El Narco
by Ioan Grillo · first published 2011
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"The world has watched stunned at the bloodshed in Mexico. Forty thousand murdered since 2006; police chiefs shot within hours of taking office; mass graves comparable to those of civil wars; car bombs shattering storefronts; headless corpses heaped in town squares. And it is all because a few Americans are getting high. Or is it? The United States throws Black Hawk helicopters, DEA assistance, and money at the problem. But in secret, Washington is confused and divided about what to do. Who are these mysterious figures tearing Mexico apart, they wonder. What is El Narco? El Narco draws the fir
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I read this book a couple of years ago, highly recommend it. https://www.amazon.co.uk/El-Narco-Bloody-Mexican-Cartels/dp/... The narco epidemic in Mexico is morbidly fascinating and thoroughly depressing as someone who's travelled to Mexico and loves the country and its people.
on “Behind the Scenes of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel” ↗I've nearly finished reading this: http://www.amazon.com/El-Narco-Mexicos-Criminal-Insurgency/d... Absolutely fascinating account of the violence and history of the cartels and central America as it relates to the cartels.
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on “Ask HN: What books are you reading?” ↗I am pretty interested in the drug war - just finished el narco and chasing the scream: http://www.amazon.com/El-Narco-Mexicos-Criminal-Insurgency/d... http://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Scream-First-Last-Drugs/dp/162... can you recommend any other good books on the…
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