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Reuters
30-06-2025
- Reuters
Mexican authorities find 20 bodies in Sinaloa state
MEXICO CITY, June 30 (Reuters) - Mexican authorities found 20 bodies in the western state of Sinaloa, many of them inside a van, the state prosecutor's office told Reuters on Monday, amid rising violence in the area linked to organized crime. The prosecutor's office said 16 bodies were found inside the van and four others were discovered on a bridge on the same highway near the state capital of Culiacan. At least six of them were decapitated, the office said. Sinaloa has been gripped by months of intense violence fueled by rival drug trafficking groups vying for control of routes used to produce and transport narcotics, including fentanyl, that are often destined for the United States.
CNN
26-06-2025
- CNN
Video shows Ecuador's most wanted man and gang leader ‘Fito' captured
Ecuador's most wanted man and leader of the Los Choneros gang, Jose Adolfo Macias, known as 'Fito,' was captured on Wednesday, according to the country's President Daniel Noboa. He escaped from a prison in Guayaquil in January 2024, which unleashed a wave of violence in the country.
Associated Press
13-05-2025
- Associated Press
Brazil's military police kill leader of a drug trafficking group in a Rio favela
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian military police on Tuesday killed the main leader of a drug trafficking group in a Rio de Janeiro favela as well as two other suspected criminals, authorities said. A fierce shootout broke out after Rio's military police found Thiago da Silva Folly in a bunker in the Mare complex of low-income neighborhoods, police said. Folly was killed, while another two were wounded and taken to a hospital, but later died from their injuries. Folly was the main leader of the Pure Third Command faction in Mare, police said. 'The objective was to arrest the leader of the faction, but he chose to engage in confrontation,' Gov. Cláudio Castro was quoted as saying in the statement. 'Once again, we demonstrate that there will be no truce for these extremely violent criminals.' Police said Folly had 227 criminal charges against him and 17 outstanding arrest warrants. One of the warrants was related to the killing of two military police officers during an operation in Mare in June. Folly was also under investigation for his involvement in the death of a soldier in 2014 and for attacks on members of the National Public Security Force in 2016, police added. The organ also said he also coordinated paramilitary training within the community. The operation, launched early Tuesday, shut down main roads and rerouted bus lines. Local news outlet G1 reported that at least two schools were closed. ____ Follow AP's coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at
