 kilometers south of Puebla City. Six of the victims were members of the same family, while four were ranch workers, Puebla Attorney General Idamis Pastor Betancourt said Monday. Two of the ranch workers were teenagers. Among the victims was a baby girl aged one month and 20 days. She wasn’t shot but rather suffocated when her mother fell on top of her after she was shot in the back, Pastor said. The attorney general said that preliminary investigations pointed to “a family issue” related to land ownership as being the motive of the attack. Pastor said that three men related to six of the victims had been identified as the alleged perpetrators. She noted that none of them had yet been arrested, but pledged that the crime wouldn’t go unpunished. According to media re...