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Iran’s national team set up a makeshift World Cup camp in Tijuana under heavy security, after moving from Tucson amid regional tensions; access is tightly controlled, players will not speak to media, and the situation highlights political strain at home and among the diaspora as the team prepares for its opener.
Federal prosecutors charged four suspects—two Mexican nationals and two Americans aged 18–32—with conspiring to traffic more than a ton of cocaine linked to a cross-border tunnel that ran from a San Diego front store, Buy 4 Less, to Tijuana. The 55-foot-deep tunnel stretched over 1,000 feet to the border (with about 800 feet into Mexico) and used a rail-and-cart system, electricity, and ventilation. Authorities seized more than 2,250 pounds of cocaine and, in addition to drug charges, one defendant faces an extra count for constructing, financing, or using an unauthorized tunnel. This is the first cross-border tunnel found in Southern California since 2022, part of a long-running network associated with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico has no issue hosting Iran’s World Cup team after FIFA moved the team’s training base from the United States to Tijuana; Iran will still play its group-stage matches in the U.S., with the relocation prompted by security concerns amid regional tensions as FIFA confirms the base list for the tournament co-hosted by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Daniel Rodriguez reveals he spent eight months incarcerated in a Tijuana prison, trained behind bars, and is set for a hungry UFC return after a three-fight win streak.
Rising Mexican corridos singer Chuy Montana, also known as Jesús Cárdenas, was reportedly kidnapped and fatally shot on a highway between Rosarito and Tijuana. His body was found handcuffed with gunshot wounds, and police suspect he was kidnapped before the murder. The motive for the attack remains unknown, and the case is under investigation. The Tijuana City Council has banned narcocorridos, a musical genre believed to glorify violence, from being played in public, and the mayor reiterated that the ban will continue.
The number of Americans getting tummy tucks in Tijuana has dropped by more than half this year due to fears of cartel violence and the strengthening of the Mexican peso against the dollar. Crime concerns escalated after four Americans were kidnapped, two of whom were later found dead. Financial factors also play a role, as the procedure can cost over $20,000 in the US but less than half that in Mexico. The decline in medical tourism is negatively impacting local businesses, and the industry is further affected by ongoing investigations into possible malpractice. Despite the challenges, industry leaders expect the cosmetic procedure industry in Tijuana to eventually recover.
Drug lords in Tijuana, Mexico, have gone on a killing spree to hunt down corrupt police officers who stole a drug shipment. Two officers suspected of the theft have been killed, along with at least three other officers, suggesting a generalized retribution by the cartel believed to own the drugs. Tijuana has the highest homicide rate in Mexico, with around 2,000 murders annually. The recent violence highlights the ongoing turf battles between rival cartels and the pervasive corruption and violence in the city.
A remnant of the Berlin Wall has been installed near the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana as a symbol of unity and a call to build bridges instead of walls. The installation, titled "A World Without Walls," was unveiled by Tijuana Mayor Montserrat Caballero and former Mexican foreign secretary Marcelo Ebrard. The Berlin Wall relic serves as a reminder of the personal and political impact of the U.S. border wall on the residents of Tijuana, many of whom have experienced migration themselves. Despite President Joe Biden's executive order to halt wall construction, small projects are still being carried out, including the replacement of a two-layered wall in San Diego. The Berlin Wall installation has received positive feedback from visitors, drawing parallels between the walls that divide nations and lives.
The mayor of Tijuana, Montserrat Caballero, has decided to live at an army base for her own safety after receiving threats. The decision was made after police found seven dead bodies stuffed in a pickup truck on Monday. The Tijuana city government said the threats were related to her administration's "strong results in weapons seizures and arrest of violent suspects." President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the threats had been made by "organized crime groups," a term used in Mexico to refer to drug cartels. Tijuana has more homicides than any other city in Mexico, with 1,818 killings in the 12-month period ending in May.
Tijuana Mayor Montserrat Caballero has decided to live at an army base for her own safety after receiving threats. The decision was announced after police found seven dead bodies stuffed in a pickup truck on Monday. Killings in Tijuana have risen by about 9% in the last 12 months, and the city has more homicides than any other city in Mexico. Several drug cartels are waging turf battles in Tijuana, and mayors have been targets of violence before in Mexico.
Another building collapsed in Tijuana's La Sierra neighborhood on Sunday due to the ground moving since March 27. Emergency personnel captured the moments before the collapse and closed the road before the building fell. Crews are monitoring the area as the ground continues to move and shift. Only one business suffered a total loss, and officials are evaluating the conditions of shops and homes in the surrounding area.
A building in Tijuana, Mexico collapsed onto the road below after a reported landslide. No injuries were reported. Crews cleared the debris and reopened the road in both directions. Another building in the area had collapsed the previous week.
Comedian Bobby Lee is defending a controversial story he's told over the years about traveling to Tijuana for sex and paying for an underage prostitute, saying it's total fiction and a combination of "a couple awful dark jokes." He first told the joke on "Opie and Anthony," but now feels guilt over the story, which he describes as "terrible" and "stupid." The resurfaced clips of the Tijuana tale have caused backlash on social media.