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Article: VIOLENCE ESCALATES AS DRUG CARTELS ADOPT MILITARY METHODS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT.
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- SourceMex Economic News & Analysis on Mexico
- Article date:
- July 26, 2006
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The militarization of the drug war has increased the intensity of violent incidents involving narcotrafficking organizations in Mexico. In recent years, the Mexican government has increased its reliance on the armed forces to destroy marijuana plantations and help law-enforcement officers arrest drug traffickers.
The military involvement in the drug war has sparked heated debate in Mexico because of the potential that soldiers could violate the rights of ordinary citizens (see SourceMex, 2000-08-09).
The drug cartels have responded by forming their own military style units to conduct their own enforcement operations and even to take on the Mexican armed ...