Mexican President Felipe Calderon says the war on drugs must go on as he warns the cartels are seeking to impose their control in parts of the country.
…On the final day of the meeting in Mexico City, President Calderon said the drug gangs had moved beyond just trafficking narcotics and were seeking to dominate everyone else.
“This criminal behaviour has become an activity that not only defies the state but seeks to replace the state,” he told delegates, including officials, researchers and religious leaders.
The gangs were imposing fees like taxes in areas they dominated and trying to impose their own laws by force of arms, said President Calderon.
He insisted his military-led crackdown on the cartels would continue, despite concerns about the level of violence.
During the conference, Mr Calderon accepted the need to widen the fight against the gangs to include better education and jobs programmes, and to involve more sectors of society.
He also said the government had to keep the public better informed about the strategy and scope of the drugs war.
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Mexico drug gangs seeking to replace state
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