Eleven narco-messages were placed at Guadalajara’s busiest intersections Monday morning to greet early-rising Tapatios driving or walking into work or school.

The suspect in the controversial case of American Bradley Will, shot to death in Oaxaca in 2006, was released without charge last week.

The Mexican Army has arrested the head of the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel, following swiftly on the heels of the news that federal police in Puerto Vallarta had nabbed the leader of Los Valencia methamphetamine drug operation. The two arrests cap a successful week in the government’s search for drug traffickers.

Federal officials swooped on Guadalajara bars and restaurants last weekend, slapping several with closure orders for ignoring the General Law for Tobacco Control.

Indicators from the regional world of finance.

Guillermo Rischcynski, the Canadian ambassador to Mexico, will talk at the Canadian Club in Ajijic on Monday, March 15, 3 p.m.