Many worried Juárez’s bloody drug war spilling into U.S. - 72 slain this year in border city; worst is still to come, officials say

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Posted on: February 28th, 2008
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“This city and Nuevo Laredo have historically shared a fierce rivalry over the benefits of their border location, especially when it comes to trade routes. These days, however, they’re competing for a title nobody wants: bloodiest border city.

Since the beginning of the year, Juárez has suffered an onslaught of killings – 72 as of Wednesday – most of them tied to organized crime. They are the result of a bloody fight for control of drug distribution routes to U.S. cities, including Dallas. And U.S. and Mexican law enforcement officials say the worst is yet to come.”*

*From: http://www.dallasnews.com/
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