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		Violence between Mexican drug cartels has surged in recent years (ourworldindata.org)
		19 points by therabbithole on July 16, 2024 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 3 comments

ilrwbwrkhv on July 16, 2024 | [–]

Such a nice country but completely taken over by cartels. Sad!

aurareturn on July 16, 2024 | | [–]

Netflix’s Narcos series was great though I really wonder if the Americans taking out Miguel Gallardo was what jumpstarted this violence.

xnx on July 21, 2024 | | [–]

Is there a connection to decriminalization of marijuana in the US?

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