Reuters, 7/8/2009
A massive army surge has failed to calm raging drug gang violence in Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican city on the U.S. border that is at the heart of President Felipe Calderon’s drug war.
An influx of 10,000 troops and federal police in March brought temporary calm, but three months later drug murders have resumed and are overtaking 2008 levels, according to police and media tallies.
Calderon, whose party lost heavily in mid-term weekend elections, is under extra pressure to deliver on security as Mexico’s slumping economy hits his popularity.
Mexico Institute 