In Apatzingan,thousands of troops rolled into this drug stronghold,and set fire to marijuana and opium fields and rounded up drug trafickers.New President Calderon wants to restore order in a region where smugglers have defied authorities wth beheadings and large scale drug production.Navy ships were potroling the Lazaro Cardenas port a hub for drugs arriving from Central America and Columbia.They used 6,500 soldiers and federal police in this action..They are accelerating drug seixures along the border also.
Do you think this will help stop the flow of
drugs into Mexico.Do you think its a step in the right direction ? Is this a serious attempt to curtail the drug trade,or just more smoke and mirrors?
2006-12-13 02:18:15 · 11 answers · asked by Yakuza 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
This campaign echoes crackdowns by previous pesidents who repeatedly ordered mass firings of drug corrupted police,revampted courts,all without making much of a dent in the quanity of drugs crossing the US-Mexican border
2006-12-13 02:42:23 · update #1
Its too early to tell. There have been drug cartel busts in the past, that doesnt mean that the new pres is any better than the rest. We can only pray for the best.
2006-12-13 03:28:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hopefully this president will make good on all his plans for Mexico. He wants to invite in investors from all over the world, so perhaps he is cracking down on the drug lords in order to make the country safer for foreign businessmen.
2006-12-13 06:39:03 · answer #2 · answered by Bonzai Betty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I don't condone burning of marijuana, I do think it's time to put a stop to the rampant corruption going on down there near the border.
2006-12-13 02:56:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
let not be so dam naive most of the Mexican military and government officials is in with these drug dealers so i don't think this government will make much of a difference down in Mexico or on our borders
2006-12-13 02:23:34 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Same sheeet every time a new president comes we get this feeling that things are really going to change this time, but it never does.
As long as drugs are illegal we will have drug dealers and drug mafias.
2006-12-13 02:22:13 · answer #5 · answered by nomno13 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
All of Mexico government when they get elected, do the same at first,, why? I guess to let them know that there is a new boss in town and who's going to get paid. Afterward everything goes the same. You'll see..
2006-12-13 02:28:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
It sounds good I hope they will continue the effort.
2006-12-13 03:26:47 · answer #7 · answered by joevette 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
about time
2006-12-13 02:21:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anarchy99 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I am glad they're atleast taking it a little more seriously and DOING something about it. More of this would help.
2006-12-13 02:20:04 · answer #9 · answered by C = JD 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Mexico just needs time...
2006-12-13 02:21:12 · answer #10 · answered by silvs 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋