VERACRUZ, Mexico – A police chief was killed and three civilians were wounded by gunmen in southern Veracruz, a state on Mexico’s Gulf coast where drug-related violence has been on the rise due to a turf war involving three cartels.
Comment: Note that the cartels are effective because they carry out a death penalty, but the state does not. If you were a local and you felt pressure to support one of them, who would you fear most? Who would you likely cooperate with, especially since you have no ability to protect yourself. This is one major issue that likely continues to feed the drug war...passive, active and tacit support...epsecially if there are no jobs to make good money. End comment.
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