Tuesday, April 21, 2009

An Army Takeover Quells Violence in Mexico - washingtonpost.com

More than 10,000 soldiers and federal agents patrol Juarez's gritty streets

Centrally located, with access to U.S. interstates, Ciudad Juarez is the most coveted "plaza" of the Mexican drug trade, which funnels 90 percent of all cocaine entering the United States

"We know [the judges] exist, but they work in a place that is unknown to the public,"

The military operation will be evaluated in September, said Reyes, the mayor. He said he hopes a civilian police department will be ready to replace the army and federal police by the end of the year

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