| Samana Santa Ceasefire: Guerrero Drug Cartels Agree to Easter Peace Deal Alistar Baverstock - TRT World | |
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In the Mexican town of Taxco, more than 200 people have been killed this year, caught in the crossfire of drug violence.
In 2006 the Mexican military began its intervention to reduce drug-related violence across Mexico. By the end of 2013, the death toll of the Mexican Drug War was at least 130,000.
But local gangs in Taxco and the city's council members have agreed to a truce, no shoot-outs during the holy week of Easter.
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Related: Family Killed During Easter Visit to Cave in Puebla, Mexico (Associated Press)
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