31 bodies pulled from hidden graves amid cartel turf war
The prosecutor said his officials will continue investigating until they find "each one of the bodies of the people who have been reported missing."
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The prosecutor said his officials will continue investigating until they find "each one of the bodies of the people who have been reported missing."
"El Mencho" has been indicted in the U.S. and the State Department this month increased a reward to $15 million for his capture.
Mexico's cartel-related violence is concentrated in or along drug trafficking routes, borders and ports of entry.
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The incident happened one day after a blast caused by another improvised landmine killed two Mexican soldiers and wounded five others.
Before the blast, the soldiers had discovered the dismembered bodies of three people, officials said.
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Mayor Jesus Eduardo Franco and the three others were killed in San Luis Potosi, while wine entrepreneur Ricardo Vega was gunned down in Guanajuato, officials said.
State prosecutors said the couple was traveling in a pickup truck in the municipality of Angamacutiro when they were shot and killed.
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Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department said it was increasing the reward for the top leader of the Jalisco cartel to $15 million.
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The war between the cartel's "Mayos" and "Chapitos" has left more than 400 people dead and hundreds missing, according to the state prosecutor's office.
Video posted on social media showed bodies with apparent head wounds scattered outside a food stand.
The cartel allegedly uses fishing boats to smuggle drugs and migrants — and catch tons of red snapper, a commercially valuable but vulnerable species.
The police chief killed himself with his own weapon as marines, National Guard and soldiers closed in to try to arrest him, prosecutors said.
Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa — the son-in-law of Jalisco New Generation cartel leader "El Mencho" — was arrested in Riverside, California, officials said.
The arrests came after a murder victim's family received a large ransom request and $32,000 was paid in cryptocurrency.
Germán Reyes was arrested on charges of homicide for the killing of Alejandro Arcos just a week after he took office as mayor, officials said.
14-year-old Ángel Barrera Millán was one of 11 people whose dismembered bodies were found on the side of a highway, authorities said.
The gruesome discovery in the city of Chilpancingo comes just weeks after the city's mayor was murdered and decapitated.
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The 19-year-old suspect was arrested and held without bond after several homemade explosive devices were found in a vehicle believed to have been stolen, officials said.
"Please continue to pray for our efforts," the Sherman Police Department said in a social media post.
Police believe the driver of a Hyundai Elantra was speeding when they rear-ended the 18-wheeler.
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"Please continue to pray for our efforts," the Sherman Police Department said in a social media post.
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Police believe the driver of a Hyundai Elantra was speeding when they rear-ended the 18-wheeler.
Most of the animals died of smoke inhalation, officials said. They included birds, chickens, hamsters, dogs and cats.
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A nationwide gift card scam linked to Chinese organized crime involving gangs prompted law enforcement and DHS to take action.
"The events are not a mismanagement of business, but an intentional act to deceive and deprive," an investigator said.
For weeks, the I-Team traced the cups dropped inside seven locations in Garland, Plano, Frisco, Irving, Hurst, Highland Park, and Fort Worth.
Former President Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100.
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Del Olmo, who has played golf his entire life, recalls how rare the sport was for people like him growing up in Mexico City.
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A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
Several Western states are seeing rates worse than last year's peak of flu season.
Gov. Kathy Hochul says the recent surge in violence in the subway "cannot continue." She says she will include new legislation in the executive budget to change New York's involuntary commitment standards.
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"The events are not a mismanagement of business, but an intentional act to deceive and deprive," an investigator said.
According to the report, 15,151 Texas workers are owed back wages.
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Officers responded to Doncic's residence just after 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 27.
The Sugar Bowl, postponed after a tragic New Year's Day terror attack in New Orleans, will now kick off today at 3 p.m. CST.
"All parties and all agree that it's in the best interest of everybody and public safety that we postpone the game," Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said Wednesday afternoon.
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