The DEA’s Statement Is Political; It Should Address Consumption in Its Own Country: Sheinbaum
At the Fentanyl Free America summit, DEA chief Terry Cole called Mexico’s cartels and government “one and the same”; Sheinbaum said the claim has no basis.
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Renovation of Mexico City’s Metro Line 3 to Begin in 2027; 45 Equipped Trains to Be Purchased
The 40-billion-peso co-investment replaces 40-year-old trains and rebuilds worn tracks; no stations will close this year and fare won’t rise, Brugada said.
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Drug Cartels and the Mexican Government Are the Same; There Is a “Deadly Connection”: DEA
DEA chief Terry Cole made the claim without evidence at the first Fentanyl-Free U.S. Summit, vowing to make the cartels the agency’s “number one priority.”
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Homicide Rate Has Fallen 48% Compared to September 2024: Sheinbaum
Sheinbaum says 41 daily murders have been prevented since September 2024; high-impact crime fell 53%, with eight states behind half of all killings.
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Mexican Football Federation Fined 42.8 Million Pesos for Irregularities in the FAN ID
Mexico’s Anti-Corruption Secretariat penalized the football federation for collecting fans’ facial-recognition data for stadium FAN IDs without proper consent.
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Mexican Government Will Allocate More Than 58 Billion Pesos to Educational Infrastructure in 2026
The largest federal school investment ever will build 31 new high schools and create 156,240 student spots across basic, upper-secondary, and higher education.
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Brugada Inaugurated Utopía Acatitla; the Investment Amounted to 119 Million
The fifth Utopía complex brings free health, culture, and care services to Iztapalapa, part of Brugada’s push to put Mexico City’s neglected peripheries first.
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In Private Prisons, 64% of Deaths of Mexicans in ICE Custody
Mexico is moving from diplomatic protest to legal action against GEO Group and CoreCivic, the private ICE contractors profiting as detained migrants die.
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Mexico’s Fertilizers for Well-Being Reaches 89% of Its 2026 Goal; More Than 1,920,000 Producers Benefited
By early July, the program had moved nearly 970,000 tons of fertilizer through 1,033 centers, and Coahuila was the first state to reach 100%.
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Sheinbaum Backs UN Resolution on Pedro Castillo
Sheinbaum backed a UN panel that found Castillo’s detention arbitrary, said his ouster lacked the votes Peruvian law required, and signaled Mexico is open to restoring ties with Lima.
