The homicide rate in Mexico grew 5.3 percent in the first half of 2019 and the drug cartels are to blame, according to the Associated Press. The murders totaled 17,608 over the first half of the year, which amounts to an average of nearly 100 killings per day. The exact timeline coincides with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s first six months in office.
Last week, the U.S. sentenced notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to life in prison, which Lopez Obrador called “inhumane.”
Later, however, Lopez Obrador vowed to crack down on cartel violence in his country by introducing a new local police force, the Guardia Nacional.
“We think that bit by bit the number of criminal incidents will decline. We will continue to create a better society, supported by values, that is not based on accumulating material wealth, money or luxury,” said Lopez Obrador, at a press conference last week.
Mexico Murder Rate Hits Record High, Drug Cartels To Blame
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