The Drug Wars Body Counts Continue To Mount in Mexico

In Mexico, the ongoing battles between the drug cartels, and between drug cartels and the government, go on and on – and the body count mounts.

On May 23rd, 2008, Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora announced that, thus far in calendar year 2008, killings linked to organized crime and drug trafficking have increased 47% over those in 2007.

According to Medina Mora’s figures, as of May 24th there had been 1,378 such murders. At this time last year the figure was 940.”*

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