Mexico at War
On the Front Lines
Documentary Video
Protecting Omar
As violence kills a dozen people a day in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the warring drug cartels need new recruits. They often turn to teens for drug smuggling, gun running or murder.Watch Videos | Read More
El Paso
Mayhem Crosses the Border With Informers
In order to fight the drug traffickers, federal anti-narcotics agents have brought Mexican cartel members north of the border, to use them to gather intelligence and build cases.
Cartels Face an Economic Battle
The shifting economics of the marijuana trade have broad implications for Mexico's war against the drug cartels, suggesting that market forces, as much as law enforcement, can extract a heavy price from criminal organizations.Read More | Photo Gallery
INTERACTIVE MAP
Click on the check boxes in the key below to show and hide federal troop presence, main drug-entry states, the flow of cocaine and drug-related deaths since 2007 on the map.Note: Please upgrade your Flash plug-in to view our enhanced content.
SOURCE: Drug Enforcement Administration; Melissa del Pozo and Rafael Lopez of Milenio; staff reports
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GRAPHICS: Gene Thorp and Karen Yourish - The Washington Post | WEB: Interactive design/development: Sarah Sampsel - washingtonpost.com - April 2, 2009
