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Senate unanimously approves measure amending Tourism Law to prevent child sexual exploitation

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The Mexican Senate has approved an amendment to the General Tourism Law aimed at preventing the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents. A new measure will require tourism service providers to verify, via official documentation, the kinship, parental authority, guardianship or care and custody status of minors traveling with adults. If such a relationship cannot be proven, service providers, such as hotels and rentals, must refuse their booking — regardless of whether it is made in person or electronically —  and immediately notify authorities for further investigation.   It has yet to be established which official documents will serve as proof of identity, and what specific tourism providers will be obliged to comply. As noted by the lawyer Magda Zayas in an opinion piece for the newspaper Diario del Istmo , the amendment’s effective implementation will require training of front-line personnel and critical back-end updates to online booking systems that operate in Mexico.  ...
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Simon, a Category 2 hurricane, churns up the Pacific coast, heading for Puerto Vallarta

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Hurricane Simon continues to churn slowly off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Monday, pounding western states with dangerous winds, heavy rain and ​flooding that put coastal communities on alert for possible evacuations. With its center still whirling parallel to the coast, Simon’s most damaging winds and rain were forecast to persist near the Puerto Vallarta area. Puerto Vallarta homes and businesses are taking protective measures, and also urging Simon to be “brief and peaceful.” (Héctor Colin/Cuartoscuro) Maximum sustained winds had decreased to near 110 mph (175 km/h) late Sunday and the storm had weakened to a Category 2 hurricane, though it was featuring gusts of up to 135 mph (220 km/h). As of 6 a.m., the hurricane was located approximately 80 kilometers west-southwest of Cabo Corrientes (just south of Puerto Vallarta), and 120 km southwest of Punta Mita, Nayarit. Simon is skirting the coast at approximately 3 km/h and is expected to continue northwest through Tuesday...
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Ensenada judge finds 3 men guilty in 2024 murder of foreign surfers

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A judge in Baja California found three men guilty in the 2024 murder of two Australian brothers and a U.S. friend who were in Mexico on a surfing trip.  Judge Raúl Hernández ruled on Friday in the coastal city of Ensenada that Jesús Gerardo García, alias “El Kekas,” Irineo Francisco “N” and Ángel Jesús “N” were responsible for killing brothers Callum, 33, and Jake Robinson, 30, and American Jack ​Carter Rhoad, 30.  3 arrested as search continues for 3 missing foreigners in Baja Hernández found that the three men acted with premeditation. Prosecutors requested sentences of up to 150 years for the three suspects during the trial. The sentences will be ​announced on Oct. 16. The three victims were camping and surfing near Punta San José when they were reported missing in late April 2024. Their bodies were found a few days later . The confession last November of an accomplice to the murders was key to the prosecution’s case. Ary Gisell Silva accepted a 20-year prison sentence, admi...
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Simon, strengthening rapidly, could hit Jalisco or Colima as a major hurricane this weekend

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Hurricane Simon strengthened into a Category 2 storm Friday as authorities prepared for possible landfall in Jalisco or Colima — potentially bringing catastrophic winds, dangerous storm surge and flooding to Mexico on the heels of Hurricane Polo last week. Forecasters expected the Pacific storm to become a major hurricane Friday evening and reach Category 4 strength Saturday, with sustained winds of 230 km/h (145 mph), according to a Friday morning advisory from the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC). A satellite image released Friday by Mexico’s meteorological service shows Simon threatening near Mexico’s Pacific coast while Isaias approaches the southern United States. (SMN) At 3 p.m. Mexico City time, the storm had maximum sustained winds of 165 km/h (105 mph) and was about 315 kilometers south of Manzanillo, Colima, moving northwest at 4 km/h (2 mph). The eye of the storm is forecast to turn north and pass very near or over Mexico’s west-central coast late Saturda...
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Mazatlán prison riots leave at least 12 dead, including a 2-year-old

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Riots on successive days at a state prison in Mazatlán have resulted in the deaths of 11 inmates and a toddler who was part of a family visit, while another 16 inmates were injured. According to reports from the Sinaloa Security Ministry (SSP), Thursday’s riot, which occurred during scheduled family visiting hours, began as a violent clash between inmates who managed to acquire and use firearms inside the facility. The Sinaloa state prison known as “El Castillo” was the scene of deadly riots Thursday and Friday. A key aspect of the investigation will be how at least two firearms made their way into the facility. (Carlos López / Cuartoscuro.com) When gunfire broke out in two contiguous units, prison officials locked down the facility and issued a red alert, but struggled to contain the fighting. Elements of the Army, Navy, National Guard and state security forces were deployed to regain control, but not before 10 people were killed and 16 were injured. State Security Min...
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Multiple newborn deaths at public hospitals in Jalisco and Durango trigger clinical and legal investigations

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Investigations into the deaths of newborns treated at public hospitals in the states of Jalisco and Durango have expanded as more families demand answers about their children’s deaths. At least eight and perhaps as many as 18 newborn deaths have occurred since March in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente in Guadalajara, Jalisco. #Estados | Padres de tres bebés fallecidos entre julio y agosto de 2026 en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Neonatales del Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente denunciaron ante la FGR al IMSS Jalisco por presunta negligencia médica y falta de higiene. MP. 🔗 https://t.co/Nm3fYpXSTy — La Silla Rota (@lasillarota) October 2, 2026 And last month, five newborns died in the neonatal intensive care unit of General Hospital Zone No. 1 in Durango city, Durango. Both hospitals are government-funded public institutions under the auspices of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS). Earlier this week, IMSS Director Genera...
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Searching mothers help uncover alleged ‘extermination center’ in Nayarit

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State and federal authorities are examining a property in Nayarit that was described by the state attorney general as an “extermination center” and “another version of the Izaguirre Ranch” — a site in Jalisco where the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) allegedly killed and/or cremated a significant number of people. The property in Nayarit, located in the municipality of Xalisco south of state capital Tepic, was located by the Nayarit Attorney General’s Office on Saturday. An anonymous tip-off led authorities to the site in the community of La Curva where a “makeshift burner” and a pit containing the remains of recently cremated bodies were found, according to Nayarit Attorney General Elvia Ludmila Heredia Verdugo. “Since October 3, we have been processing an incineration-based extermination center,” Heredia told a press conference on Monday. “On Saturday, [searching] mothers joined the work. We’ve already found clothin...
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