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BBC News
7 hours ago
- BBC News
Spanish bar where Scottish crime figures were shot dead to reopen
A Spanish bar where two senior figures from Scottish crime group were shot dead is to reopen this weekend under a new Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46, were murdered at Monaghans bar in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol on 31 to the venue's Facebook page, the beachfront pub - which is understood to have have been co-owned by Monaghan - will now be called The Irish Riley, 44, has been accused by Spanish police of the murders with a full extradition hearing scheduled for later this year. Mongahan and Lyons Jnr were targeted by a lone gunman in front of friends and customers after watching the Champions League were linked to the Lyons crime group, which is based in the west of to the Spanish National Police, the suspect's gun jammed after he killed Lyons Jnr with a single shot outside the then pursued Monaghan inside and fired two more shots which proved Tuesday, a senior Spanish National Police officer highlighted the "professionalism" of the shootings and the suspect's "perfectly planned" escape from Supt Pedro Agudo Novo also alleged that the killer was a member of the Daniel crime Lyons and Daniel families and their criminal associates have been engaged in a violent feud which dates back more than two decades. Since March, individuals linked to the Daniel group have been targeted in a wave of gangland attacks in the east and west of Scotland News understands that investigators in Spain and in Scotland were surprised by Chief Supt Agudo Novo's public position of Scottish detectives is that there is no evidence linking the shootings to the Daniel response to Chief Supt Novo's comments, Police Scotland repeated the carefully-worded statement they issued three days after the force said there was still "no current evidence" to suggest events in Fuengirola were linked to the ongoing violence in Scotland, or that they had been "orchestrated from Scotland".Last Friday, Michael Riley was arrested on an international arrest warrant in the Liverpool area in connection with the Riley appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London via videolink from HMP Wandsworth on has not been charged and as yet has had no opportunity to respond to allegations made about him by Spanish National Police.
Free Malaysia Today
5 days ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Mayor shot dead at her office in southern Mexico
Criminal violence has claimed around 480,000 lives in Mexico since 2006. (EPA Images pic) OAXACA : Four armed men stormed a mayor's office in southern Mexico, killing her and another member of her staff today, police said, in the country's latest deadly targeting of a local politician. The men arrived on motorcycles at the town hall in San Mateo Pinas, in the state of Oaxaca, police said. After threatening officers guarding the facility, they stormed into mayor Lilia Garcia's office and proceeded to shoot her and another official, Eli Garcia, dead. Two municipal police officers were also wounded in the attack, authorities said. 'There can be no impunity for this act,' Oaxaca governor Salomon Jara wrote on social media. The state prosecutor's office said it was investigating the attack, while military and federal agents were deployed in the area. Dozens of local officials in Mexico have been targeted by organized crime groups in recent years, especially in areas where powerful drug trafficking gangs operate. The violence has recently spread to the capital, Mexico City, where two close associates of mayor Clara Brugada were murdered a month ago in public. Criminal violence, most of it linked to drug trafficking, has claimed around 480,000 lives in Mexico since 2006, with more than 120,000 people missing.
Forbes
30-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Organized Crime Affects Business Activity In Morelos, Mexico
Mexican marines guard the entrance of the building complex where the leader of the Beltran Leyva's ... More cartel, Arturo Beltran Leyva, was shot dead by security forces, in Cuernavaca on December 17, 2009. Arturo Beltran Leyva, a Mexican drug kingpin aka the "Boss of Bosses," has been killed in a dramatic shoot-out between cartel members and the military, at south of Mexico City, Navy said. Beltran Leyva was Mexico's third most wanted man, with a 1.5-million-dollar (one-million-euro) reward on offer for information leading to his capture. AFP PHOTO/Luis Acosta (Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP via Getty Images) The small state of Morelos, just outside of Mexico City, has quietly emerged as one of the worst hotspots for organized crime activity in Mexico. In 2024, Coca-Cola FEMSA decided to shutter one its facilities in Morelos due to threats from organized crime. The state's former governor, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, has faced widespread accusations of collusion with drug trafficking groups and is even accused of ordering the killing of a local businessman. Local business owners are complaining about threats and extortion from criminal groups in Morelos. If you look at the statistics on homicide totals, it's shocking to see just how much violence has increased over the last few years in Morelos. In 2024, the number of murders in Morelos was more than ten times higher than it was in 2007. The total annual tally of homicides has ridden steadily over time. Data from INEGI and press ... More sources. In particular, during the last six years during the '4T-era" of the presidencies of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Claudia Sheinbaum, the violence has reached a new high. I asked the Council on Foreign Relations' Will Freeman how he assesses the 4T-era security policies in Morelos. He gave Lopez Obrador and Sheinbaum an 'F.' In fact, in Morelos, in 2024 the violence reached the highest level ever recorded in Modern Mexico's history. The state as a whole is now more than three times as violent as the city of Chicago. In total, Morelos recorded over 1,300 homicides in 2024, making it one of the top ten most violent states in Mexico. Overall, in terms of population-adjusted homicide rate, Morelos is now the 2nd most violent state in Mexico. There is a major lag in the perception of the problem of violence in Morelos, particularly among foreign executives and tourists. Many of the shootouts in Morelos seem similar to scenes we see in Mexico's worst organized crime hotspots, but many visitors still perceive Cuernavaca to be safe. In Morelos, tortilla-makers are complaining about local organized crime groups threatening and extorting them. More broadly, politicians and police are struggling to deal with a splintering roster of organized crime groups that are diversifying away from drug trafficking into a vareity of new rackets including extorting local business owners, hijacking cargo trucks, and stealing lumber. One of the biggest challenges Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum will face is whether or not she can improve security and reduce violent crime in places such as Morelos. Security analysts speculate that right now there are over a dozen organized crime groups operating in Morelos. During a recent podcast discussion, Washington Post journalist Mary Beth Sheridan, who recently published an article about how organized crime groups are targeting tortilla-makers in Morelos, explained 'They prey on the local population. Extortion is one of the primary activities: thousands of tortillerias are being extorted.' When it comes to the risks foreign companies and executives face when investing in Morelos, I characterize the state as being low risk for targeted, high-impact crimes such as executive kidnappings, arson attacks, or extortion, but high risk for employees and operations from general, non-targeted violent crime such as shootings, armed robberies, carjackings, and cargo truck hijackings. Some tourists may be wondering whether Morelos is safe to visit. There is a real disconnect where the popular perception of Morelos and Cuernavaca among tourists and foreign executives has not caught up with the on-the-ground reality. Many foreign visitors still view Cuernavaca as a beautiful colonial city, the city of eternal spring or 'primavera eterna.' But, locals are acutely aware of the risks of shootouts, armed robberies, and carjackings and have referred to their city as the city 'la balacera eterna' or eternal shootout for over a decade and a half. The problems in Cuernavaca highlight the fact that while Mexico City is generally safe for foreign tourists to visit, many of the areas surrounding Mexico City in states including Puebla, Estado de Mexico, Morelos and Michoacan are affected by high levels of organized crime activity and violence, including violent carjackings on major highways. Part of the problem in Morelos is limited institutional capacity for policing. It's helpful to compare Morelos with Mexico City when it comes to police. Mexico City has by far the highest number of police patrols of any state in Mexico. There are more than 92,000 state police patrol officers in Mexico City. In contrast there are only 2,000 state police officers in Morelos. Overall, Morelos has around 2 percent as many state police as Mexico City. Furthermore, we know that around 99.8 percent of all murders in Morelos go unsolved. To put that differently, right now the police and prosecutors in Morelos are solving almost none of the murders that are happening in the state. So, foreign executives managing operations in Morelos need to be aware of the risks stemming from organized crime activity in the state. It's true that the problem of extortion in Morelos primarily affects local businesses, not large foreign-owned firms. But, the threats tortilla-makers in Morelos are dealing with highlight the fact that organized crime activity in Mexico affects the legal economy in significant ways. Check out the full conversation here.
Malay Mail
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
Nine cartel suspects held over murder of five Mexican band members in Tamaulipas
CIUDAD VICTORIA, May 30 — Suspected drug traffickers murdered five Mexican band members who went missing over the weekend after being hired to perform in a crime-wracked northeastern city, authorities said yesterday Nine alleged drug cartel members were arrested on suspicion of killing the musicians, public prosecutor Irving Barrios told a news conference. The announcement came hours after officials said five bodies had been found in the search for the men, who were members of a local band called Fugitivo. Relatives had reported receiving ransom demands for the musicians, aged between 20 and 40 years old, who were last seen on Sunday in Reynosa, in Tamaulipas state, near the US border. The musicians were hired to put on a concert but arrived to find a vacant lot, according to family members who had held a protest urging the authorities to act. Investigators used video surveillance footage and cellphone tracking to establish the musicians' movements, Barrios said. They are believed to have been kidnapped on Sunday night while traveling in a vehicle to a private event, he said. 'Law enforcement arrested nine individuals considered likely responsible for the events. They are known to be members of a criminal cell of the Gulf Cartel,' Barrios added. Nine firearms and two vehicles were seized, he said. Tamaulipas is considered one of Mexico's most dangerous states due to the presence of gang members involved in drug and migrant trafficking, as well as other crimes including extortion. Criminal violence has claimed more than 480,000 lives in Mexico since 2006 and left around 120,000 people missing. Mexican musicians have previously been targeted by criminal groups that pay them to compose and perform songs that glorify the exploits of their leaders. Such performers often live in close proximity to their drug lord patrons, and can at times get caught up in gang turf battles. In 2013, 17 musicians from the group Kombo Kolombia were executed by alleged cartel members in the northeastern state of Nuevo Leon, allegedly because of links to a rival gang. In January this year, a small plane was reported to have dropped pamphlets on a northwestern city threatening around 20 music artists and influencers for alleged dealings with a warring faction of the Sinaloa drug cartel. The popularity of 'narcocorrido' songs glamorizing the criminal underworld has prompted President Claudia Sheinbaum to launch a music competition aimed at creating 'new musical narratives that move away from the glorification of violence.' Several regions in the country have banned 'narcocorridos,' sparking a recent riot during a concert after a singer refused to perform some of his most popular songs. — AFP
