Mexican Government Raises Figure For Drug War Deaths For Second Time In Four Months
Drug prohibition is responsible for a lot more deaths than drugs. Now, the Mexican government is reporting that 28,000 people have been killed since President Felipe Calderón initiated an offensive against the countryâs drug cartels three years ago. The announcement, made by Mexicoâs intelligence service director Guillermo Valdés, marks the second time in four months that the government has increased its estimate of the number of violent deaths caused by prohibition violence.
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