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The brutal world of Mexico’s drug war
MEXICO’S drug war is bloody, gruesome and lawless. It has claimed up to 100,000 lives since 2006. Men, women and children have been brutally murdered at the hands of drug lords.
The battle is between rival drug cartels, fighting to control the drug trade in Mexico. These men lead secret and lavish lifestyles, which is paid for with blood money.
They are also at war with the Mexican government, which is conducting its own battle to dismantle the cartels.
The drug lords dominate the world’s illegal drug market and control the majority of cocaine entering the US from South America.
It’s a worthwhile venture for these drug mercenaries - the trade is estimated to be worth up to $US33 billion annually.
The war escalated in 2008, after police corruption was identified and a major battle took place between two of the major drug cartels. Then President Felipe Calderón called in additional forces which increased the level of violence between authorities and drug gangs.
These are the things you need to know.
THE CARTELS
The drug war in Mexico consists of seven major cartels. Keeping track of their leaders and members is difficult as they shift allegiances and break into smaller groups after leaders are killed or captured.
Los Zetas (“The Zs”) are considered the most brutal of the Mexican drug gangs and hold power over more than half of Mexico’s states. They evolved from an army used to protect the Gulf Cartel in 1999. In 2010, they broke away from the powerful drug trafficking organisation to form their own crime gang.
While other cartels prefer bribery tactics in the drug war, Los Zetas use gruesome tactics such as beheadings, torture and the favourite of the late boss — el guiso (the stew), a form of torture where victims are boiled alive in giant kettles using water or gasoline. They also used this tactic on babies of his enemies.
Their hold has softened since the capture of leader Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, 40, in 2013. When captured by US forces during a night-time raid near the US border, Morales, known as Z-40, was wanted for murder, torture, money laundering, kidnapping and execution of 265 migrant workers.
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http://www.news.com.au/world/the-brutal-world-of-mexicos-drug-war/story-fndir2ev-1226837017327
MEXICO’S drug war is bloody, gruesome and lawless. It has claimed up to 100,000 lives since 2006. Men, women and children have been brutally murdered at the hands of drug lords.
The battle is between rival drug cartels, fighting to control the drug trade in Mexico. These men lead secret and lavish lifestyles, which is paid for with blood money.
They are also at war with the Mexican government, which is conducting its own battle to dismantle the cartels.
The drug lords dominate the world’s illegal drug market and control the majority of cocaine entering the US from South America.
It’s a worthwhile venture for these drug mercenaries - the trade is estimated to be worth up to $US33 billion annually.
The war escalated in 2008, after police corruption was identified and a major battle took place between two of the major drug cartels. Then President Felipe Calderón called in additional forces which increased the level of violence between authorities and drug gangs.
These are the things you need to know.
THE CARTELS
The drug war in Mexico consists of seven major cartels. Keeping track of their leaders and members is difficult as they shift allegiances and break into smaller groups after leaders are killed or captured.
Los Zetas (“The Zs”) are considered the most brutal of the Mexican drug gangs and hold power over more than half of Mexico’s states. They evolved from an army used to protect the Gulf Cartel in 1999. In 2010, they broke away from the powerful drug trafficking organisation to form their own crime gang.
While other cartels prefer bribery tactics in the drug war, Los Zetas use gruesome tactics such as beheadings, torture and the favourite of the late boss — el guiso (the stew), a form of torture where victims are boiled alive in giant kettles using water or gasoline. They also used this tactic on babies of his enemies.
Their hold has softened since the capture of leader Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, 40, in 2013. When captured by US forces during a night-time raid near the US border, Morales, known as Z-40, was wanted for murder, torture, money laundering, kidnapping and execution of 265 migrant workers.
Continued with pics -
http://www.news.com.au/world/the-brutal-world-of-mexicos-drug-war/story-fndir2ev-1226837017327
