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Mexican Female News Anchor Receives Death Threats from Cartel

Virginia IsaadAugust 12, 2021August 13, 2021

by Virginia IsaadAugust 12, 2021August 13, 202105644

Femicide and violence against women continues throughout Latin America at startling rates and now a cartel in Mexico is threatening the life of a female news anchor because of her coverage. Earlier this week a video was released showing six...

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19 Bodies Found Shot and Burned Near Mexico Border May Include Indigenous Guatemalan Migrants

Virginia IsaadJanuary 27, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJanuary 27, 202105664

Migration is on the rise on the border partially due to the economic toll of the pandemic and now it’s feared migrants were caught in the crossfires of cartel violence. Mexican authorities found 19 bodies that had been shot and...

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El Marro, Leader of Guanajuato Cartel, Arrested in Mexico

Virginia IsaadAugust 3, 2020August 3, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 3, 2020August 3, 202002902

Cartel leader José Antonio Yépez Ortiz aka “El Marro” (the sledgehammer) was arrested on Sunday in the north-central state of Guanajuato by Federal and state authorities. The leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel, 40, is notorious for stealing...

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Children in Mexico Are Joining a Self-Defense Militia in Response to Cartel Violence

Virginia IsaadJanuary 31, 2020July 21, 2020

by Virginia IsaadJanuary 31, 2020July 21, 202006219

Children in a remote, mountainous region in Mexico’s Guerrero state are training to defend their homes as part of their local volunteer police group. CNN’s Natalie Gallón reports that kids between the ages of 6-12 have begun training about two...

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Mexico’s Avocado Industry Facing Cartel Takeover

Virginia IsaadNovember 21, 2019July 15, 2020

by Virginia IsaadNovember 21, 2019July 15, 202002569

America’s love and obsession with avocados has literally caused violence to surge in Mexico as cartels fight to profit from the multi-billion dollar industry. Criminal group the Viagras have been clearing the forest in Michoacan to set up a new...

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J.Lo Will Portray Colombian Drug Lord Griselda Blanco in ‘The Godmother’

Virginia IsaadJuly 26, 2019August 3, 2020

by Virginia IsaadJuly 26, 2019August 3, 202009875

Jennifer Lopez is transforming into the “Cocaine Queen” for her next role in the upcoming film The Godmother. Aside from starring in the film, J.Lo is also producing it alongside Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Benny Medina, and Julie Yorn. There are also...