Mexico News Today Friday, October 16, 2020

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020

Ex-army chief and defense minister arrested in US on four drug trafficking charges General Salvador Cienfuegos is accused of conspiring to manufacture and distribute heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana. FULL STORY RELATED: Peña Nieto’s defense minister, a retired army general, arrested on drug charges in US. FULL STORY

Zacatecas has become anew cartel battleground  The security situation is deteriorating due to a reorganization of “dangerous alliances” between big cartels and smaller criminal groups. FULL STORY

Banned products not cheese, says artisan cheesemaker A cheesemaker from Oaxaca has a blunt message for many of the large companies with which she competes: your cheese isn't cheese. FULL STORY Unemployed violinist offers virtual serenades’ A professional violinist out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic is offering virtual serenades to keep himself employed.  FULL STORY Halloween, Day of the Dead canceled in Southern Baja Cemeteries across the state will also be closed over the Day of the Dead holiday, writes Susy Buchanan in this week's Baja Sur news roundup. FULL STORY Monarch butterflies not alone: dragonflies too make long journey to Mexico Although the dragonfly migration is not as well studied as the monarch’s, 11 species migrate in North America, six of which travel to Mexico. FULL STORY Sonora dog trainer teaching dogs to detect Covid-19’ The dogs are learning to detect people with the coronavirus by learning to recognize the smell of the virus's volatile organic compounds.  FULL STORY Navy marines murdered 4 civilians in Puebla Marines illegally detained, physically abused and murdered four people doing farm work in Puebla last year. FULL STORY Ex-president’s México Libre denied party status The electoral tribunal has denied party status to a movement created by former president Felipe Calderón and his wife Margarita Zavala. She called it 'a lynching' by one man—President López Obrador. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Western Mexico is an extraordinary place for camping. But is it safe? There are so many protected places to pitch your tent — parks, campgrounds and private property — that safety is not a problem, writes veteran camper John Pint. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT

• Dissident governors question reasoning behind abolishing trusts • US election spells more uncertainty for economy • Students fulfill their travel plans by hijacking 20 buses • Police arrest man believed to have become boss of Santa Rosa cartel • Cops grab uncooperative driver by the hair to pull her from car • Mayors can be removed from office for not following Covid rules • 3 youths from Oaxaca, 1 from Sinaloa nominated for peace prize • Coronavirus costumes a big hit at Mexico City market