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Environment Environmental Defenders Mexico

Mexican Court Rules Against Ecocide in Jilotzingo, Protecting Forest Reserve Area

A judge in Mexico’s State of Mexico has issued a ruling against a planned mega-residential project that would have destroyed a forest reserve area. The ruling revokes all permits issued to the Funtanet family, which had been authorized by the former Governor Eruviel Avila Villegas. The project, known as Bosque Diamante, had proposed building 20,000 […]

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Drug Trafficking

CBP Arrests Truck Driver with 3.5 Million Fentanyl Pills Valued at $21.1 Million

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detained the driver of a tractor-trailer carrying green beans at the Otay Mesa port in San Diego, California, after finding around 800 pounds of fentanyl hidden among the products. After conducting a “non-intrusive” search, officers discovered more than 3.5 million fentanyl pills valued at $21.1 million. The driver, a 48-year-old […]

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