When that system disappeared, drug cartels filled the vacuum, buying off mayors and judges. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyShort-Term Solutions, Long-Term ProblemsPhotoMr. Calderón adopted the so-called kingpin strategy, in which troops captured or killed cartel leaders. “So we have the worst of the worst.”Advertisement Continue reading the main story‘The Key Point of Failure’PhotoThe solution to the problem would seem obvious. “That is the key point of failure in Mexico.”Advertisement Continue reading the main story“Nothing happens if a police officer does not do their work,” he added. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBusinesses and middle-class Mexicans are hiring private security in record numbers.

Source: New York Times October 28, 2017 13:41 UTC