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Mexican Journalist Who Covered Drug Cartels Found Dead on Highway with Note Next to Body

Miguel Ángel Beltrán was killed after reporting on cartel rivalries; Mexico has seen over 150 journalist murders since 1994, highlighting ongoing impunity, officials said.

  • On Saturday, Miguel Ángel Beltrán, a journalist who covered drug trafficking, was confirmed murdered by the Durango state prosecutor's office.
  • On October 22 Beltrán reported the arrest of a Cabrera Sarabia gang leader and published crime stories on TikTok handle Capo and La Gazzetta Durango .
  • Local press reports the blanket-wrapped body of Miguel Ángel Beltrán was found on Saturday along the highway connecting Durango and Mazatlan with the threatening message accusing him of false accusations.
  • A 2024 CPJ and Amnesty report found Mexico fails to provide state protection, with the Committee to Protect Journalists saying `Impunity is the norm in crimes against the press`.
  • Reporters Without Borders notes more than 150 media workers have been slain in Mexico since 1994, illustrating long-term danger as the Committee to Protect Journalists said `Impunity is the norm in crimes against the press`.
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Mexican journalist found dead with sinister note after reporting on cartel boss arrest

Miguel Angel Beltran is the latest journalist to be killed in Mexico, which is among the most dangerous countries in the world for media professionals.

·New York, United States
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Threatening Note on Murdered Body

Journalist Miguel Ángel Beltrán singled out a criminal gang and warned that "violence will flare up even more." Three days later, Beltrán was found murdered, writes CNN. There was a threatening note next to the body.

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Mexican journalist who covered drug cartels found dead on highway with note next to body

A Mexican journalist who reported on drug cartels was found dead Saturday on a highway with a note beside his body, a news outlet he worked for reported.

·Atlanta, United States
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Journalist who covered drug cartels murdered in Mexico; message left next to body, reports say

Miguel Angel Beltran's body was found along a stretch of highway that connects the state of Durango with Mazatlan, a resort hub in the neighboring state of Sinaloa​.

·United States
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Mexican Journalist Who Covered Drug Cartels Murdered: Prosecutors

A Mexican journalist reporting on drug trafficking and security issues in Durango state has been murdered, the state prosecutor's office told AFP on Monday.

·New York, United States
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Miguel Ángel Beltrán, a Journalist From Durango, Was Murdered; He Had Denounced Organized Crime

After reporting organized crime, Miguel Ángel Beltrán was found dead after three days of disappearance.

·Mexico
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Proceso broke the news in Mexico on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
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