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Guatemalan lawmaker, three police officers killed in attack

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Mexico confirms police shot US girl dead in cartel chase

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Mexico electoral chief resigns amid corruption allegations

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Priest reported missing in Mexico’s Sinaloa state

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Mexico arrests five suspects in killing of mining workers

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Teacher shot dead in school in Mexico

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Mexico dismantles network that used AI to clone VIP voices

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Three Mexicans convicted in 2024 murders of Australian, US surfers

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Mexico prison brawl leaves 10 dead

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Guatemalan reporter killed, mob burns police station

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Mexico announces new leads in missing students case

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Guatemala military denies involvement in civilian killings

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US, Guatemala vow to jointly target ‘narco politicians’

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Mexico arrests alleged prominent fentanyl trafficker

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Mexican authorities uncover suspected cartel-linked crypto farm in Puebla mountains

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Mexican lawmaker found dead with gunshot wound

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Mexico seizes 17 tons of amphetamines in Sinaloa

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Mexico detains suspect in cartel-linked car bombing

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Mexican troops kill prominent cartel suspect

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Mexico arrests eight smugglers of migrants to US

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Ugandan to be extradited over arms-smuggling to Mexican cartels

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Mexican governor wanted on US drug charges returns to job

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S. Africa police bust major drugs lab, arrest two Mexicans

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Mexico’s extortion level hits 11-year high as other crimes fall

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US: Mexican cartel members sought to buy arms in Czech Republic

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Mexico arrests 12 for avocado extortion following US trade restrictions

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Mexican influencer killed in public during livestream

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US indicts leaders of Mexico’s CJNG cartel, ups reward money

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Mexico dismantles four clandestine oil refineries

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Mexico arrests alleged mastermind behind mayor’s assassination

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El Salvador issues 1,048-year sentences to gang members

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Shooting near Mexico’s presidential palace kills one

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Costa Rica arrests most wanted drug trafficker El Diablo

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Mexican mayor shot dead in town hall

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Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ sentenced to life in prison

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Mexico arrests leader of major fuel smuggling ring

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Assassins shoot local official’s husband dead in Mexico

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