— Carol MorelloMEXICODefender of monarch butterflies found deadHomero Gómez González, a former logger who became one of central Mexico’s most prominent defenders of the region’s monarch butterfly population, was found dead Wednesday. ADGómez González disappeared Jan. 13, sending a shock wave through communities of environmental conservationists in the United States and Mexico. Almost immediately, his fellow activists suspected loggers and criminal groups whom Gómez González might have upset in his conservation efforts. After Gómez González vanished, his family received calls from people claiming to have kidnapped him, demanding ransom payments. ADAD3 inmates facing extradition to U.S. escape Mexican prison: Three inmates facing extradition requests from the United States, including a high-level financial operator in the Sinaloa cartel, escaped from a Mexico City jail, authorities said.

Source: Washington Post January 30, 2020 00:33 UTC