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The Mexico drug war: Bodies for billions:

Over the past five years, nearly 48,000 people have been killed in suspected drug-related violence in Mexico, the country's federal attorney general announced this month. In the first three quarters of 2011, almost 13,000 people died. Ref. Source 7

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One Mexican State Bordering The US Was Deadlier Than All of Afghanistan Last Year

Per capita, a person was at least nine times more likely to be murdered in Chihuahua last year than in Afghanistan. Ref. Source 5

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Mexican President Unveils 'No More Weapons!' Billboard on US Border
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico President Felipe Calderon on Thursday unveiled a "No More Weapons!" billboard made with crushed firearms and placed near the U.S. border. He urged the United States to stop the flow of weapons into Mexico. The billboard, which is in English and weighs 3 tons, was placed near an international bridge in Ciudad Juarez and can be seen from the United States. Calderon said the billboard's letters were made with weapons seized by local, state and... [Washington Post / AP, via GunPolicy.org]
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Report: Mexico's northern border calmer

For years a prime battleground for drug traffickers, Mexico's northern border saw a reduction in drug-related violence in 2011 even as the numbers continued to rise in the country overall, according to a report released Friday by the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego. Ref. Source 3

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More than 68,000 US guns seized in Mexico

Many guns involved in Mexican violence were sourced from the US. The flood of tens of thousands of weapons underscores complaints from Mexico that the US is responsible for arming the drug cartels plaguing its southern neighbour. Ref. Source 5

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Mexican police find 40 mutilated bodies, state media report:

The remains were found in plastic bags along the highway between the cities of Monterrey and Reynosa, the state-run Notimex news agency reported, citing police sources. Ref. ABC Newshttps://bit.ly/MafOLe

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Yankee, come here: Mexicans want US to clean up War on Drugs mess:

More than half of Mexican voters want America take a bigger role in fighting against Mexican drug cartels, a pre-election poll shows. They want the US to take more responsibility for the violence, which they partially blame on the northern neighbor. Ref. Source 2

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Intricate drug tunnels discovered along U.S.-Mexico border


Two drug-smuggling tunnels outfitted with lighting and ventilation systems were discovered along the U.S.-Mexico border, the latest signs that cartels are building sophisticated passages to escape heightened surveillance on land.

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