Mexican government admits 80% of its populated territory is run by cartels, including key border areas

Mexican government admits 80% of its populated territory is run by cartels, including key border areas

“Mexico looks awfully similar to Afghanistan in terms of how much is controlled by insurgent groups. The map of Mexico shows the districts in red fully controlled by the cartels, the ones in yellow in dispute, and the ones in green in control of the Mexican government. They all represent priority enforcement areas for a new Mexican National Guard operation against the cartels proposed by the AMLO regime.”