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Unidentified woman killed

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Dead woman found dumped in Tijuana street, male suspect found an hour later

An unidentified woman was found beaten to death in Tijuana Sunday evening, November 11th, in the colony Hacienda Santa Cecilia. The woman, only identified as slim figured, wearing a purple shirt, pink and blue pajama pants, and no socks, was …

Pork shipments begin

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Mexico begins shipping pork from Ensenada to Singapore

The Mexican government recently announced that it has begun exporting pork to the nation of Singapore. The first shipment of 22 tons was shipped from Ensenada, Baja California across the Pacific Ocean at the end of October. The Spanish News …

L.A. Sureño arms trafficker nabbed in Mexicali

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The international unit of the Baja State Police successfully captured another United States fugitive in the capital of Baja California on Saturday, November 10th. Hector Humberto, the 32 year old gang member from Los Angeles, is wanted in the U.S. …

North American Development Bank to finance border projects

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The North American Development Bank (NADB) announced on Thursday, November 8th, that it has approved $158 million in loans and grants for projects along the United States-Mexico border. The largest project, set at $110 million, will finance a wind energy …

Almost two million dollars found in home after explosion

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A large amount of cash was found in a home in Tijuana Tuesday evening, November 6th, after an explosion drew authorities to investigate. The explosion occurred in the Residencial Mi Entorno El Lago neighborhood, where an estimated 1.8 million U.S. …

Police failing tests allowed to stay on forces across Mexico

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As police forces across Mexico are given mandatory vetting procedures many who fail the tests are being allowed to remain active. The testing procedures were implemented and began in 2010 for all municipal, state, and federal police. InsightCrime.org reported today, …

Over 7 tons of marijuana seized in TJ

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The Mexican Army, working on an anonymous tip, seized 7.4 tons of marijuana in Tijuana on Monday, November 5th. A home was raided where 1,303 individual packages ready for shipment were found. The home was located in the colonia Arboledas …

Inaugural Baja International Film Festival to take place this month

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The first ever Baja International Film Festival will take place in Los Cabos this month from November 14th to the 17th. The festival will showcase 80 films from 15 countries, highlighted by Mexican and Spanish language films. The festival will …

Violent crime dropping in Mexico & U.S. border cities

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Multiple reports released, as the year is nearing end, have stated that violent crime is dropping in both Mexico and United States border cities. Tim Johnson with the McClatchy Newspapers reported today, November 5th, that the murder tally in Mexico …

Phony immigration lawyer busted

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A Tijuana man who worked out of an office in San Ysidro has been arrested for collecting fees on phony immigration services. According to the Latin American Herald Tribune, Alberto Rodrigo Garcia was apprehended at the Otay Mesa port of …

No iPhone trademark for Apple in Mexico

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Apple was set to release the iPhone 5 in Mexico today, November 2nd, but a Mexican court has ruled against Apple in a trademark dispute which will not allow the company to market its popular phone under the name iPhone. …

Baja state police officer wounded in strip club shootout

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A shootout occurred Tuesday evening, October 30th, in a popular Tijuana strip club parking lot which left a state police officer injured. The shootout occurred just outside of the Hong Kong Gentlemen’s Club around 9pm, which is in the Zona …

Peña Nieto plans to open up Mexican oil industry

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The incoming Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto, continues to state that he intends to open up the national oil industry to private investment. Peña Nieto believes private investment is necessary to boost Mexico’s economy and take advantage of the countries …

Federal inmates shipped out of Baja state prisons

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Almost 150 inmates were transferred out of state prisons in Baja California to a new federal prison in Ocampo, Guanajuato Sunday evening, October 28th. The federal inmates being held in state prisons were taken from Tijuana, Ensenada, and Mexicali. Mexico’s …

Texan fugitive arrested in Tijuana

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A United States fugitive was arrested in eastern Tijuana this week after U.S. Marshals collaborated with Baja state police in finding the suspect. Kenneth David Melton, a 56 year old alleged drug trafficker from Texas, was arrested by the international …

Baja Mining Corp. hoping for more Korean bailout money

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A copper-cobalt-zinc-manganese mine located near the town of Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur is hoping for more money from Korean investors in order to continue with the ongoing project. Baja Mining, which is in charge of the project named Boleo, …

Son of Los Tucanes de Tijuana drummer arrested for kidnapping

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A group of five alleged kidnappers were apprehended Tuesday evening, October 23rd in Tijuana after a freed captive contacted municipal police. One of the alleged kidnappers arrested is David Servín Rodríguez, the son of David Servín. The elder Servín is …

Home sheltering deported U.S. veterans opened in Baja

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On October 13th, the first home to shelter Mexicans deported from the United States who served in the U.S. military opened in Rosarito. Fox News Latino reported today, October 24th that numerous Mexicana have served in the U.S. military thinking …

Mexico special forces soldier arrested for kidnapping

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A Mexican army special forces soldier was arrested in Tijuana Tuesday, October 22nd, in connection with kidnapping a civilian. The soldier, whose identity has not been released, was arrested by local police in the Zona Río after the victim specifically …

Exploited 14 year old rescued from family

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After a neighbor notified authorities, a 14-year-old girl was rescued from her family in Tijuana, who is believed to have forced her into prostitution over the last year. A prosecutor was investigating a wreck in the colonia Granjas Amparo Sánchez …

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