Tag: Mexico

Posted: 09/06/2021 / 11:48 AM CDT / Updated: 09/06/2021 / 1:31 p.m. CDT FILE - In this October 12, 2020 file photo, a pedestrian takes a photo of graffiti on a temporary metal barrier erected to protect the perimeter of the Christopher Columbus statue removed by authorities on Paseo de...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A prominent statue of the explorer Christopher Columbus is being removed from one of Mexico City's main avenues and replaced by an indigenous Mexican woman, the capital's mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said on Sunday.Sheinbaum said the famous Columbus statue from 19th Mexico, especially of indigenous origin."Of...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Cincinnati said they recently seized a shipment of about 20 pounds of methamphetamine, worth just over $ 627,000 on the street, hidden in blankets.The highly addictive stimulants from Guadalajara, Mexico were piped to a West Point, Georgia residence before being sniffed by...