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Nine years of war against drug trafficking in Mexico

A study published by The New England Journal of Medicine states that from 2007 to 2016, the consumption of opiates and heroin has increased in the United States. The rates of death from opiate overdoses between 2000 and 2014 nearly quadrupled: from 1.5 to 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people. The increase coincides with the start of the war on drugs in Mexico, launched in late 2006 by then President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa. Mexican cartels that keep the country at war are the main suppliers of opiates on the streets of America.

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Seven Mexican cartels dominate drug trafficking throughout the territory of the United States

Mexican cartels have the support of more than 20 local criminal gangs and a network of intermediaries and final distributors, which even includes elders hired as drivers to circumvent drug enforcement. According to the DEA, Mexican organized crime remains the biggest criminal threat regarding drugs in the United States, and are unparalleled by any similar group. Cartels and their associates traffic heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana through the United States via well-established transportation routes and distribution networks.

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At least 281,418 people have been displaced within Mexico since 2011 as a result of drug-related violence

Mass displacement is defined as the simultaneous mobilization of ten or more family nuclei due to the same cause. According to the Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights (CMPDPDH), 121 episodes of this phenomenon were documented between 2008 and 2014 as a result of cartel violence and clashes between gangs and public security forces. Most of these cases occurred in Guerrero: 40% of the country’s mass displacements betweenJanuary 2014 and February 2015 were concentrated in this area, involving the displacement of over 9,000 people.

Displaced

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Life expectancy for Mexican men is now slightly less than 72 years: six months less than in 2005

The life expectancy of Mexicans, which for much of the twentieth century increased almost constantly thanks to improved living conditions, decreased between 2005 and 2010 due to the high number of murders connected with the war on drugs.

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$129 billion

In February 2016, Obama asked US Congress for $129 billion to support the fight against Narcos in Mexico

It will be his last budget proposal as head of government, which seeks to define the priorities of the future of the country as the climate change agenda, domestic investment and combating global terrorism.

Drug War

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More than 60,000 people have died in Mexico’s Drug War.

Some sources indicate casualty figures as high as 90,000 people. 2010 was the Drug War’s deadliest year with 15,273 people killed. President Enrique Peña Nieto has promised to create an elite police to combat not only drug traffickers but the corrupt authorities that facilitate their activities.

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More than 26,000 children between 10 and 13 years old said they were forced to join a criminal group.

According to the results of the Children and Youth 2015 consultation, 173,000 said they were offered drugs at school or in their neighborhoods.

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It is estimated that the Sinaloa cartel controls 25%-45% of all narcotics entering the United States.

Although no one knows for certain the extent of the cartel’s revenue, it is estimated to have an annual income of about $3 billion dollars. The crime syndicate headed by “El Chapo” Guzman has channels of cooperation with European criminal groups and Latin America cartels throughout Latin America.

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The Mexican government offers rewards of 2 million pesos for information regarding missing persons in connection with the Drug War.

The equivalent to $150,000 USD is offered for information on missing persons. The government of Mexico has estimated that at least 26,121 people have disappeared between 2006 and 2012 in connection with the conflict. Some are believed to have been killed, and thousands are being held as victims of extortion.

The Guardian: Mexico offers rewards for news of drug-war casualties

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53%

of women in prison in Mexico were accused of crimes related to drug trafficking.

Drug trafficking is the leading cause of incarceration of women in federal prisons in Mexico. In 2013, more than 2,000 women were accused of drug-related offenses. Almost all are poor, with low levels of education and no prior criminal record. For many, drug trafficking is an option to earn more money without requiring much time away from family. 44% of inmates were arrested for transporting drugs and 30% for possession; most are not members of organized crime but were employed by them.

Sin Embargo: 53% de mujeres presas fueron acusadas por delitos relacionados con Narcotráfico

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HSBC Bank has paid a $1.9 billion fine to settle U.S. money-laundering accusations.

It is believed that HSBC in Mexico moved over $7 billion linked to drug trafficking to the United States. After the settlement, the bank spent $290 million on system upgrades to prevent money laundering.

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More than 75 underground tunnels beneath U.S. and Mexico have been discovered which allow the passage of drugs and weapons between the two countries.

The sophisticated “super tunnels” average around 700 yards long, and were built in an attempt at a sophisticated network to move large quantities of drugs across the border. A tunnel seized by U.S. authorities in October 2013 yielded eight tons of marijuana and 325 pounds of cocaine.

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2,100

people were killed in Estado de México during 2013 in drug-related violence.

This statistic contributes to State of Mexico’s title as one of the country’s most violent with about 18 murders per 100,000 inhabitants. Over the years, drug violence has spread from the border to the center of the country where this violence was practically nonexistent in the past.

Violence

Al Jazeera: Hunger for drugs brings torture and death to Mexico City

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It is estimated that the annual profits of Mexican drug trafficking organizations is greater than $39 billion.

The Mexican government estimates that at least 88 criminal organizations are involved in trafficking operates inside Mexico, and that the cartels’ annual earnings exceed $39 billion dollars, or around $468,000 million pesos. It is estimated that at least half a million people are employed by criminal organizations in Mexico.

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In Mexico you can count 8 main drug trafficking organizations.

Los Zetas, El Pacífico (Sinaloa), Los Arellano Félix, La Familia Michoacana, Los Caballeros Templarios, El Cártel de Juárez, El Cártel de la Barbie, El Cártel de los Beltrán Leyva. These organizations are those that protect them account for more than 80 criminal groups in the country.

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Mexican cartels have a presence in more than 1,000 U.S. cities.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, in 2008, Mexican cartels were present in 230 cities. In 2011, the figure increased to more than 1,000 U.S. cities with a Mexican organized crime presence.

CNN: La lucha contra el narco en México: muertos a cambio de millones

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top leaders of Mexican drug cartels have been arrested since December 2009.

Those arrested include “El Chapo” Guzman, who was captured in February 2014. However, major cartels continue to proliferate with new leaders emerging daily. The Zetas, one of the bloodiest criminal organizations in Mexico, has a large presence in the country and has spread to over 20 nations internationally.

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$1 Billion

USD is the fortune ammased by “El Chapo” Guzman as estimated by Forbes’ list of world billionaires.

"El Chapo" Guzman has appeared on the list since 2009.

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Over 3,000 Mexican soldiers and police have been killed by the cartels.

Since Felipe Calderón started the Drug War’s in 2006, deaths of police and soldiers have soared.

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90%

of the guns seized in Mexico were purchased in the U.S.

Besides the controversial ATF program known as "Fast and Furious", in 2009, 2,000 arms were sold in the U.S. to people known to be involved with drug cartels. Around 1,400 weapons were lost, many of which later turned up at crime scenes, including the site of the shooting of a U.S. border patrol agent in December 2010.

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Over 25,000 adults and children have gone missing in Mexico between 2006 and 2012.

Mexico’s attorney general has compiled a list of more than 25,000 adults and children that have gone missing in Mexico as a result of the chaos and violence of the Drug War. Families of the missing are left wondering whether their loved ones are alive or among the over 100,000 victims of homicides recorded during the presidency of Felipe Calderon.

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The Military Prosecutor’s Office opened nearly 5,000 investigations into human rights violations by soldiers against civilians during Mexico’s Drug War.

Only 38 soldiers have been sentenced as a result of roughly 5,000 investigations into alleged abuses during the Calderón presidency, from December 2006 through April 2012.

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$2 Billion

given to Mexico from the U.S. to combat organized crime.

Through the Merida Initiative, established in 2007, the government of United States has given over $2 billion to Mexico to combat organized crime. 15% of this aid will only be delivered after confirmation that the Mexican government is respecting the human rights of the country’s citizens.

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