FOX 11. Rodrguez noted an increased presence of police and government security forces in Zona Norte, a tourist zone of the bustling border city of about 2 million. An estimated 60 million gallons of sewage have flown into the Tijuana River daily for the past six months. A man believed to be the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel in Tijuana was arrested in the border city on Tuesday. 2022 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. (CBS8) Fears of a COVID-19 outbreak in Tijuana prisons loom. After translators were called in, it was determined that the men were migrants who were being forced to stay at the hotel. Speaking about the Ciudad Juarez violence Thursday, President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said: "They attacked the civilian, innocent population like a sort of revenge. The Mexican border cities of Tijuana, Mexicali, Rosarito and Ensenada were hit by gang violence that included vehicles being set ablaze and road blockades. Some were public transportation vehicles, and others were privately owned cars, authorities said. He was the Whitecaps second-highest-paid player last year at US$1,462,500. Four employees of the MegaRadio station who were broadcasting a live promotional event outside a pizza store in Ciudad Juarez were killed in the shootings. Do you know this baby? Could more local solutions work. Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico said that the situation has been regularized, but in the face of any change, it recommended that people seek updated information. Members of security forces stand near a burnt truck after it was set on fire by unidentified individuals in Tijuana, Mexico, August 12, 2022. The renowned and touristic nightclub located on the main street of the Downtown Zone, Hong Kong, was fined more than 16 million pesos after an inspection that was carried out due to the fact that they were hiring minors to work in the nudist club. Published March 24, 2022. The policy is being unveiled ahead of the expected end in May of Title 42, a Trump-era policy that allows border agents to quickly turn back migrants. The attacks were part of a larger coordinated action by the New Generation Jalisco cartel. It threatens anyone who attempts to stand up against organized crime and their influence, he said. The nations largest federal law enforcement agency has new use-of-force rules. The film Seeking Asylum: A Mothers Journey was directed by Rae Ceretto and produced by Kelly Scott of Honeypot Productions and is available on Amazon, iTunes and other platforms beginning Feb. 21. Enjoy the Friday Botanero match between Tijuana vs Atlas from Day 10 of the 2023 Clausura on the screens of Azteca Deportes. NBC News Guad Venegas reports on how violence from cartels has left dozens of businesses and vehicles destroyed this week.Aug. SAN DIEGO (KGTV) The family of a man who they say is a U.S. resident is accusing police in Tijuana, Mexico of killing their loved one. She closed early on Friday after seeing a car burned down as the sun set. Prez and other Los Cabos cartel enforcers employed rampant violence, Mexican scientists helping to rid Galapagos of invasive plants, CDMXs Metrobus Line 3 now fully electric, Runner Citlali Moscote is first Mexican athlete to qualify for 2024 Olympics, U.S. sanctions 8 Mexican companies for timeshare fraud schemes, Peso continues to strengthen; hits best level against the dollar since 2017, Cuetzalan, a pueblo mgico off the beaten path, Government extends deadline to legalize irregularly imported used cars, For an easy getaway from CDMX, try a perfect weekend in Puebla. A construction worker was fatally shot in Tijuana while waiting in line to cross the U.S.-Mexico border to go to work and his wife discovered the tragic news through social media posts. Some of them were transferred to an airplane bound for Mexico City to be interviewed by federal investigators, a spokeswoman for the Army said. As Monday morning wore on, Tijuana showed increased signs of normalcy. Mexico is the 11th most populous state and most populous Spanish-speaking state in the world. Get Essential San Diego, weekday mornings. Following an emergency security meeting Saturday, Tijuana Mayor Montserrat Caballero Ramrez confirmed that the citywide chaos was caused by members of the Crtel Jalisco Nueva Generacin, or CJNG. Drug cartels terrorized Tijuana and other parts of Baja California Friday night by setting dozens of vehicles ablaze throughout the state. / CBS/AP. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Two men have been charged with gun-related crimes in connection to a central Florida drive-by shooting that left 11 people wounded last month. The posts told residents to go home or risk being attacked. It is the equivalent of six. When the shooting began, several people in the crowd were armed and returned fire, resulting in 23 people shot, two of whom died at the scene, police said. They too had been shot to death. It is bordered to the north by the United States. Wage theft is commonplace in San Diego. SAN JOSE, CA - OCTOBER 17: San Jose Police remain at the scene of a fatal shooting at the Nuevo Vallarta restaurant along South Capitol Avenue in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020 . Covering ABQ, New Mexico, Bernalillo County and all of the greater Albuquerque area. As of 12:30 p.m., no arrests have been made. Popular Stories Right now 4,221 vehicles were stolen in Sinaloa in 2019 The northern state of Baja California was hit by a wave of arson that saw nearly 30 vehicles burned and highways blocked on Friday night. The fires also were reported in Mexicali, Rosarito Beach, Tecate and Ensenada. Friday, 3 March 2023. The Tijuana Cartel, also known as the Arellano Felix Organization, is based in one of the most strategically important Mexico border cities for trafficking drugs into the United States. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. On Tuesday, drug cartel gunmen burned vehicles and businesses in the western states of Jalisco and Guanajuato in response to an attempt to arrest a high-ranking cartel leader of the Jalisco cartel, which the Department of Justiceconsidersto be "one of the five most dangerous transnational criminal organizations in the world.". 16, 2022. Graciela Ramirez owns a restaurant near Avenida Revolucin. Officials said surveillance at the entrances and exits of Ensenada will be reinforced through the weekend as Fridays crimes are investigated. The supermarket chain Calimax, which closed early Friday and Saturday, restored its normal business hours on Sunday. A woman identified as Luca N., who is believed to be Prezs partner, was also taken into custody. According to information provided to the news magazine Zeta Tijuana, Prez is the operational leader of the Sinaloa Cartel in Tijuana and a former member of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in the same city. News. She cited the Baja California attorney general who she said confirmed the information during the security meeting. I am also aware of the discomfort it causes in the daily activities (of citizens.) 7NEWS. In total, 194 stories have been published about Tijuana which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months. Friday nights fiery demonstrations also appeared aimed at public messaging showcasing just how far and wide a coordinated attack could reach, experts said. The Associated Press contributed to this report. "Today we are saying to the organized crime groups that are committing these crimes, that Tijuana is going to remain open and take care of its citizens, and we also ask them to settle their debts with those who didn't pay what they owe, not with families and hard-working citizens," Caballero said. Second Mexican journalist killed in Tijuana in less than a week Lourdes Maldonado Lopez was murdered days after Margarito Martinez was found fatally shot in the Mexican border city. That's the number of murders so far this year. Reporter Wendy Fry on what happened over the weekend: At the same time, messages posted to social media, purportedly from the Crtel Jalisco Nueva Generacin, or CJNG, declared a curfew was being implemented in Tijuana. Federal officials in Mexico are deploying hundreds of troops to the border city of Tijuana following a wave of violent attacks. TIJUANA, Baja California A shootout in Tijuana ended with several arrests, including a major drug trafficker. Due to infighting, arrests and the deaths of many top leaders, the organization is a shell of what it was in the 1990s and early 2000s, [] Tijuana, located on the southern border of the US state of California, is an enormously lucrative corridor for drug-trafficking. That is the most unfortunate thing in this affair.". Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Federal officials in Mexico are deploying hundreds of troops to the border city of Tijuana following a wave of violent attacks. We are here to protect and serve.. Continan las jornadas de salud en Tijuana y Tecate. Police seized one firearm and ammunition from the vehicle as well as approximately eight grams of methamphetamine. The extent of the violence was still unclear Saturday. Eight people were taken into custody Wednesday night, including Isidro "El. Lourdes Maldonado was shot in Tijuana, a week after another journalist was killed, and a third was fatally stabbed days earlier Police cars guarding the crime scene where journalist Lourdes. While there were no reports of injuries, the destruction in Tijuana and the online threats were enough to prompt businesses to close and residents to stay inside their homes late Friday and much of Saturday. Posted: Mar 4, 2023 / 07:41 PM EST. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The nations largest federal law enforcement agency has new use-of-force rules. Several business stayed closed in Zona Centro on Saturday. Tijuana - latest news, breaking stories and comment - The Independent Tijuana News Mexico turns to new national team soccer coach Diego Cocca News 2 US Army veterans deported to Mexico. There was no indication Oseguera was present during Tuesday's clash. Bloodshed and inequality chase many Mexicans to seek a better life in the United States. 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Tijuana still on edge after Friday's cartel attacks Watch on Drug cartels terrorized Tijuana and other parts of Baja California Friday night by setting dozens of vehicles ablaze throughout the. While it has long been controlled by the Arellano Felix cartel, it is believed to have become a battleground between several other gangs. According to authorities, Montiel Lopezs wife, who left her home around 6:30 a.m. to work in the U.S., arrived at the scene after she saw social media posts that her husbands truck crashed into walls. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. This story was originally published in Spanish for Telemundo 20. Nonetheless, Tijuana residents were shaken. The fiery demonstrations in Baja California mirrored similar bouts of violence and mayhem in Jalisco and Guanajuato earlier this week, stunning residents across the country and crystalizing the ability of criminal organizations in Mexico to unleash violence, shatter normalcy and shut down cities without hesitation. 800-290-4726. Traffic in Tijuana Six people were charged Tuesday with running a Mexico-based kidnapping ring that took nine people hostage and demanded ransom from their U.S. relatives but killed six of them,. San Diego Residents Report Rise in Viruses. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. In the United States, Mass shootings are widely classified as incidents in which a shooter kills at least four or more victims. All previously opened lanes at the border were reopened sometime around 10:45 a.m. The U.S. Embassy in Mexico City has issued a travel alert for Tijuana and . I want it to be clear: no one who threatens the safety of our families is welcome in this city, the mayor said. Read about our approach to external linking. Reptorters at. Some said the remarks implied there was room for payback and that organized crime leaders call the shots when it comes to safety in Baja California. Deport a miles de personas. The Department of Homeland Security the parent agency for border, immigration and other law enforcement agencies updated its policies as required by a Biden executive order. Staff members Wendy Fry and Alejandro Tomayo contributed to this report. According to police in Tijuana, the city is on track to equal, if not surpass, the 2019 murder totals. TIJUANA, Mexico The U.S. Consulate General Tijuana is instructing American government employees to shelter-in-place until further notice after reports of . TIJUANA, Mexico (Border Report) Four men were shot to death within 48 hours in Tijuana, and all the murders appeared to be unrelated, according to police. Call us! CNN values your feedback 1. Further details about the suspects were not available Sunday. Weather 14C Wednesday 9 | 11C Thursday 8 | 15C Friday 9 | 16C Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC. An additional 300 Army troops and another 50 members of the National Guard came off a plane armed and in uniform. There were 633 homicides in the Baja California border city between January and April, according to the National Public Security System, compared to 481 in the first four months of 2018.. It seems like the government is afraid of them. Oakland County Circuit Judge Mary Ellen Brennan also dismissed Oxford Community Schools from civil lawsuits related to the shooting, stating that the district and staff are protected by . Journalist Lourdes Maldonado Lpez was killed on Sunday in northern Mexico's border city of Tijuana, marking the third killing of a journalist in the country in two weeks. Thats why were working to get back to normal.. The film Seeking Asylum: A Mothers Journey was directed by Rae Ceretto and produced by Kelly Scott of Honeypot Productions and is available on Amazon, iTunes and other platforms beginning Feb. 21. And several people with medical appointments also canceled their visits. It is unclear when he took on the operational leadership of the Sinaloa Cartel in Tijuana but he was still allegedly involved with the CJNG until as recently as March this year. Families seeking asylum are finding themselves confronted with a seemingly impossible decision: Wait indefinitely for enough appointments to open up for the whole family through a new mobile app, or split up. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. MEXICO CITY, Jan 23 (Reuters) - A Mexican reporter who told the president three years ago that she feared for her life was shot dead on Sunday, the second journalist killed in the same area in a . Reports indicate 13 people were arrested in connection with the arson events and other acts of vandalism. I stayed home and didnt go out.. She seems to acknowledge that there is space in Baja California for people to engage in pay back, as long as they fight each other and leave ordinary citizens alone; shes apparently fine with that.. Some waited as much as four hours to cross the border. Ciudad Juarez, which borders El Paso, TX., saw much more violence. The dollar, in Tijuana, reached a price that hasn't been seen since 2018. The U.S. Consul General in Tijuana advised Americans to seek shelter and to avoid traveling to the city. KPBS reporter Gustavo Solis has more. 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The 30-year-old Canadian international played for Puebla in Liga MX before joining Vancouver as a designated player. Between 2017 and 2019, Prez established and oversaw small-scale drug trafficking points before becoming involved in the smuggling of large quantities of narcotics into the United States. David Shirk, a University of San Diego professor who follows organized crime in Mexico, said while the city had not seen vehicles burned at this scale before, public displays of violence intended to provoke fear and send a message are nothing new. Officials said it may be in response to the arrest of a high-ranking member. Tijuana's mayor Montserrat Caballero urged cartels to leave innocents alone, while various police agencies and other government organizations posted warnings or closure notices to social media.. The Supreme Court says it wont hear arguments as planned March 1 in a case involving a Trump-era immigration policy thats been used several millions of times over the past three years to quickly turn away migrants at the border, Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceSign Up For Our NewslettersSite Map, Copyright 2023, The San Diego Union-Tribune |. U.S. citizens are reminded to reconsider travel to Baja California due to crime and kidnapping. The victim, a U.S. citizen who lived in Tijuana, was identified as 26-year-old Ignacio Armando Montiel Lopez, a construction worker who was going to work on the other side of the border.

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