Overview
- A judge at the El Altiplano justice center this week linked Fausto Corrales Rodríguez to the homicide process in the killing of former UAS rector Héctor Melesio Cuén and ratified pretrial detention with a three‑month window for prosecutors to close their investigation.
- U.S. federal authorities arrested Ricardo Verduzco Bernal in Utah after seizing just over 11 kilograms of fentanyl and charged him with possession with intent to distribute as part of a probe into a narcotics distribution network.
- The Department of Justice request tied to Sinaloa has kept pressure on Mexico's Morena party, which has publicly pushed Senator Enrique Inzunza to seek leave to face justice and forced visible leadership rifts around Governor Rubén Rocha Moya.
- Peru's Ministry of Justice issued resolution N° 311‑2026‑JUS to create a technical working group to review criminal‑law reforms from the 2021–2026 Congress, aiming to assess whether recent changes have weakened prosecutions.
- In Argentina President Javier Milei convened La Libertad Avanza deputies and senators to unify the government's economic message, a move that follows public criticism from figures like Axel Kicillof and reports of tensions within Milei's cabinet.