11:17 am By Maegan La Mala · Drugs| Latin America| mexico| society
16 Jul 2008
Nearly 600 people have died so far this year in the Mexican state of Sinaloa as a result of execution-style murders related to drug trafficking.
Mexico’s La Jornada reports that in May and June of this year alone, 120 people were executed, at a rate of 4 murders per day. This month 75 people have already been killed, among them 9 who were killed on Sunday. Two of the victims were minors.
La Jornada reports that most of the killings are taking place in the cities of Culiacán and Navolato, though they are spreading into surrounding areas as well.
The mayor of Guamúchil, one of the most violent cities, is taking a cavalier attitude, arguing that “Mexico city is more violent than Sinaloa.” With leaders like that, we aren’t going to get very far.
VivirMexico reports that the problem has gotten so frightfully bad that people are actually packing up and leaving the state.
Via / La Jornada
Image via EFE
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