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Man arrested at Oaxaca International Airport with more than US $366K in undeclared cash

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Federal agents at the Oaxaca International Airport seized US $365,865 and nearly 6,000 pesos ($326) that a passenger arriving from Dallas, Texas, was carrying in his luggage. Personnel from the National Customs Agency of Mexico (ANAM), the Navy Ministry, the National Guard and the federal Security Ministry (SSPC) participated in the operation. ➡️ En el Aeropuerto Internacional de Oaxaca, autoridades detuvieron a una persona procedente de Dallas, Estados Unidos, que transportaba sin declarar más de 365 mil dólares y 5 mil 900 pesos mexicanos. https://t.co/cjasoLY581 — IMER Noticias (@IMER_Noticias) October 20, 2026 The unidentified passenger stated to customs officials that he had nothing to declare, but the detection dog “Cinta” alerted its handler to the man’s baggage. As a result, customs personnel carried out a physical inspection of the four suitcases and a backpack the traveler was toting, eventually locating several packages with dollar bills and national currency hidden a...
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Ebrard hopes for US response on steel, aluminum and auto tariffs before year-end

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Mexico hopes to receive a favorable response from the U.S. to its request for lower tariffs on steel, aluminum and vehicles before the end of the year, Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Monday. The Trump administration imposed 50% tariffs on Mexican steel and aluminum last year , and 25% tariffs on Mexican vehicles, with an exemption for the U.S. content in those vehicles . The tariffs were imposed on national security grounds under Section 232 of the U.S. Trade Expansion Act. Speaking at a press conference in Mexico City , Ebrard acknowledged that he and his colleagues have been advocating a reduction of those tariffs in trade talks with U.S. officials. “We’ve already set out all the technical grounds about why what we’re proposing is reasonable and fair,” he said. Ebrard reiterated that the United States has a surplus with Mexico on the trade of steel and therefore the Mexican government believes that the tariff on the alloy is “unjus...
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UN chairman brings missing persons crisis in Mexico before General Assembly committee

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A U.N. committee responsible for monitoring the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance again pressed the General Assembly to take up the issue of disappearances in Mexico. The chairman of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances on Tuesday presented the annual report to the General Assembly’s Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (Sochum), reiterating its assertion that the situation in Mexico ought to be categorized as crimes against humanity, a proposal that Mexico has rejected . Mañana compareceré ante la Tercera Comisión de la Asamblea General de la @ONU_es para presentar el informe anual del Comité contra la Desaparición Forzada @UNTreatyBodies. Esta comparecencia tiene una relevancia particular. Por primera vez desde la entrada en vigor de la Convención, el Comité ha recurrido al artículo 34 para llevar una situación a la consideración de la Asamblea General. Este procedimiento excepcional abre una oportunidad para movil...
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Public healthcare workers plan more protests this week to demand better pay and working conditions

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Disgruntled healthcare workers will take to the streets of Mexico City again this Wednesday, eight days after participating in a large protest march to demand higher pay, better working conditions, increased funding for healthcare and an end to shortages of medicines and medical supplies. Current and former Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) workers agreed to hold another march at a meeting in the capital on Sunday. At Tuesday’s protest in Mexico City, workers said they were formerly considered “heroes” because of their work during the COVID pandemic, but have now been “forgotten on the payroll.” (Camila Ayala Benabib/Cuartoscuro) “La Gran Marcha en CDMX” (The Great March in Mexico City) will set off from the Siglo XXI National Medical Center on Cuauhtémoc Avenue in the Doctores neighborhood at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. The endpoint has not been defined, but it appears likely that workers will once again march to the IMSS offices on Paseo d...
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Guadalajara unrest over water crisis intensifies as presumed infiltrators provoke violence

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A second major march in a week drew some 10,000 people protesting the unresolved issue of contaminated water in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, but alleged infiltrators turned the otherwise peaceful demonstration violent. Incidents of vandalism and looting occurred along the route of the march in downtown Guadalajara, which culminated with Molotov cocktails being hurled at the state Congress building. While last week’s march was marred by alleged police overreaction that is being investigated, the follow-up demonstration Sunday included rock throwing and explosives that damaged nearby businesses, which participants blame on masked infiltrators unaligned with the protest. (Fernando Carranza García/Cuartoscuro) State police officers, riot squads and emergency personnel were immediately deployed to the area to extinguish the flames, prevent protesters from forcibly entering the government building and ensure the safety of the administrative staff and legislators present. Parti...
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The deadly brain-eating amoeba that killed a Mérida man has now been detected in 6 artificial lakes

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Health authorities in the state of Yucatán have detected in six artificial lakes the same brain-eating amoeba that caused the death of a 34-year-old man last month. All six lakes have been closed.  State officials ordered an investigation after an aquatic sports instructor was determined to have died in the state capital of Mérida last month from Naegleria fowleri , an amoeba which causes a rare and nearly always fatal brain infection known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). The brain-infecting amoeba Naegleria fowleri, as seen under a microscope. (Sciencephotos.com) The authorities say it is the first — and so far only— death recorded in the state, famous for freshwater sinkholes known as cenotes. They said in a  public statement that the organism is contained and poses no further risk.  The government also increased health surveillance protocols. After the death was confirmed as being caused by the brain-eating amoeba, tests were conducted at artificial lakes in and ...
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Mexico’s week in review: Guadalajara water protest fallout, IMSS demands and another Pacific hurricane

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Protests over contaminated water in Guadalajara and over pay and medicine shortages at IMSS, along with another hurricane approaching the Pacific coast, set the agenda in Mexico the second week of October. Clashes between police and protesters in Guadalajara on Sunday left dozens hurt and 39 arrested, and the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) is now investigating alleged police abuses. IMSS workers demonstrated in nearly every state, rejecting a 2.9% pay offer and demanding 10%. On the Pacific coast, Hurricane Trudy is forecast to pass by Colima and Jalisco over the weekend, as coastal states continue to recover from a close brush with Hurricane Simon and deadly flooding after Tropical Storm Rachel touched down in Baja California. The week also brought mixed news on the security front: Homicides continue to trend down, but organized crime notched a win after Morelos exchanged an alleged criminal leader to save three kidnapped police officers. Exports hit a record in the first e...
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