A Mexican Meth Gang Wages a Holy Drug War

A Mexican Meth Gang Wages a Holy Drug War
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The brazen violence of La Familia has highlighted the inefficacy of Mexican President Felipe Calderon's offensive against drug traffickers, a 3 1/2-year-long effort that has failed to stop more than 23,000 gangland-style murders.

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