SEATTLE - Since former President Felipe Calderón launched the so-called "war on drugs" against drug trafficking cartels, violence in Mexico has increased exponentially, leading to the deaths of thousands of people, with thousands more kidnapped as well as many others displaced from their homes due to the ongoing conflict.
In 2006, Calderón deployed 6,500 Mexican Army soldiers to Michoacán to end drug violence, but instead of controlling it the problem only grew bigger, and almost 20 years later, recent clashes between two Sinaloa Cartel factions serve as signs that the issue is nowhere near to being under control.
