Mexico’s murder rate: a snapshot of a debate

In mid-March of 2025, the Mexican Navy arrested José Remedios Araiza — alias “R1” — in the state of Yucatán. He led the group of “hitmen working for the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel” (CSRL), one of the most violent criminal organizations in the lowlands of central Mexico, particularly active in the states of Guanajuato and Querétaro. Authorities simultaneously announced the arrest of nine other individuals, all part of the same criminal network. One of the detainees was even accused of committing a massacre in Querétaro in late 2024.

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