MEXICO CITY—The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned individuals linked to Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, days after bilateral security talks aimed at cracking down on trafficking of fentanyl and other contraband. The Treasury said Juan Francisco Valenzuela and his family-run drug organization are accused of transporting “multi-ton quantities of illicit drugs” into the United…
Jesuits: 2 Priests Killed in Northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Mexico—Two Jesuit priests have been killed inside a church where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge in a remote mountainous area of northern Mexico, the religious order’s Mexican branch announced Tuesday. Javier Campos Morales and Joaquín César Mora Salazar were killed Monday inside the church in Cerocahui, Chihuahua. Violence has plagued…
Storm Pamela Knocks Down Trees, Floods Streets in Western Mexico
MEXICO CITY—Hurricane Pamela was set to dissipate on Wednesday night after knocking down trees, damaging businesses, and flooding streets in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) and Mexican officials said. Mexico’s National Guard police said officers helped some people trapped in their homes by flooding, and were working to…
Hurricane Pamela Strengthens as It Barrels Toward Mexico’s Bread Basket
MONTERREY, Mexico—Hurricane Pamela gathered strength on Tuesday as it barreled toward Mexico’s western coast, with the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) predicting it will strengthen further before crashing into the fertile farm state of Sinaloa. Sinaloa is the country’s top grower of corn, Mexico’s staple grain, as well as a major producer of tomatoes and…
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