2009 UN World Drug report — The Big Picture — Boston.com
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Mexico’s drug war — The Big Picture — Boston.com In December of 2006, Mexico’s new President Felipe Calderón declared war on the drug cartels, reversing earlier government passiveness. Since then, the government has made some gains, but at a heavy price — gun battles, assassinations, kidnappings, fights between rival cartels, and reprisals have resulted in over 9,500 deaths since December 2006 — over […]
