Mexican drug cartels’ wars move closer to U.S. border
The kingpins of this hemisphere’s illegal drug trade are no longer Colombians. In the largest shake-up since the 1980s, Mexican cartels have leveraged the profits from their delivery routes to wrest control from Colombian producers, senior U.S. drug officials say. The shift also is the result of the success Colombian and U.S. authorities have had in cracking down on Colombia’s drug lords.Full Story