By 2007, Mexican drug cartels controlled 90% of the cocaine entering the United States. [36][37] Arrests of key cartel leaders, particularly in the Tijuana and Gulf cartels, have led to increasing drug violence as cartels fight for control of the trafficking routes into the United States. [38][39][40]

1 天前 · Trump does not mention the drug epidemic or its victims in the entire decree, but he does refer to “terror” a dozen times and the violation of his national interests. It is a new war, which justifies other types of measures. “It is a double militarization,” says Hernández: one of the border and another against drug trafficking.

2024年8月5日 · Mexican authorities have been waging a deadly battle against drug cartels for nearly two decades, but with limited success. Thousands of Mexicans—including politicians, students, and...

2025年1月21日 · MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s executive order moving toward designating drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations would only impact Mexico if there’s close coordination between the two governments. She said that Mexico would defend its sovereignty and independence while …

2025年1月20日 · For the better part of the last two decades, numerous Mexican directors have addressed the country's drug violence head-on through their films. 11 features and documentaries about the drug war by ...

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2013年9月2日 · According to figures released on January 11 by the Mexican government, 12,903 people were killed in drug-related violence in the first nine months of 2011. Mexican Federal Police stand guard...

2024年12月29日 · In September, a war broke out within Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel. Fighting between the rival factions has terrorized the northwestern state of Sinaloa in the months since, leaving hundreds dead and ...

2019年10月24日 · Mexico's brutal drug war claims thousands of lives every year, as powerful trafficking groups battle it out for territory and influence.

The timeline of some of the most relevant events in the Mexican drug war is set out below. Although violence between drug cartels had been occurring for three decades, the Mexican government held a generally passive stance regarding …