Introduction
Mexico's drug war
This conflict is like no other, it is not a war between two countries nor for its territory or supplies, but it is a conflict within a country and its drug problems. The drug war in Mexico is an on going conflict that has been occurring over the past 9 years. It is a dilemma that started on December 11th , 2006. Mexico’s drug war is a battle among different drug cartels and the Mexican government. The aim of the government is to decrease the violence . In 2006 , the president of Mexico at the time, Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, and peace and human rights activists, gathered and decided different strategies that would be used against the drug cartels in Mexico. Mexico is the largest supplier of cocaine and cannabis, making it the number one country to export to other countries, especially US. The drug war began due to the high percentage of kidnapping and assassinations occurring in the bordering cities. Due to the high amount of power that drug cartels have, people living in Mexico live in fear of death. Most of the assassinations and missing people occur in mid-day, and can be seen by everyone surrounding that area, but due to the fear they live in, no one will say anything about the accident.Causing the drug cartels to keep on growing and exporting drugs , and kidnapping and assassinating innocent people. |