Felipe Calderon: "Those who say organised crime should not have been confronted are profoundly wrong"
After 5 Years, Mexico’s Drug War Still Rages -- Washington Post
MEXICO CITY — On Dec. 1, 2006, within hours of taking office after the closest real election in Mexican history, President Felipe Calderon ordered his military and police to confront the drug-trafficking and criminal organizations flourishing in his home state.
Joint Operation Michoacan began immediately. In a blunt demonstration of force, the government threw everything it had into play: 4,260 soldiers, 1,054 marines and 1,400 federal police officers, along with dozens of airplanes and helicopters.
The take? A hundred marijuana farms, 13 alleged traffickers, 5,000 pounds of cocaine, 20 tons of cold medicine used to make meth and a handful of AK-47s.
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