Tijuana man arrested for teen sexual exploitation plot
Suspect met 13 year old girl on Facebook and began fake relationship
A Tijuana man was arrested on February 23rd, for allegedly luring a 13 year old girl to the city for sexual exploitation. The 18 year old suspect, Jesús Ramón “El Chui” Cristin Urbina, met the girl online last year and …
Three killed in Tijuana drug violence
Alleged drug dealers gunned down in street violence
During the late hours of Thursday, February 28th, and into Friday morning, three homicides occurred across Tijuana. According to authorities, all three are tied to local drug sales. The first victim, 27 year old Jorge Luis Ramírez Cisneros, was shot …
No homicides in month of February for Ensenada, first without since 2005
Baja California city officially records zero homicides
The city of Ensenada, which lies 103km (64.2 miles) south of Tijuana, recorded its first month without a homicide since May of 2005. According to statistics released by the state’s attorney general, the Baja California coastal city recorded zero homicides …
Missing 15 year old Tijuana girl sought
Family seeking girl who has not been seen in 8 days
A Tijuana family is seeking help in locating their high school age daughter, as she has been missing since February 24th. Angélica Camacho Campos was last seen in Zona Centro with friends, yet failed to return home. Angélica is around …
California border apprehensions lowest in over 10 years
Number of those caught attempting to cross border illegally dropping
The number of people caught trying to cross into California illegally has dropped to its lowest number in over 10 years, according to Custom and Border Protection (CBP) officials. CBP officials recently stated that the lower number in apprehensions is …
Tijuana rounds up 14 drug dealers overnight
Municipal police working diligently to apprehend local criminals
The Tijuana municipal police rounded up 14 alleged drug dealers in the late hours of Tuesday, March 5th, and into the early hours of Wednesday. According to local authorities, the most significant arrest was that of 20 year old Raúl …
Suspected teenage hitman apprehended in Tijuana
17 year old allegedly killed 9 victims in less than a year
A suspected teenage hitman was apprehended in Tijuana on Saturday, March 9th, after pulling off a brazen attack which killed a man at La Ruta de la 6 bar in la Zona Centro. The attack occurred around 7:30pm, which also …
Mexico hopes to weaken world’s richest man Carlos Slim with competition bill
New bill to lower costs and weaken monopolies
Mexico plans to go through with a bill that would allow more competition in markets that are dominated by one company. The nation’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, presented the plan Monday, March 11th, which is intended to help prices and …
Rosarito police officer arrested for exploiting teen
Six arrested and teen rescued by Tijuana police
A municipal police officer from Playas de Rosarito was arrested, along with five other accomplices, for sexually exploiting a teenage girl on Wednesday, March 13th. An anonymous caller notified police, from the colonia Camino Verde, of cries for help coming …
Mexicali celebrating 110 years as a city
Capital of Baja California founded in 1903
Mexicali, the capital of Baja California, is celebrating 110 years as a city on Thursday, March 14th. The city, with an estimated municipal population of over 950,000, has been the capital of Baja California since 1914. The city began developing …
Teen rescued from captor in Tijuana
Another teenage girl rescued after being held against her will
A 15 year old girl was rescued in Tijuana on Wednesday, March 13th, after police were notified she was being held against her will. According to authorities, a 33 year old male suspect was apprehended at the residence. The suspect, …
Top cartel operative apprehended in Tijuana
Alleged second in command of Arellano Félix Organization arrested
The Mexican Army carried out an operation for over an hour in the Colonia Juárez in Tijuana, on Friday, March 15th. According to local authorities, the operation resulted in the apprehension of the alleged number two ranking member of the …
PGR: Drug related crimes plummeting in Baja California
Official report states lower drug crime in state and nation for start of year
The Attorney General’s Office of Mexico (Procuraduría General de la República or PGR) released positive statistics on drug related crime in the state of Baja California on Monday, March 18th. The report states that 141 crimes related to drug trafficking …
Two female victims found dead within 48 hours near U.S. border in Tijuana
One victim’s body dismembered, another strangled to death
Two women were found dead near the U.S. border in Tijuana within 48 hours, according to municipal and state authorities. The remains of one woman, who was reported missing last week, was found around 11:00am in a shanty home near …
Man admits to dismembering woman with help of family members in Tijuana
Suspect killed victim and attempted to dispose of body before being caught near border fence
A Tijuana man admitted to killing and dismembering a woman after being detained by municipal authorities on Monday, March 18th. The suspect, 25 year old Roberto Alejandro Cortez Chora, was arrested along with three family members in the death of …
Mother kills two young daughters, then self, in Rosarito
Daughters 7 and 9 gagged then hung
Playas de Rosarito police discovered two young girls murdered in their home in the evening of Wednesday, March 20th. The victims, 7 and 9 year old sisters, were found gagged with tape and hung by rope. The 45 year old …
The Vanishing Women of Baja
Women vanish around the world every day. Some women are simply never heard from again, while others are found buried in a shallow grave. A number of women are trafficked for the want of man, while others are taken on …
More than 200,000 travelers expected in Baja California for Easter
Annual tourists expected to continue in large numbers for Semana Santa
The state of Baja California expects up to a quarter million travelers to visit tourists destinations during Easter week, which is known as Semana Santa in Mexico. According to Juan Tintos Funcke, head of the Ministry of Tourism, the state …
Baja State prosecutor: 20% of female homicides are drug related
State official claims rise in female murders is related to rise in female criminals
The head Baja California state prosecutor, Rommel Moreno Manjarrez, stated that the rise in female homicides in the state is due to the increase in women criminals on Tuesday, March 26th. Moreno Manjarrez went on to say that the number …
Over 10 tons of drugs seized in Baja California Sur
5 tons of crystal meth and 5 tons of marijuana confiscated near San Ignacio
More than ten tons of narcotics were seized over the weekend near the remote Baja California Sur town of San Ignacio. The Ministry of National Defense released information regarding the seizure on Sunday, March 24th, but did not disclose the …