Insegridad En Mexico

For most of the 20th century Mexico was ruled by the Institutional Revolutionary party (PRI). It was a stable system, based on a pyramid structure with a president at the top. Although a corruptsystem, it provided 71 years of continuity and stability in the country. In 2000 elections, the PRI party lost, and the pyramid went down.
Since 2006, more than 50,000 have died in its “war on drugs”.Mexico produces and distributes marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine to most of the world. Its largest market, the U.S., sources 90% of its cocaine from Mexico. Drug trafficking is alucrative activity for the Mexican cartels, generating estimated annual revenues of US $35 billion to US $45 billion for Mexico, with a profit margin of approximately 80%. For this reason, many cartels arefighting for the profits involved in producing and distributing drugs. Currently, seven powerful drug-trafficking organizations occupy different regions of Mexico: The Michoacán family, the GulfCartel, The Zetas, the Beltrán-Leyva Organization, the Sinaloa Cartel, the Tijuana Cartel, and the Juárez Cartel.
Mexico's drug trade and these cartels have existed for many decades. However, the violencerelated to the country's drug trade has increased dramatically since President Felipe Calderón started governing the country in December 2006. While previous administrations did not confront the drugtrade aggressively, Calderón started a total war.
Almost immediately after starting governing in 2006, Calderón deployed 36,000 national troops to nine states to destroy crops, collectedintelligence, interrogated suspects, and confiscated contraband.
Recognizing that the drug trade is not only Mexico's problem, the U.S. has also commited to help the country through the Mérida Initiative usingan agreement in which the U.S. provides support to Mexico and other Central American countries in their fight against drugs.
Despite the efforts of Calderón's administration and the increased...