Mexico Ramps Up Drug War With a Surge on Rio Grande

“For two years, the center of Mexico’s bloody drug war has been this gritty city of 1.5 million people across the river from El Paso, Texas. Two of Mexico’s most powerful gangs are battling for control of the city, a gateway for drugs going to the U.S. as well as a growing local drug market.”

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