Mexico Increases Seizures of Drugs and Money
The government’s second report lists 70,500 arrests, 569 tons of drugs seized and higher customs revenue, countering Washington’s claim that Mexico must do more.
News Briefs
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New State Prisons “Will Not Be Operated by Private Companies,” Sheinbaum Says
The federal government will fund a prison in each of six states to ease overcrowding, with priority for Sinaloa after recent events at the Mazatlán prison.
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Constitutional Reforms Strengthen the Defense of Mexican Sovereignty, Sheinbaum Says
Elections swayed by foreign interference can now be annulled, and Sheinbaum likened those seeking outside backing to the conservatives who brought Maximilian.
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At the End of the Six-Year Term There Will Be 350,000 New Places for Undergraduate Studies, Sheinbaum Says
The plan includes new high schools and technological institutes, converting middle schools without afternoon shifts, and more Rosario Castellanos campuses.
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Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Communities “Lead the Way” in Analysis for the General Law on Peoples, Sheinbaum Says
The bill was meant to reach Congress on October 12, but consultations are still underway, and it will not be sent until the communities say it is ready.
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US and Mexican Navy Seize More Than 1,200 Kilos of Cocaine off Oaxaca’s Coast; 6 Detained
The boat was intercepted 366 nautical miles south of Huatulco, a hit estimated at 289 million pesos to criminal groups and 2.5 million doses kept off the streets.
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Thousands Demand Clean Water in Jalisco and Lemus Uses It to Repress Them
In Jalisco, governed by the opposition party Movimiento Ciudadano, police met the march with water cannons and tear gas, and protesters reported arrests and two people disappeared.
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Hurricane Simon Paralyzes Towns and Highways in Jalisco Amid Forecast That It Will Make Landfall
With an erratic path, the Category 4 storm keeps the coast shut in under nonstop rain, though no casualties have been reported so far.
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The Morena, PT, and PVEM Coalition Is Necessary to Stop the Right, Anaya Says
PT leader Alberto Anaya says there has never been a problem with Sheinbaum, while PAN’s Jorge Romero confirms an alliance with the PRI in Chihuahua.
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Defense of Sovereignty “Is Not Rhetoric, It’s Principles,” Sheinbaum Says
Sheinbaum recalled foreign pressure on Mexico in the 19th and 20th centuries and blamed the neoliberal governments and Calderón for opening the door to U.S. influence.
