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High-Ranking Jalisco Cartel Member And Relative of Leader 'El Mencho,' Arrested in Mexico

A high-ranking member of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) and a direct relative of the group's leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "El Mencho," has been arrested in Mexico.

Latin Times · Aug 26, 2025

Cornish man shot dead in Mexico ‘in wrong place at wrong time’, inquest hears

Truro coroner concludes Ben Corser unlawfully killed as he sat in car outside supermarket in Colima in 2022

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2025

British man shot while travelling in Mexico was unlawfully killed, coroner finds

Ben Corser, who held first class degrees in fine art and mathematics, was pronounced dead in Colima in 2022.

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025

‘Miracle’ Virgin Mary statue is ‘weeping’ at Mexico church

In one of Mexico’s most dangerous and gang-ridden states, a statue of the Virgin Mary appears to cry real tears

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

Mum-of-seven kidnapped in Mexico as neighbours hear her pleading with masked men

The FBI is offering a reward for information following the kidnapping of US citizen, Maria del Carmen Lopez, who was taken from her retirement home in Mexico and was heard pleading with masked men

Daily Mirror · Mar 17, 2023

Tributes to Cornish tourist shot dead in Mexico who founded Bristol art group

He had links to Bristol having attended UWE and founded Bristol Diving School

Bristol Post · Jun 3, 2022

British artist shot dead while shopping in Mexico ‘was in wrong place at wrong time’

Ben Corser gunned down in car on trip to supermarket

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022

Brit shot dead while shopping in Mexico had been in 'wrong place at wrong time'

Ben Corser, 37, had been out food shopping with two friends in Colima, in the west of Mexico, when they were all brutally gunned down as they sat in the back of the car

Daily Mirror · Jun 2, 2022