Mexican drug war
War between Mexico's government and various drug trafficking syndicates
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- Arms Trafficking (1)
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Mexican drug cartels (1) · U.S. Army (1) · Kansas City (1) · ammunition seizure (1) · Lake City Plant (1) · arms smuggling (1) · military-grade weapons (1) · Luis Cresencio Sandoval (1)
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The Mexican drug war is an ongoing asymmetric armed conflict between the Mexican government and various drug trafficking syndicates. When the Mexican military intervened in 2006, the government's main objective was to reduce drug-related violence. The Mexican government has asserted that its primary focus is on dismantling the cartels and preventing drug trafficking.
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