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Salvadorian Police Recover 4-year-old Girl Abducted in Mexico
April 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A 4-year-old girl who disappeared on April 1 in the city of Texcoco has been found in El Salvador and is "in perfect health," the Mexican Foreign Relations Secretariat said. Valeria Hernandez de Jesus was lured away from her mother, a vendor in Texcoco's Plaza Bicentenario, by a man, media reports said. continue reading »
Mexican Authorities Rescue 18 Women Forced Into Sex Trafficking
March 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Authorities rescued 18 women who were being forced to work as prostitutes in the southern state of Chiapas, Mexico's interior ministry said Friday. Eight people, including two women, were arrested in connection with the forced prostitution scheme and three vehicles were seized. continue reading »
Mexican Supreme Court Overturns Frenchwoman’s Conviction, Florence Cassez Released
January 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Mexican Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of Florence Cassez, a Frenchwoman convicted of kidnapping and other crimes in Mexico and sentenced to serve 60 years in prison. continue reading »
Will Mexico Throw Out 60-Year Sentence for Frenchwoman Convicted of Kidnapping?
January 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The French government is confident that the Mexican Supreme Court will throw out the 60-year prison sentence imposed on Florence Cassez, a Frenchwoman convicted of kidnapping in Mexico, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Wednesday. continue reading »
Without Sin, A Novel
October 31, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Book Reviews
Security Personnel Rescue Kidnapped Female Tourists in Ecuador
September 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Police and armed forces personnel rescued two foreign tourists - an Australian and a Briton - who were kidnapped last week by unidentified individuals in Ecuador's Sucumbios province, which is on the border with Colombia, officials said. continue reading »
Spanish Man Fakes Own Kidnapping Hoping to Collect Ransom and Pay off Debts
September 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A 30-year-old man in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia has been charged with faking his own kidnapping to collect ransom from his family, police said Sunday. continue reading »
Mexican Police Liberate 10 Kidnap Victims, Arrest 5 Zeta Members
August 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican federal police rescued 10 kidnap victims in the northern city of Saltillo and arrested five suspected members of a cell of the notorious Los Zetas drug cartel, including a minor, officials said. continue reading »
Indians Kidnap 3 More Mining Engineers in Bolivia
July 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Indians in the western Andean region of Bolivia kidnapped three more employees of the Canadian mining company South American Silver, bringing the number of hostages they are holding to five, officials and Indian leaders said. continue reading »
Mexican Supreme Court To Make Decision On Cassez Case In August
June 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican Supreme Court justice Olga Sanchez Cordero said in a television interview broadcast Thursday that the case of Florence Cassez, a Frenchwoman convicted of kidnapping in Mexico, will be decided in August. continue reading »
Body of Kidnapped Journalist Found in Mexico
May 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican authorities found the dead body of kidnapped journalist Marco Antonio Avila Garcia on a road in the northwestern state of Sonora, officials told Efe. continue reading »
2 Suspects Apprehended In Connection With Murder of Honduran Journalist
May 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Two people have been arrested and two others are being sought in connection with the abduction and murder of journalist Alfredo Villatoro, the head of the Honduran National Police said. continue reading »
UPDATE: Body of Kidnapped Radio Journalist Found in Honduras
May 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The body of journalist Alfredo Villatoro, who was kidnapped last week, was found in the southern section of Tegucigalpa, Honduran Security Minister Pompeyo Bonilla said. Villatoro's remains were found Tuesday and taken to the coroner's office, Security Ministry spokesman Hector Ivan Mejia said. continue reading »
Honduran Radio Journalist Kidnapped On Way to Work
May 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Honduran police have enlisted the help of foreign investigators who happened to be here for a conference in the search for a radio journalist kidnapped early Wednesday, the office of President Porfirio Lobo said in a statement. continue reading »
Vehicle Bulletproofing: The new Boom Business in Mexico (VIDEO)
November 15, 2010 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A growing number of Mexicans see bulletproofing their vehicles as a necessity, not a luxury; in a country that has an "alarming" rate of carjackings and ransom abductions, these days, Carlos Nader, owner of Protecto Glass International says, "everyone's a target in Mexico." continue reading »
Paraguayan Soccer Player’s Sister Fakes Own Abduction to get his Money (BILINGUAL)
October 14, 2010 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The sister of defense Éder Líder Mármol-- married and mother of five, faked to be kidnapped, demanding 38,000 in "ransom" from the player. continue reading »
