Thread: WAR IN MEXICO: Future of drug gang violence

2:00 a.m. February 15, 2009

WAR IN MEXICO: Future of drug gang violence

Mexico's ambassador to the United States, Arturo Sarukhan, told the Union-Tribune editorial board that it could be a year or more before the country sees a dramatic decline in drug violence. Twenty-one people died in drug violence in Chihuahua state on Tuesday alone. Sarukhan said he thought Mexico's crackdown on drug trafficking, using the support the United States will provide under the Merida Initiative, will eventually “break down the command and control of the intelligence cellsâ€

[quote="JohnDoe2"]using the support the United States will provide under the Merida Initiative, will eventually “break down the command and control of the intelligence cellsâ€