More People Are Killed In Mexico s Narco Wars Than In Iraq

Mexico s Narco Wars (2008): Mexico s drug wars are becoming increasingly violent, with innocent people killed or kidnapped on a daily basis. Subscribe to journeyman for more: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For similar stories, see: Meet The Colombian Answer To Mexico s El Chapo Drug Baron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDvwn83xK0A The Child Soldiers Of Mexico s Drug Gangs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPdSzH12mo4 The Decades Old Roots Of Mexico s Drug Violence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ccivo_Sy98 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Mexicans are facing a horrifying increase in violence brought about by the government s decision to wage war on the powerful drug cartels. Each day sees more deaths and kidnaps, while corruption is endemic. The death toll so far this year is 4000, higher than Iraq. Around 4 people a day are kidnapped for ransom. "We re assaulted every day," says one man, "Mexico as a country can not guarantee our security." In Sinaloa, life is a daily roll call of decapitations, torturing and shootings of gangsters and innocents alike. A hysterical young man just witnessed the shooting of his sister point blank in the head. The next day, assassins on motorbikes executed two men in broad daylight. There are witnesses, but they re too scared to talk. It s common belief that corrupt police are involved in the drugs trade and the kidnappings: "drug traffickers don t need to buy a minister to carry on his activities. They only have to buy the chief of police". It seems Mexico s president has a hard battle ahead of him. Last year American Congress gave him US$400 million to help fight the drug cartels but this amount is "nothing compared to the money laundering from drug activity". For downloads and more information visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/4209/mexicos-narco-wars SBS Australia – Ref.4209 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world s most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world s top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you ll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.