Mexico

Four people found dead on popular tourist beach

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On Monday, a fatal shooting took place in the prominent Mexican resort town of Cancun, leading to the deaths of four men. Their bodies were found in the tourist district close to the Fiesta Americana Hotel. Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the incident, which is believed to be a result of drug-related activities. All those involved are native to Mexico. In response, Mexican authorities have increased their presence in the city in …

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Hot air balloon crash kills two

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On Saturday, a Mexican couple, Jose Nolasco (50) and Viridiana Becerril (38), tragically lost their lives when their hot air balloon burst into flames and fell to the ground in Mexico City. Their daughter, Regina Itzani, suffered a broken arm and second-degree burns after jumping from the gondola. Despite her injuries, she is expected to recover. The family had been taking a joyride over the pre-Hispanic ruins of Teotihuacan, a popular tourist area, and the …

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Fire kills 39 at immigration detention facility along U.S. border

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On Monday night, a terrible fire occurred in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, situated on the U.S. border, leaving dozens dead in an incident at an immigration detention site. According to the National Institute of Migration (INM), 39 foreign migrants perished and 29 were severely wounded, needing medical attention. Though preliminary reports indicated the fire was caused by detainees protesting their expulsion, the cause has yet to be identified. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico was …

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Mass shooting at birthday party, 8 dead

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Recently, a family was the victim of a mass shooting that is believed to be related to drugs. The suspect of the shooting, a fourteen-year-old nicknamed “El Chapito” after the notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, is said to have arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire on the family who were gathering for a birthday party in the low-income Mexico City suburb of Chimalhuacan. Eight people were killed in the shooting, while …

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Kidnapped 8-year-old found in Mexico after more than 4 years missing

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The FBI has announced that Aranza Maria Ochoa Lopez, who went missing in October 2018, has been found alive in Mexico. Last month, Mexican authorities located her in Michoacán and escorted her back to the United States. Richard A. Collodi, the Special Agent In Charge of the FBI’s Seattle field office, stated that the FBI and its partners had not given up on Lopez for more than four years and that their priority was now …

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Abducted Americans in Mexico found, 2 dead, 2 alive

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On Tuesday, the Governor of Tamaulipas, Américo Villarreal, announced the discovery of the four Americans that were brutally abducted in Matamoros, Mexico. It was revealed that two of the individuals had been found dead, while the other two were located alive; one of the survivors was wounded, while the other was unscathed. The FBI had shared their support to Mexican authorities in their search for the abducted Americans on Sunday, after they had been kidnapped …

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Four Americans Kidnapped in Mexico After Traveling for Medical Treatments

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On Monday, Mexican and American authorities announced that they had begun searching for four US citizens who were shot at and abducted by unidentified gunmen in the northern area of Mexico. The four victims were traveling in a white minivan with North Carolina license plates when they arrived in Matamoros, Tamaulipas on Friday, leading the US Embassy in Mexico to request the public’s assistance in identifying the kidnappers. The assailants shot at the occupants of …

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Great white shark decapitates diver

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The first fatal shark attack of the year occurred off the coast of Mexico early this month, as a 19-foot-long great white shark decapitated a diver harvesting shellfish. The horrific incident took place on Jan. 5 while Manuel Lopez, 53, was collecting an ax tripe – a type of mollusk – off Benito Juárez, Sonora on Mexico’s west coast. A diver from the town of Paredón Colorado was reported to have dived to the ocean …

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Governor’s “illegal activity” at border

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Arizona county sheriff says he’s frustrated with Gov. Doug Ducey sending large containers to the border to build a makeshift fence.  He warned FOX 10 Phoenix that he would arrest anyone who tried to place the containers within 6 miles of Santa Cruz County. He called it “illegal dumping.”  “The area where they’re placing the containers is entirely on federal land, on national forest land,” the sheriff explained. “It’s not state land, it’s not private …

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Groom killed in front of his new wife shortly after marriage ceremony

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In a tragic case of mistaken identity amid the ongoing cartel wars in the region, a groom was shot and killed in Mexico just moments after tying the knot over the weekend. Marco Antonio Rosales Contreras, 32, was leaving his wedding ceremony at Neustra Señora de La Candelaria church in Caborca at 5 p.m. on Saturday when he was shot multiple times by assailants, according to El Universal. Later, witnesses reported that the shots were …

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