1. As drug wars continue to rage in Mexico, thousands of
armed state policeman and military are deployed
Photo Credits: Suau, Anthony. Mexico’s Drug Wars: The Battle for Culiacan. Time.com. 28 Jul 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2010
Music Credits: Avery, Wesley. The Masquerade. Youtube.com. 15 Aug. 2010. Web. 13 Nov. 2010.

2. Mexican President Calderon has already deployed about
45,000 troops and 5,000 federal police to 18 states
Photo Credits: Suau, Anthony. Mexico’s Drug Wars. Time.com. 9 Aug 2007. Web. 12 Nov. 2010.
Statistics: “Mexico Under Siege.” Los Angeles Times. 8 Nov. 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2010.

3. Fortunately, increased Police enforcement has
impeded some trafficking routes.
Photo Credits: Suau, Anthony. Mexico’s Drug Wars: The Battle for Culiacan. Time.com. 28 Jul 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2010

4. But this has only prompted drug cartels to
create more mayhem…

5. Headlines such as this one, meaning “Beheaded”,
are common in Mexican newspapers

6. 28,228
The estimated number of people who have died
in drug-related violence in Mexico since 2007
“Mexico Under Siege.” Los Angeles Times. 8 Nov. 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2010.

7. Photo Credits: Suau, Anthony. Mexico’s Drug Wars. Time.com. 9 Aug 2007. Web. 12 Nov. 2010.

8. Family and friends attend the funeral of a policemen
who was murdered while attempting to search a
vehicle…
Photo Credits: Suau, Anthony. Mexico’s Drug Wars: The Battle for Culiacan. Time.com. 28 Jul 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2010

9. …which has resulted in more people getting
involved in drug trafficking in an effort to
escape poverty.
Beyond thousands of deaths, Mexico’s drug
wars have implicated the amount of
educational and job opportunities for
youth…

10. Photo Credits: Sprague, Sean. Poverty. Sprague Photo Stock. 2010. Web. 14 Nov. 2010.

11. Photo Credits: Zirganos, Nikolas. Poverty and Education. Photovault. 2010. Web. 14 Nov. 2010

12. If politicians would support treatment,
education, job training, or anything else that
might begin to restore those places in Mexico
where the only economic industry remaining
is illegal drugs…

13. Then these people could have a different fate…
Photo Credits: Suau, Anthony. Mexico’s Drug Wars: The Battle for Culiacan. Time.com. 28 Jul 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2010

14. However, most politicians have failed to
acknowledge the detrimental effects of drug
wars on society.

15. Will you do the same?