Drug Trafficking in Mexico The origin of drug trafficking in Mxico comes from many years ago.

It started in the state of Sinaloa, however the triggers and many factors have contributed to the escalating of violence. It is attributed to the termination of the arrangement between drug traffickers and local or state governments. This government-drug settlement was allowed to have free-pass of drug from South America to the United States for paths defined in some parts of Mexico. The drug is mainly transported by land, and territories or place that have already been defined for each drug cartel. In addition, the production of drugs such as marihuana and poppy, grown mainly in the states of Sinaloa, Guerrero, Chiapas and Veracruz. The most violent places are located on the northern border, because Religious Beliefs The traffickers have a strong religious faith manifestations . They have their own interpretation of what faith and religion is. Their religious beliefs are sometimes associated with the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Jesus Malverde, the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Holy Death and St. Jude. They also finance and penetrated the evangelical and protestant churches especially among drug traffikers in Chiapas and Veracruz.
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