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The Mexican navy (Semar) announced on Sunday that it had confiscated a total of 3.3 tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated 850 million pesos (US $41.9 million), in two separate operations off the coast of the southwestern state of Guerrero last week.  Also on Sunday, Semar reported it had seized 141 kilos of methamphetamine from a ship that was preparing to depart from the port of Veracruz on the Gulf Coast. According to the news outlet Infobae, the authorities found more than 3 million doses of meth valued at approximately 41.8 million pesos (US $2 million). Marina asegura alrededor de 3 mil 340 kilogramos de presunta cocaína con valor de 851 mdp en Guerrero https://t.co/5tVBJHcvBm — Milenio (@Milenio) November 25, 2024 Regarding the cocaine seizures, the online news site López-Dóriga Digital reported that Semar personnel were conducting a routine patrol in the Pacific Ocean on Nov. 20, when they spotted objects floating in the water about 180 nautical miles southwest of ...

Do Mexico, the United States and Canada need a common plan to increase manufacturing capacity in North America and reduce reliance on Chinese imports? Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard appears to believe they do, and floated the idea that Mexico should take the initiative and propose one to its northern neighbors and USMCA trade partners. Tariffs on Chinese imports, particularly auto parts and vehicles, differ in the three North American countries, creating a situation where “each country does what it thinks it should do,” Ebrard said. (Shutterstock) Speaking at a BBVA bank meeting in Cancún on Friday, Ebrard noted there is concern that North America is “losing competitiveness” relative to China. Instead of responding to the situation as a North American bloc, “each country does what it thinks it should do,” the minister said. In the U.S., for example, the Inflation Reduction Act was implemented to provide “huge incentives” to attract investment in the electric vehicle sector, Eb...

A high-ranking Mexican drug lord living in California under a false identity was arrested this week on drug-trafficking and money-laundering charges, almost a year after faking his own death. According to U.S. authorities , Cristian Fernando Gutiérrez Ochoa, aka “El Guacho,” arranged to ship 40 metric tons of methamphetamine and 2,000 kilograms of cocaine to the United States for the Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG). Gutiérrez Ochoa, 37, is the son-in-law of CJNG boss Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, aka “El Mencho”. Late last year, he went missing, allegedly murdered for lying to his father-in-law. At the time, the suspect was wanted by Mexican authorities on charges of kidnapping two members of the Mexican Navy in November 2021. The kidnapping was allegedly carried out to secure the release of his mother-in-law (El Mencho’s wife) who had been arrested on drug-related charges. Around the same time, the Los Angeles Times reported, a tequila manufacturing company paid US $1.2 million...

Authorities in Oaxaca rescued 174 migrants, including 41 minors, on Wednesday in a coordinated operation that highlights the dangerous conditions faced by those traveling northward amid fears of stricter U.S. immigration policies under president-elect Donald Trump. The joint effort, led by the Oaxaca Prosecutor’s Office (FGEO) with assistance from the Defense Ministry (Sedena), the National Guard (GN) and police, took place in Juchitán, Oaxaca, in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec region. The majority of the migrants had traveled from South America, with Venezuelans making up the largest group. (Fiscalía Oaxaca) Authorities found migrants of various nationalities in five simultaneous actions. Those rescued included 75 Venezuelans, 26 Hondurans, 22 Ecuadorians, 17 Colombians and single-digit totals from Guatemala, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and elsewhere. Officials reported that some of those rescued were being held against their will, underscoring the risks of kidnapping ...

More than 24,000 bottles of Santo tequila — a brand founded by spiky-haired food celebrity Guy Fieri and 77-year-old rocker Sammy Hagar — reportedly have been stolen in a trucking heist. “Reportedly” being the key word. Guy Fieri’s Santos tequila was being delivered from the El Viejito tequila distillery in Atotonilco El Alto, Jalisco, where the brand is produced, about two hours’ drive from Guadalajara. (El Viejito website) It’s not yet entirely clear whether the shipment was stolen or not, say Laredo authorities, although the two trucks delivering the tequila from Mexico’s state of Jalisco to the U.S. appear to have been diverted from their intended destination after crossing the Mexico-U.S. border in Laredo, Texas, and they remain missing. The alleged crime occurred sometime after the tequila had been trucked to Laredo from where it was produced in Mexico, at the El Viejito Distillery in the state of Jalisco. U.S. media reports of it having been hijacked, however, are false, s...

Reviewing hundreds of thousands of water use permits is a key focus of the National Water Plan presented by the federal government on Thursday. President Claudia Sheinbaum said that one of the “essences” of the plan is to recognize water as a human right rather than a “good” to be sold. National Water Commission General Director Efraín Morales López told reporters at President Sheinbaum’s press conference Thursday that only 15% of Mexico’s water is currently allocated for “public urban use.” (Daniel Augusto/Cuartoscuro) She noted that the plan aims to “sort out” the water concessions issued to private and public interests over the years and identify those not being used. “There are people who have a water concession but don’t use it; they even sell it in some cases. … What we want is for water that isn’t being used to be returned to the nation, … even municipalities have water concessions,” Sheinbaum told her morning press conference. “… Water belongs to the nation. … Fortunatel...

Mexico’s Tecnológico de Monterrey (Monterrey Technological Institute), a private university based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, is the ninth-best undergraduate university in the world for entrepreneurship according to a ranking by the Princeton Review. The Princeton Review: Top Undergraduate Schools for Entrepreneurship 2025 said it evaluated entrepreneurship programs from nearly 300 schools based on surveys of schools conducted from June through August 2024. The Mexican university stands out because, according to its data, over 68% of its students have taken at least one course related to entrepreneurship during their academic careers. Furthermore, 43% of its graduates have successfully launched businesses that create employment and positively impact their communities. Tec de Monterrey is the only foreign university on the list and the first one in the international category. It has remained on the top 10 ranking since 2019. Which universities make up the top 10 in the ranking? The ...