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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] 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

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

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

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week 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] 19 points 1 week ago

And the US not exporting their guns to mexico anymore.

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

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