Category: Criminal defense

Individuals have the right to a life free from violence of any kind—psychological, physical, sexual, economic, and patrimonial.

Only if you give authorization can a police officer check the contents of your mobile phone, or the police must present a judicial order indicating that you are suspected of having committed a crime.

There is a judicial and civil system that can help you if you decide to report and seek justice to prevent this from happening again and to stop the perpetrator from continuing to abuse others.

Protection of Rights: The appeal allows for the protection of fundamental rights, ensuring they are respected during the criminal process and preventing potential abuses or violations.

Now, what the general population considers criminal authority may be a) the Public Ministry or b) the Criminal Judge. While there could be others, these are the ones we will address. When an agent of the Public Ministry issues a summons, it can have various purposes, such as collecting a statement as a witness, gathering our statement if we are under investigation, or requesting that we provide some element, document, or information. In any case, failure to attend a summons issued by an agent of the Public Ministry may legally result in a fine, arrest for up to 36 hours, or, in cases of extreme relevance, a request from the Public Ministry agent to the Criminal Judge for the issuance of a presentation or apprehension order against the summoned individual.

The National Citizen Observatory reported that Mexico is now ranked first in kidnappings, with approximately 5 kidnappings occurring each day. The highest numbers are recorded in Reynosa, Cuernavaca, Ciudad Victoria, Morelia, and Villahermosa in the state of Tamaulipas. However, there is also a high percentage of kidnappings in the states of Guerrero, Baja California, Michoacán, and in the Federal District.

Using counterfeit money is a crime that can be punished with a fine and imprisonment of up to 12 years. Therefore, if a person intends to pay with a bill, it is important to check it before completing the transaction. This helps avoid committing a crime if the bill is indeed counterfeit. If the bill is found to be fake, it should be taken to a bank, explaining what happened.

The crime of drug dealing is very common in Mexico, primarily involving the manufacture, preparation, export, import, transportation, or any other form of commercialization of various drugs, such as marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamines, crystal, heroin, fentanyl, etc.

Article 342 of the Penal Code: Anyone who intentionally commits any act of mistreatment or cruelty against an animal shall be punished with imprisonment from 3 months to 2 years and a fine of 50 times the daily value of the current Unit of Measurement and Update.

The crime of abuse of authority carries a penalty of 2 to 9 years in prison and up to 400 days’ worth of fines.

If you are under investigation for a crime, the Public Ministry could terminate the investigation in one of the following ways:

Mexico is currently facing an emergency in terms of illegal drug abuse. The global war on drugs has led to a systematic and low-intensity conflict between the United States and Mexico.