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A former prosecutor in southern Mexico is arrested in the grisly decapitation of a mayor
1 month, 1 week ago

A former prosecutor in southern Mexico is arrested in the grisly decapitation of a mayor

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A former prosecutor and local police official was arrested Tuesday in connection with the grisly decapitation of a mayor on Oct. 6. The arrest was shocking, because officials had previously blamed the killing on a local drug and extortion gang, and Reyes was formerly employed as special prosecutor for Guerrero state, a high-level position. Mexico’s top federal …

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Niño de 14 años visto en video de secuestro es uno de los 11 muertos hallados en el sur de México
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Niño de 14 años visto en video de secuestro es uno de los 11 muertos hallados en el sur de México

LA Times  

ARCHIVO - Un grupo de personas exige justicia para el alcalde asesinado Alejandro Arcos, en Chilpancingo, en el estado de Guerrero, México, el 10 de octubre de 2024. Arcos asumió el cargo el 1 de octubre en Chilpancingo, y su cuerpo decapitado fue hallado en una camioneta una semana después, con la cabeza colocada sobre el techo del vehículo. Entre …

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Boy, 14, last seen in kidnap video among 11 found dead in Mexico
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Boy, 14, last seen in kidnap video among 11 found dead in Mexico

The Independent  

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A 14-year-old boy last seen in a kidnap video is among the 11 found dead in southern Mexico
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A 14-year-old boy last seen in a kidnap video is among the 11 found dead in southern Mexico

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Among the many horrifying videos posted online amid Mexico’s drug cartel violence, few have been as profoundly shocking as that of a 14-year-old boy kidnapped in late October along with about a dozen family members in the country’s south. The boy’s family was traveling on Oct. 21 to Chilapa to sell their stock of plastic household items …

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11 bodies found in Mexico truck were of missing group: prosecutors
1 month, 2 weeks ago

11 bodies found in Mexico truck were of missing group: prosecutors

Raw Story  

The 11 people, including four minors, found dead in a pickup truck in southern Mexico were part of a group reported missing last month, authorities in Guerrero state said Friday. Their bodies were found on Wednesday night in a pickup truck on an avenue in Guerrero's capital Chilpancingo, whose mayor was beheaded last month less than a week after taking …

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Police find 11 bodies dumped by a highway in southern Mexico and 4 more in the resort of Acapulco
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Police find 11 bodies dumped by a highway in southern Mexico and 4 more in the resort of Acapulco

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Police in a southern Mexico region rife with drug cartel violence have found 11 bodies, including two minors, dumped by a highway, prosecutors in the state of Guerrero said Thursday. The 11 bodies were found late Wednesday after police received a tip about an abandoned pickup truck on the main thoroughfare of the city of Chilpancingo, the …

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A new mayor takes office in southern Mexico after his predecessor was beheaded
2 months, 1 week ago

A new mayor takes office in southern Mexico after his predecessor was beheaded

Associated Press  

CHILPANCINGO, Mexico — A new mayor was sworn in Thursday in a city in southern Mexico where his predecessor was killed and beheaded less than a week after taking office. Arcos took office on Oct. 1 in the violence-wracked city of Chilpancingo, the capital of the southern state of Guerrero. Earlier this week, federal Public Safety Secretary Omar García Harfuch …

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A new mayor takes office in southern Mexico after his predecessor was beheaded
2 months, 1 week ago

A new mayor takes office in southern Mexico after his predecessor was beheaded

The Independent  

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Asume alcalde en medio de gran temor tras brutal asesinato de su antecesor en el sur de México
2 months, 1 week ago

Asume alcalde en medio de gran temor tras brutal asesinato de su antecesor en el sur de México

LA Times  

Gustavo Alarcón hace un gesto antes de su juramentación como alcalde de Chilpancingo, en el estado de Guerrero, México, el jueves 10 de octubre de 2024, días después de que el ex alcalde Alejandro Arcos fuera asesinado a menos de una semana de haber asumido el cargo. A escasos cuatro días del homicidio de Alejandro Arcos, su suplente, el médico …

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The mayor of a state capital in Mexico is killed less than 1 week after he took office
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The mayor of a state capital in Mexico is killed less than 1 week after he took office

Hindustan Times  

MEXICO CITY — Relatives on Monday buried the mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico who was killed just one week after he took office. The mayor of a state capital in Mexico is killed less than 1 week after he took office Photos of the crime scene shared on social media showed Mayor Alejandro Arcos’ severed head had …

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The mayor of a Mexican state capital is killed less than a week after taking office
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The mayor of a Mexican state capital is killed less than a week after taking office

LA Times  

Supporters of slain Mayor Alejandro Arcos place candles and flowers at the entrance of the municipal building in Chilpancingo, Mexico, on Monday, the day after he was killed in his first week in office. The mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico has been killed just one week after he took office, officials said Sunday. Alejandro Arcos was sworn …

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Mexico says protest was organized by a drug gang and a cartel car bomb killed National Guard officer
1 year, 5 months ago

Mexico says protest was organized by a drug gang and a cartel car bomb killed National Guard officer

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican security officials claimed Tuesday that a demonstration that blocked the main highway to the resort of Acapulco and led to the abduction of government officials was organized by a drug gang. They also said that a National Guard officer had been killed by a car bomb set by a cartel in an earlier attack elsewhere. Also …

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Masked men burn a market in a Mexican city plagued by gang violence, killing 9 people
1 year, 5 months ago

Masked men burn a market in a Mexican city plagued by gang violence, killing 9 people

Associated Press  

TOLUCA, Mexico — Masked gunmen set fire to a public market in the central Mexican city of Toluca on Monday, killing nine people, authorities said. The statement from state prosecutors said that “one of the first lines of investigation is that events may have been related to internal disputes over the possession of commercial spaces” at the market. Toluca was …

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