As a result of coordination between state and federal authorities, as well as ongoing operations to strengthen security in the state of Baja California, personnel from the ministries of National Defense (Defensa), Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), and the Navy (Semar), the Federal Attorney General’s Office (FGR), National Guard (GN), and the State Citizen Security […]
SUMMARY Profeco Strengthens Price Monitoring During the Flood Emergency The Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco) is maintaining its presence in 26 municipalities affected by heavy rains and flooding, as part of a special operation launched on October 16. Eight inspection teams have been deployed, 240 commercial establishments visited, and 700 price tags placed to ensure […]
Mexico’s Ministry of Tourism (Sectur) projects that during the Day of the Dead celebrations, national hotel occupancy will exceed 1.6 million tourists between October 27 and November 2, a 2.3% increase compared to last year. The announcement was made by Josefina Rodríguez Zamora, head of the Ministry of Tourism, who emphasized that Mexico reaffirms its […]
The Mexican Confederation of National Chambers of Commerce, Services and Tourism (Concanaco Servytur) estimates that the 2025 Day of the Dead festivities will generate 2.69 Billion USD (49.5 billion pesos) in spending nationwide. This represents a 9.2% increase compared to 2024, when the corresponding figure was 2.46 Billion USD (45.3 billion pesos) reinforcing this centuries-old […]
Since the operation began on February 5, some 8,417 suspects have been arrested and 6,507 firearms, 1,125,690 rounds of ammunition of various calibers, 30,055 magazines, 106,338.8 kg of drugs, including 493.92 kg of fentanyl, 5,321 vehicles, and 1,022 properties have been seized, according to the Security Cabinet of the Government of Mexico. These actions were […]
Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Relations (SRE) stated that the declarations made by the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) “lack foundation and are not admissible,” emphasizing that Mexico upholds a State policy to prevent, investigate, and punish the crime of enforced disappearance. “The disappearance of persons is a serious crime that is being combated […]
SUMMARY Response to Rainfall and Flooding Emergency Recovery is progressing in affected areas. Of the 288 isolated communities, 202 are now connected to the outside world, and 99.79% of electric power has been restored. In addition, 1,206 schools have been or are in the process of being repaired and 360 roads have been reopened (216 […]
Since the operation began on February 5, some 8,326 suspects have been arrested and 6,460 firearms, 1,121,094 rounds of ammunition of various calibers, 29,919 magazines, 105,136.2 kg of drugs, including 483.32 kg of fentanyl, 5,280 vehicles, and 1,010 properties have been seized, according to the Security Cabinet of the Government of Mexico. These actions were […]
Mexico’s Ministry of Tourism (Sectur) participated in the USMCA Tourism Sector Forum, held on October 21 at the Ministry of Economy, with the goal of strengthening the positioning of the country’s tourism sector ahead of the upcoming review of the trilateral agreement between Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Representing the Minister of Tourism, Josefina […]
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo confirmed on Thursday that there are ongoing investigations by the Federal Attorney General’s Office (FGR) into the involvement of U.S. companies in the fuel smuggling network (known as huachicol fiscal) detected in the country. During her morning press conference, the President reported that some of the investigation files have already […]
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