- Several Mexican states, including Sinaloa, Guerrero, and Michoacán, are under high-level travel advisories, alongside World Cup hosting details.
- Police officers in Michoacán are implicated in organized crime, which is currently engaged in conflicts over regaining lost cartel territories.
Gangs from Ecuador and El Salvador join expanding terrorism architecture, while the Juárez Cartel grows near the El Paso border.
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Updated Jul 20
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What happened
Gangs from Ecuador and El Salvador join expanding terrorism architecture, while the Juárez Cartel grows near the El Paso border.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- US-backed drone strikes targeted Ecuadorian fishing boats, and detained survivors were abandoned in El Salvador.Sub-event
Transnational gangs from Ecuador and El Salvador join terrorism architecture, impacting Michoacán and the US border.1 source
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The entities involved
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Michoacán
state of Mexico
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Ecuador
sovereign state in South America
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El Salvador
sovereign state in Central America
Related events
- Migration from Michoacán, Mexico, to Texas for work.
- Global Witness documents violence against environmental defenders in the Cauca region of Colombia near the Ecuadorian border.
- The Jalisco New Generation Cartel seeks drug routes through Ecuador, while the U.S. military coordinates operations with the Ecuadorian government.
- Gangs and armed groups are escalating violence across Ecuador, Colombia, and Bolivia, alongside a five-country environmental crime blitz.