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Arcos' death comes just three days after the new city government's secretary, Francisco Tapia, was shot to death.

"They were young and honest officials who sought progress for their community," Senator Alejandro Moreno wrote on social media.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What's it going to take for Mexico to get clean?

[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The United States to produce its drugs domestically without penalty to those addicted.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Haven’t the cartels already diversified into shit like avocados?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

Yeah, that is to feed another US addiction, avocado toast.

Seriously though, legalizing drugs in the US would make a huge impact on reducung Mexican gang violence as things like produce are way less profitable than drug running.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

And the US not exporting their guns to mexico anymore.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

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