Seized video recordings and satellite cameras are pictured after a joint operation against drug cartels in Tlaquepaque, Mexico, on Feb. 13, 2025. According to local authorities, the operation led to four arrests and the seizure of explosives, chemical precursors, surveillance cameras, tactical gear, and firearms in Jalisco’s Northern Highlands. Ulises Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images
South Texas rancher Antonio Céspedes Saldierna, 74, was driving his pickup on his ranch in Mexico when his vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device (IED), detonating it.
The force of the explosion flipped his truck onto its side, killing the retiree and his friend inside. A third occupant, his friend’s wife, was hospitalized.
