Gunmen kill Mexican mayor who urged government to tackle violent crime

Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan in the Mexican state of Michoacan, was shot and killed during an event marking the Day of ...

Why the Mexican president refuses to restart the drug war despite mayor’s assassination

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum ruled out a new "war on drugs" as a response to the assassination of a regional mayor who ...

A Mayor’s Assassination Reignites Mexico’s Debate Over Confronting Cartels

President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico won’t return to the violent war on drug traffickers some opponents say is necessary.
National Catholic Register

Mexican Bishops Say Root Causes of Crime Must Be Addressed After Another Mayor Is Murdered

After Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan, a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán, was assassinated Nov. 1, the Mexican ...

Foreign Executives Need To Understand Cargo Truck Hijacking In Mexico

Cargo truck hijacking is causing big headaches for foreign executives in Mexico. Mexico is now the world's worst hotspot for ...

Assassin Guns Down Mexican Mayor Who Pleaded for Hard Line Against Cartels

Mayor Carlos Manzo of Uruapan in Western Mexico took on cartels that ran extortion rackets on avocado growers.

Mexico Mayor Shot Dead Amid Push for More Federal Aid to Fight Drug Gangs

Carlos Manzo was attacked shortly after 8 p.m. and later died from his injuries at a hospital, officials said.
Mexico News Daily

Mayor’s murder triggers protests in Michoacán and a US offer of ‘security cooperation’ against organized crime

The murder of the mayor of Uruapan on Saturday night triggered protests in that city in Michoacán as well as state capital ...

Sheinbaum rules out changes in security strategy after the assassination of mayor in western Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has ruled out changes to her administration’s security policies after the assassination ...