By Natalia Siniawski and Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday that cars assembled in Mexico and exported to the United States will face an average tariff of 15%,

In Sinaloa province, Mexican troops have largely contained an ongoing war between two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel. The border is less porous, says someone involved in the fentanyl trade there. It has been challenging to make “arrangements” with officials, he says.

A pack of veterinarians clambered over hefty metal crates on Tuesday morning, loading them one by one onto a fleet of semi-trucks.

American travelers are urged to stay alert in Mexico as violence is on the rise in tourist hot spots like Cabo, Tulum and La Paz this summer.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday that cars assembled in Mexico and exported to the United States will face an average tariff of 15%, not 25%, citing additional discounts that local products benefit from.

Tigers, monkeys, jaguars, elephants and lions are among the animals being moved due to the cartel violence​ eclipsing the northern Mexican city of Culiacan.