That Figures: Mexico's Drug War
December 9, 2010
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28,228
lives have been lost to Mexico's raging drug war since January 2007.
lives have been lost to Mexico's raging drug war since January 2007.
6,500
people have been killed since 2008 in Ciudad Juarez alone, just 10 miles south of El Paso, Texas.
people have been killed since 2008 in Ciudad Juarez alone, just 10 miles south of El Paso, Texas.
$1.6 billion
has been spent by the U.S. to combat its neighbor's drug war since 2007, compared to $365 billion over the same period in Afghanistan.
has been spent by the U.S. to combat its neighbor's drug war since 2007, compared to $365 billion over the same period in Afghanistan.
90 percent
of crime guns recovered and traced from a sampling of weapons used in Mexico's drug war originated in the U.S.
of crime guns recovered and traced from a sampling of weapons used in Mexico's drug war originated in the U.S.
$10.9 billion
worth of cocaine, marijuana and heroin have been seized by Mexican authorities since 2006.
worth of cocaine, marijuana and heroin have been seized by Mexican authorities since 2006.
$40 billion
is reaped every year by Mexican drug cartels in the course of feeding America's drug habit.
is reaped every year by Mexican drug cartels in the course of feeding America's drug habit.
Sources:The Los Angeles Times | BBC | FactCheck.org | CBS | CNN
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