Mexico’s War on Drugs Leads to War on Streets

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Mexico’s War on Drugs Leads to War on Streets

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Published on May 21, 2007, 11:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:50:58

Episode Description

In December, President Felipe Calderon called up the Army to cope with feuding drug cartels that have corrupted local police.  Since then, there’s been an increase of violence migrating from rural states to Mexico City.

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