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In the first three months of 2009, drug-related killings in Mexico were recorded at total 2,644 cases or 26% less than the previous three months, said Alejandro Rubido, government spokesman on security matters. The statistics prove that the violence of organized crime in Mexico has dipped. The Security Cabinet attributes the significant reduction in [...]

An unstoppable wave of violence spreads from Ciudad Juárez to the rest of Mexico. Drug trafficking gangs are strong and flourishing in the city where the war is now between drug gangs and the state. These gangs have decided to declare war on the state, seek control of the police, and face each other for power in key locations such as Ciudad Juárez. [...]