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The once-glamorous resort city of Acapulco has lost its luster in the last decade as bloodshed has made it one of the world's most violent cities.

A volunteer police force in rural Mexico that says it has been overwhelmed by local kidnappings has recruited schoolchildren as young as 12 to join its ranks, the latest sign of how some parts of... -January 25, 2024 at 06:24 pm EST - MarketScreener

One trafficker said lab raids were often "for show".

Mexico's southern coast braced for Hurricane Otis on Wednesday as the Category 5 storm made landfall near the beach resorts of Acapulco, with the potential to cause "catastrophic damage," the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The hurricane reached land near Acapulco, bringing maximum sustained winds around 165 mph (270 kmh) and heavy rain, the center said. The storm could bring up to 20 inches (51 cm) of rain in parts of Guerrero and Oaxaca, with the possibility of flash ...

The category five tropical storm could cause life-threatening flooding, the National Hurricane Centre has warned

By Javier Verdin ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) -Mexico's southern coast braced for Hurricane Otis on Wednesday as the Category 5 storm made landfall near...

Members of the Coast Guard chat as Hurricane Otis heads toward Acapulco, Mexico, on October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Javier Verdin Get license rightsACAPULCO,

ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) -Hurricane Otis roared into the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco as a Category 5 storm early on Wednesday, battering hotels and sending tourists running for cover as it pummeled the southern Pacific coast with torrential rain and fierce winds. Videos posted on social media showed rooms wrecked by the passing of the hurricane, ceilings and walls rent open, windows smashed and cars partly submerged in floodwaters as the southern state of Guerrero awoke to the disarray le

A compact Hurricane Rick roared ashore along Mexico's southern Pacific coast early Monday with 105 mph winds and heavy rain amid warnings of potential flash floods in the coastal mountains.

Mexicos cartels are experimenting with control of another part of the cocaine trade insider@insider.com (Luis Chaparro) © VICTORIA RAZO/AFP via Getty Images Mexican marines burn more than 400 kg of cocaine seized in the port city of Veracruz, January, 16, 2018. VICTORIA RAZO/AFP via Getty Images Mexicos military destroyed a small coca plantation in February, the third one found since 2014. It was another sign that Mexican criminal groups are pursuing more control of the cocai...