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05-03-2009, 05:40 AM
Corruption on the part of the US authorities is also fueling the trade of illegal drugs, Mexican President Felipe Calderon says.
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Mexico: US corruption fuels drug trade
Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:58:22 GMT
Corruption on the part of the US authorities is also fueling the trade of illegal drugs, Mexican President Felipe Calderon says.
"Drug trafficking in the United States is fueled by the phenomenon of corruption on the part of the American authorities," Calderon said in an interview with AFP on Wednesday, calling on the US President Barack Obama to tackle the problem head-on.
"It is not an exclusively Mexican problem, it is a common problem between Mexico and the United States," he said.
Calderon has cracked down on cartels since taking office in 2006, often with bloody repercussions as Mexico battles a surging drug trade and drug-linked violence.
Mexico's Federal Attorney General, Eduardo Medina Mora says that more than 1,000 people have been killed in drug violence so far this year, but that he believes the worst is nearly over.
Mora also said that 6,290 people were killed last year - the most specific government accounting yet of drug killings that doubled the 2007 toll.
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail.aspx?id=87533§ionid=351020705
Mexico: US corruption fuels drug trade
Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:58:22 GMT
Corruption on the part of the US authorities is also fueling the trade of illegal drugs, Mexican President Felipe Calderon says.
"Drug trafficking in the United States is fueled by the phenomenon of corruption on the part of the American authorities," Calderon said in an interview with AFP on Wednesday, calling on the US President Barack Obama to tackle the problem head-on.
"It is not an exclusively Mexican problem, it is a common problem between Mexico and the United States," he said.
Calderon has cracked down on cartels since taking office in 2006, often with bloody repercussions as Mexico battles a surging drug trade and drug-linked violence.
Mexico's Federal Attorney General, Eduardo Medina Mora says that more than 1,000 people have been killed in drug violence so far this year, but that he believes the worst is nearly over.
Mora also said that 6,290 people were killed last year - the most specific government accounting yet of drug killings that doubled the 2007 toll.