Why was the military even involved?
Translation from AnimalPolitco by our friends at Mexico Voices (an excellent source for translations of Mexican political news, and highly recommended)
Animal Politico: Paris Martínez @paris_martinezTranslated by Ruby Izar-SheaTen years after the current strategy to fight organized crime began, with the Armed Forces’ active participation in confrontations against drug traffickers, official data available reveals that it “did not reduce violence in the country”, rather “the opposite happened: this strategy detonated a subsequent wave of violence,” a Senate…
via Mexico Drug War: Use of Army Against Cartels Wasn’t Necessary – Senate Study — Mexico Voices