Thursday, February 26, 2026

MND_NEWS

recaptured escapees in PV

Authorities capture 4 escapees after Puerto Vallarta jailbreak; 19 remain at...

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Twenty-three prisoners, most with violent records, broke out of the facility during last Sunday's unrest in the state of Jalisco and beyond. Only four had been captured as of Thursday morning.
Activists hand a banner reading "#YoPorLas40Horas Reducción Ya!" outside the Mexican Chamber of Deputies

Mexico votes to cut workweek to 40 hours — but critics...

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More than 13 million Mexican workers stand to benefit from a landmark reform approved by Congress this week, which will phase in a 40-hour workweek by 2030.
President Sheinbaum in focus, talking to a couple of men in business suits

Nearly half of Mexicans view Sheinbaum more favorably after CJNG takedown

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A new survey shows broad public support for the operation that took down the CJNG's founding leader.
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Morena’s electoral reform would shrink the Senate, cut election budget and simplify voting from...

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It would also support the use of electronic voting, reduce political parties' permitted per-day advertising time on TV and radio and eliminate the free ride that "plurinomial" candidates now enjoy.
aid shipment leaving on a boat to Cuba

Mexico sends 1,200 tonnes of food to Cuba in second major batch of aid

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The latest shipment of aid comes after the Papaloapan and another Navy vessel, the Isla Holbox, transported 814 tonnes of provisions to Cuba earlier this month.
Tapalpa Country Club

Inside El Mencho’s last hideout in Tapalpa, Jalisco

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Luxury furniture, neatly folded clothes, plenty of food, an altar — and a handwritten version of Psalm 91. Here's what else reporters found inside the property where the CJNG cartel boss was found.
Blockades and arson attacks have been reported everywhere from the Jalisco highlands to Guadalajara and the state's southwestern border with Colima.

Arson attacks and narco-blockades continue in Jalisco as CJNG responds to El Mencho’s death

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Various acts of violence and vandalism were committed in Guadalajara and other parts of Jalisco on Monday night in an apparent continuation of the hostile reaction to the death on Sunday of CJNG leader Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes.

CDMX ‘at peace’ as authorities take measures to prevent cartel violence

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Mayor Clara Brugada convened a “permanent” Security Cabinet session and sent 5,000 agents to guard the Mexico City International Airport following Sunday's operation against the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
burned out car Puerto Vallarta

MND Local: How is Puerto Vallarta today?

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The Pacific city is cleaning up and returning to normality as businesses and tourism reopen. Here's the latest on cleanup operations and flight schedules.
Cartel member captured by Mexican army

What is a cartel? Mexico’s most powerful criminal organizations — history, structure and making money

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Mexico's cartels are associated with drugs, but that's just one of many criminal enterprises these organized crime groups use to fuel profits.
Black and white photos of Mexican tequileros caught on the border in Texas in the 1920s. The three tequileros are posed with two border authorities with the confiscated sacks of alcohol in front of them.

A look back at the days when tequila was the drug smuggled across the Mexico-US border

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Prohibition launched the era of the tequileros, Mexican men from border towns who saw an opportunity to make a quick buck smuggling contraband alcohol into the U.S.