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1. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · María Verza

   Mexican drug cartels are increasingly using bomb-laden drones and improvised explosive devices. 'We are facing steady intensification of violence' | Fortune (opens the original)

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   Drug cartels across Mexico are increasingly turning to car bombs, explosives-laden drones and improvised explosive devices, a trend that could further strain Mexico’s already tense relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly threatened military action against the cartels. The latest incident occurred Sunday night outside a police station in Ojocaliente, a town in the north-central state of Zacatecas, about 360 miles (580 km) northwest of Mexico City. No one was killed, but

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2. Article · Aug 16, 2026 · María Verza

   Avocado pickers in Mexico restart exports as security alert is lifted but are 'at the mercy of whatever the U.S. market and government decide' | Fortune (opens the original)

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   It didn’t take long for Mexican avocado picker Francisco Isidro to get back to work after authorities announced the lifting of a U.S. security alert that temporarily halted avocado exports. Back on the job the morning after the alert was lifted, Isidro threw a rope over an avocado tree about 20 feet (6 meters) high and climbed up. Fifteen minutes later, he had filled a box with avocados bound for the United States. “Thank God … and now we’re getting paid!” he shouted happily after several days w

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