Report: New Mexico police chief claims he had constitutional right to leave his body cam off after crash
A New Mexico police chief told investigators he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and knowingly removed his body camera after a collision with another driver earlier this year, according to a new internal investigation. “I was astonished because it was so ridiculous,” said Tom Glover, an attorney and former Albuquerque police officer. He […]
El Paso Border Agents Rescue Migrants from New Mexico Stash Houses
El Paso Sector Border Patrol agents rescued groups of migrants from multiple safe houses near the New Mexico border. So far this year, El Paso Sector agents have rescued approximately 2,400 migrants from 244 smuggler safe houses. El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent Anthony “Scott” Good posted a report about X, saying that agents had […]
Two Los Zetas Leaders Sentenced in Mexico to 50 Years over Mass Grave with 122 Bodies
Two leaders of the Los Zetas cartel and nine militants were sentenced to 50 years in prison for the massacre of more than 120 victims in the border state of Tamaulipas, who were dragged from passenger buses, killed and buried in shallow mass graves near the town of San Fernando. This week, a Mexican federal […]
Harris, Heinrich hold wide leads in New Mexico: Poll
A new poll shows that Vice President Harris and New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) are holding large leads over their Republican opponents in the heavily Democratic state, where Republicans offered some optimism when President Biden was still on the campaign trail. An Emerson College Poll/The Hill poll released Friday showed Ms. Harris leading […]
‘Most wanted’ fugitive found working as a cop in Mexico
A murder fugitive who had been on Ohio’s “Most Wanted” list for nearly two decades was taken into custody after being spotted working as a police officer in his native Mexico, authorities said. Antonio Liano, who had been wanted since 2004 for the shooting death of Benjamin Becarra, 25, was arrested on August 1 in […]
Mexico Complains to Biden over Financing Opposition NGO
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced he would send a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden to complain about his administration’s funding of non-governmental organizations that criticize the administration. The politician made the announcement at a morning press conference. He noted that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had just sent a diplomatic notice on […]
Defense Department contractor charged after printing top secret documents, trying to leave with them to Mexico
An electrical engineer working in the Air Force is accused of printing out more than 150 pages of “top secret” government documents before attempting to flee to Mexico, prosecutors said. Gokhan Gan, 50, was arrested Friday as he was preparing to board a flight to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Gan, a dual citizen of Northern Virginia […]
Canadian man William Hui used public transportation to travel from his home in British Columbia to Tijuana, Mexico in nine days
A Canadian man was intrigued by public transportation and decided to travel from his home to Mexico, but with one condition: he wouldn’t take any Greyhound buses or Amtrak trains on his trip. William Hoy, 40, left his hometown of British Columbia on June 24 and set off on a journey to the Pacific coast. […]
New Mexico governor invites Texas doctors to practice in her state following restrictive abortion law
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced an initiative last Sunday to encourage Texas doctors to consider relocating to neighboring New Mexico in an effort to combat what she called “draconian anti-abortion laws” in the state. The governor took out full-page ads in five major Texas newspapers last Sunday to appeal directly to Texas health care workers, […]
Oklahoma college students suspect they were drugged after ordering water at Cancun resort during vacation to Mexico
A dream trip to Mexico for two Oklahoma college students quickly turned into a nightmare when they fell seriously ill after doctors feared the water they drank at a resort bar might have been laced with a dangerous substance. Kaylee Pitsche and Zara Hull reportedly arrived in Cancun last Thursday to enjoy a planned getaway […]