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DRUG WARS IN MEXICOPUBLIC CONCERNSPublic are concerned as they are in fear of the violence taking place in the Mexican Drug Wars In an article in the guardian a citizen from Rio Bravo stated that everybody is frightened here, there is lots of danger and you cant trust anybodyThe public carried out drug war protests to try and stop them from happening M EDIA RESPONSESBoth a weapon and defense in the Mexican drug warThe mainstream media self-censored its coverage of cartel violence, But social media filled the gap. Some people wanted to see the grisly photos and videos of cartel crime scenes, and social media allowed them to see what the original press would notshow.The cartels took advantage of new technology in the media to spread their message of terror, and to intimidate people.People responded to this by getting information about how to avoid encountering the violence in their day to day lives.The media express their anger about Mexican drugs wars and grieve as a community together.

Zetas and the Sinaloa cartelThe Zetas operate in more than half of Mexico's states and, according to US geopolitical analysis firm Stratfor, overtook their rivals from the Sinaloa cartel in 2012 in terms of geographic presence. Stratfor says the Zetas' brutal violence gave the gang an advantage over the Sinaloa cartel, which prefers to bribe peopleAnalysis of Gender and Ethnicity:The drug war started inDecember2006 present (10 years).Mexico is one of the largest drug transit and producing countries in the world. It is the main foreign supplier of cannabis and an important entry point of South American cocaine and Asian methamphetamines to the U.S.U.S. authorities are reporting a rise in killings, kidnappings and home invasions connected to Mexico's cartels.The drug war punishes women, especially mothers, not just for drug law violations but for failing to be a good women. This translates into a system where women who are responsible for childrearing are too readily separated from their children, temporarily or permanently.The drug war has produced profoundly unequal outcomes across racial groups, manifested through racial discrimination by law enforcement and disproportionate drug war misery suffered by communities of color.Rates of drug use and selling are comparable across racial lines however, people of color are far more likely to be stopped, searched, arrested, prosecuted, convicted and incarcerated for drug law violations than are whites

Mexico's cartels control much of the illegal drugs trade from South America to the United States.They import cocaine from South America and smuggle it on to the US. Some groups grow and smuggle marijuana, while others specialise in manufacturing methamphetamines, importing precursor drugs from as far away as China.Most cartels extort local businesses and bolster their finances through kidnappings for ransom. They have also been involved in people smuggling, prostitution, intimidation and murder.The Zetas, for example, were first created as the enforcement arm of the Gulf cartel, but later turned on their former allies and have been at war with them ever since. The Knights Templar are an off-shoot of La Familia Michoacana, a cartel that was weakened after the killing of its leader in 2010.

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DRUG RELATED DEATHS IN MEXICO