Mexico and U.S. claim big victory in drugs war

“Mexico and the United States are claiming a major breakthrough in the drugs war, citing record lows in U.S. cocaine supplies, a drop in gangland murders and the capture of several powerful traffickers.

The average price of a gram of cocaine on U.S. streets rose 24 percent between January and June to $118.70, its highest level in at least five years, because of supply shortfalls, U.S. anti-drug officials say.

Cocaine purity fell 11 percent in the same period, signaling that less of it is entering the United States.”

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