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May 27, 2011

Crime World

Arming the Drug Wars

American demand for drugs gave birth to the cartel war that is paralyzing Mexico, but American guns purchased legally across the Southwest and smuggled over the border have made it staggeringly lethal.

James Verini Portfolio Jun 2008 Permalink