Inside Story: Despite Relentless Efforts, Mexico Has Failed to Eradicate Drug Cartels Al Jazeera
go to original May 25, 2015

The war on drugs was launched in 2006 - and the president and his predecessor made it a priority.

Some cartel leaders have been captured or killed but that hasn't deterred other traffickers.
 
Now, cartels are brazenly challenging the armed forces. A new cartel, the Jalisco New Generation, recently shot down an army helicopter, killing three and injuring others.
 
But does the government really have a strategy to deal with the drug cartels? Or is it simply being outdone?

Alejandro Hope, Guillermo Trejo and Laura Carlsen weigh in with Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna.

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