Latest World News
The Mexican military has downed a private jet that was said to contain over £10m worth of cocaine. President Andrés Manuel López confirmed that the plane was forced to land near the border with Belize after a warning shot was fired by an army helicopter. One pilot aboard the plane was arrested after he tried…
A Mexican judge has granted two people the right to recreational cocaine use; the first ruling of its kind. The court said it would allow both claimants to “possess, transport and use cocaine” but not sell it, according to Mexico United Against Crime. MUCD called the ruling a “historic step”. Despite this, the decision still…
In a positive move, a number of luxury properties seized from drug cartel leaders have been auctioned off in Mexico on the orders of President Andres Manuel López Obrador. The proceeds are earmarked for those most affected by drug gang violence particularly in the ultra-violent state of Guerrero. Amongst the properties offered were houses with…
Andrés Manuel López Obrador has become Mexico’s first left-wing president in around 70 years and has swept to power on the back of some sweeping electoral promises regarding tackling corruption, poverty and crime. He has certainly made an instant headline by proclaiming he intends to take a 60% salary cut and stating that no other public…
jordonc ✅
Craig Taylor