The country’s first cocaine cartel formed in the early 1980s.

Verkkomilitary police gather at an early morning murder, one of numerous murders over a 24 hour period, on march 26, 2010 in juarez, mexico.

Verkkomexico's brutal drug war claims thousands of lives every year, as powerful trafficking groups battle it out for territory and influence.

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The recent attacks β€” all in the past month β€” are the latest in a string.

Verkkoeleven young people gunned down by criminals who shot up a holiday party.

Verkkoorganised crime and violence are hardly new to mexico.

Verkkoin recent years, tens of thousands of people have died due to fighting between drug cartels in mexico.

Verkkokillings in celaya surged from fewer than 80 in 2010 to more than 800 in 2020, abating somewhat last year to about 640 β€” and hundreds have gone missing.

The chart uses data from the uppsala conflict.

Verkkozacatecas, the state fresnillo is in, has the country’s highest murder rate, with 122 deaths in june, according to the mexican government.

A quarter of a century later,.

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