Mexico drug wars: 24 dead in 24 hours

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The smuggling and transshipment of multiton quantities of marijuana and multikilogram quantities of powder cocaine are the principal drug problems in the West Texas HIDTA region. Cocaine and marijuana smuggled through the HIDTA region are distributed in drug markets throughout the country. The amount of cocaine smuggled through and from the HIDTA region decreased from 2005 to 2007, with a notable decrease occurring from 2006 to 2007. This decrease could be due to a temporary suspension of cocaine shipments by a DTO operating in the El Paso/Juárez plaza; large cocaine seizures in transit toward the United States; violent conflicts between competing Mexican DTOs as well as between DTOs and Mexican military and law enforcement personnel; increasing seizures in Mexico; and increased smuggling of the drug to Europe. The amount of marijuana transported through and distributed from the HIDTA appears to be increasing, a development that could be attributed to the increased presence of the Sinaloa Cartel in the El Paso/Juárez plaza over the past several years, which controls many of the production areas in Mexico.
http://www.justice.gov/ndic/pubs27/27514/drugover.htm

Yes it is and has been really bad for a long time.