Thread: Mexico AG: 1,000 KILLED in '09 - 6,290 in 08

Mexico AG: 1,000 killed in drug violence so far in '09

Mexico's Federal Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora says 6,290 people were killed last year in drug violence.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's federal attorney general says more than 1,000 people have been killed in the first eight weeks of this year, but he believes that drug violence is reaching its peak.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora says 6,290 people were killed last year in drug violence. His description is the most specific accounting yet of killings that more than doubled the 2007 toll.

He says the violence suggests the world's most powerful drug cartels are "melting down" as they engage in turf wars and fight off a nationwide government crackdown.


USA TODAY COVERAGE: Chris Hawley on Mexico's drug wars

Medina Mora, speaking Thursday, also applauded the arrest of more than 700 Sinaloa cartel members in the United States.
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If the 5 major drug cartels ever stop fighting each other and join together they will take over Mexico in months.

Gulf Cartel .
Sinaloa Cartel .
Nuevo Laredo .
Guerrero .
Michoacán.

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

If the 5 major drug cartels ever stop fighting each other and join together they will take over Mexico in months.

Gulf Cartel .
Sinaloa Cartel .
Nuevo Laredo .
Guerrero .
Michoacán.

That is scary!

Originally Posted by April

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

If the 5 major drug cartels ever stop fighting each other and join together they will take over Mexico in months.

Gulf Cartel .
Sinaloa Cartel .
Nuevo Laredo .
Guerrero .
Michoacán.

That is scary! 8O

Scary but true.
But I am glad to see the media giving the WAR IN MEXICO and the border violence some coverage now.