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FGR investigates route of 59 million liters of seized fuel
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Oaxaca prosecutors identify two suspects in Elvis Guerra shooting
Gunfire damages Elvis Guerra’s home in Oaxaca

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Experts question Guanajuato fuel seizure
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No arrests reported after Chihuahua helicopter attack
Three held in Edomex police killing case
Two men identified after Chihuahua shooting
Sonora fraud rate rises to 8,872 cases per 100,000 residents
Sheinbaum outlines response to violence and displacement in Guerrero

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Tijuana customs seizure yields 1,357 kilograms of methamphetamine and 10 kilograms of fentanyl
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Mexico disables four drones used to monitor migrant routes
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Hidalgo leads Mexico in clandestine fuel taps, Pemex data show
Guerrero transport service suspended after violence

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Sheinbaum says Ojeda is not hiding
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Federal forces seize explosives in Concordia

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Three alleged La Unión Tepito operators arrested in Iztapalapa
Man arrested in Colima homicide case
Foreign eSIMs do not bypass Mexico’s phone-line registration rules
Man ordered to face prosecution after cocaine seizure
Sheinbaum links Guanajuato fuel seizure to coordination
PRI lawmaker backs candidate-integrity review

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Two arrested in Guadalajara extortion case
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Azteca questions Guanajuato fuel seizure as no high-level suspect is presented
Lerdo keeps nut-harvest security operation active through November
Puebla governor cites security risks in interim mayor selections
Texas case charges alleged Gulf Cartel member with terrorism
Camarena column examines Sheinbaum's summer political pressures
Panter Bélico sang cartel corridos at official Chiapas celebration
FGR investigates 59 million-liter Guanajuato fuel seizure
Three arrested with guns and cocaine in Tecate
El Tochín pleads guilty in U.S. cocaine case

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Two arrested in alleged Tabasco extortion network
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Investigation led to 59 million-liter Guanajuato fuel seizure

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Alleged CJNG regional coordinator arrested in Michoacán
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Seven Guerrero police officers arrested in enforced-disappearance case
Authorities arrest alleged CJNG operator in Michoacán
U.S. charges Reynosa man over alleged Gulf Cartel role

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U.S. raises reward to $25 million for alleged CJNG leader
Uruapan mayor remembers slain husband during Independence events
Alleged CJNG operator arrested after Michoacán extortion probe
Uncorroborated allegation resurfaces about El Chapo and unidentified teenager
Alleged CJNG coordinator arrested in Michoacán
Tecate mayor cites crime and homicide challenge
David N. faces trial in alleged elder-extortion case
Noticias PV reports 77 Jalisco arrests, including 44 identified as CJNG members
Sheinbaum challenges Trump over U.S. drug policy
Alleged CJNG coordinator arrested in Michoacán
Michoacán arrest tied to alleged CJNG extortion links
Mexicali arrest tied to alleged Los Rusos membership
Alleged Los Rusos member arrested in Mexicali
Alleged CJNG coordinator arrested in Michoacán
Alleged Los Rusos member arrested in Mexicali
Lawmaker warns children face criminal recruitment
Trump credits Sheinbaum’s efforts, demands more action
Trump presses Mexico over alleged cartel-linked officials
Trump demands Mexican action against alleged cartel collaborators
U.S. keeps Mexico on fiscal 2027 drug-transit list
Juárez official warns of migrant kidnapping, extortion risks
Mazatlán violence persists despite troop reinforcements
Flores-Flores faces terrorism charges in alleged Gulf Cartel case
Culiacán's Grito returns after two years of cancellations
Tijuana arrest tied to alleged trafficking of minor
Former partner says El Chapo dreamed of music career

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Arizona officer faces firing after Mexico ammunition arrest
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FGE arrests suspect in Tijuana disappearance case

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68 firearms seized in Rosario, Sinaloa
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Molina alleges Carmona-linked contracts; Cabeza de Vaca denies role
Navy says 2026 cocaine seizures surpass 2025 total
Chihuahua probes possible diversion of mining explosives
El Cris sentenced to 41 years in organized-crime case
Morena deputy seeks tighter checks on fuel imports
Colima authorities detain alleged Los Mezcales distributor
Guatemalan man arrested in cross-border arms case
Thousands march for peace in Culiacán
“Canguro” detention highlights alleged Washington drug network
Authorities detain alleged “Canguro” operator in Jalisco

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Culiacán bishop leads peace march after two years of violence
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Alleged drug logistics operator arrested in Zapopan
Sinaloa searcher targeted, rights network says
Culiacán bishop urges Sinaloa Cartel factions to stop violence
Two women located in Mazatlán
Bound body found near Chihuahua highway
Woman detained near Arizona border with 5,445 rounds
Bishop leads Mass before Sinaloa peace march