Mexico’s bloody crackdown on drug gangs has claimed thousands of lives and affected region along the border with US.
From: Talk to Al Jazeera
Mauricio Funes
The president of El Salvador discusses his plans to tackle one of the highest murder rates in the world.
15 Aug 2011
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Officials say at least one-third of the country has been penetrated by cartels, many arriving from Mexico.
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