Mexico, must be to an extent, looked at as being a sort of "safe haven for gangsters, for example, during the tempestuous 1930s, when a lot of these gangsters were running around, they'd go to some towns as a sort of safe haven. The Northwoods per Dillinger the other day.
Though, Mexico wasn't much of a safe haven in this case.
Israeli police reportedly suspect an Israeli criminal organization was behind the hit, according to the paper.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/woman-blonde-wig-israeli-gangsters-hit-mexico