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IOP Discussion on Gang Violence in Mexico

IOP Discussion on Gang Violence in Mexico

Alfredo Corchado, a 2009 Nieman Fellow, and Angela Kocherga listen as Alejandro A. Poire Romero '02, of the Mexico National Security Council discusses the response of the Mexican government to drug-related gang violence in Mexico at the IOP yesterday. According to Poire, "90 percent of [drug-related, violent] crimes occur in local jurisdiction."

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