A local reporter in Mexico who covered drug-trafficking cartel crimes was killed.
According to the daily El Financiero and El Sol de México on the 27th (local time), the Durango state prosecutor's office in Mexico said a body was found near the Durango–Mazatlán highway. The victim was identified as local reporter Miguel Ángel Beltrán, 60, it was found.
The body was wrapped in a blanket, and a note beside it read, "For recklessly slandering the people of Durango."
Beltrán had reportedly worked as a reporter for a Durango-area outlet in life, mainly covering sports and social issues. He also frequently posted on his blog and social media recently, and his most recent content was found to be related to exposing organized crime by drug-trafficking cartels.
The Durango prosecutor's office is investigating the case as the work of drug-trafficking gang members.
Mexico is the birthplace of criminal groups that operate worldwide, such as the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and the Sinaloa Cartel. It is known to be particularly dangerous for journalists.
According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), more than 150 journalists have been killed in Mexico since 1994. This year as well, at least seven are estimated to have lost their lives for work-related reasons.