Drug gangs giving holiday gifts 

The World

Some Mexican drug cartels are going back to an old technique to curry favor with residents — giving out holiday gifts. As host Marco Werman explains, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has he appealed to people not to take holiday handouts from drug gangs.

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