THE CONFLICT IN MEXICO

By anartzoabilbaoo

  • Farming of marijuana

    In 1940 the farming of marijuana and poppy is big business in Mexico.But it´s not until 1960 that drug is distributed among young people in concerts and events regularly.

  • The Mexican government is fighting against the drug cartels

  • The drugs cartels appear and this is the beginning of drug trafficking

  • sinaola cartel is formed at the end of 1978

  • Jalisco Nueva generacion cartel starts its criminal activity

  • Violence between criminal organizations and government forces increases

    Drugs conflicts kill more than 80.000 soldiers,police officers, polititians and citizens

  • Mexico suffers from heavy violence all along the country More than 36.000 people is killed

  • High-ranking cartel members and some leaders are arrested