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No end in sight to Mexico's prohibition-related violence. (Image via Wikimedia)
No end in sight to Mexico's prohibition-related violence. (Image via Wikimedia)

Mexico Drug War Update

Two El Paso teenagers were among the victims of prohibition-related violence in Mexico this past week. The death toll since Calderon took office is now at more than 35,000.
Black market profits fuel deadly violence. Who could ever have predicted that? (Image via Wikimedia)
Black market profits fuel deadly violence. Who could ever have predicted that? (Image via Wikimedia)

Mexico Drug War Update

It was a relatively quiet week in Mexico's drug wars -- only a hundred people killed -- but Ciudad Juarez continues to live up to its reputation as one of the world's deadliest cities.
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Mexico Drug War Update

We present two weeks worth of Mexican drug war mayhem, and we review the death toll year by year since Calderon sent in the troops in 2007. The total has passed 35,000.