Mexican Drug Cartel Violence Nearing the US

The Takeaway

We hear stores almost daily now about violence among drug cartels in Mexico, but over the weekend some of that violence spilled over the border. Police in rural Arizona found a charred SUV with five bodies inside along a stretch of desert road commonly used as a smuggling route. Authorities haven’t charged anyone for the crime, but all signs are pointing to the cartels.
Ioan Grillo is a journalist based in Mexico City, covering drugs and crime for Reuters and author of “El Narco: Inside Mexico’s Criminal Insurgency.”

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