Political Changes in Mexico and Drug-Related Violence
Within a period of six years, closes to 70000 people have died as a result of waves of violence caused by the crackdowns on drug cartels. During the same period, more than half a million people have been displaced, and approximately 20000 individuals have disappeared due to the violence spurred by the illegal drug trade. The political changes that have taken place in Mexico have been consistently blamed for this state of affairs. The war on illegal drugs dubbed la Guerra contra las Drogas initiated by former Mexican President Felipe Calderon in 2006 and later continued by the current ...