As the Mexican press disappear, cartels take over and endanger public

By Washington Examiner

Published November 7, 2022 2:38pm ET

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As the Mexican press disappear, cartels take over and endanger public — FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2014, file photo, an armed man from a self-defense group stands with his weapon at the entrance of Apatzingan in Michoacan state, Mexico. Prosecutors in western Mexico announced this Wednesday April 16, 2014 that they arrested the mayor of Apatzingan that once served as a stronghold of the Knights Templar drug cartel on charges that he helped the gang extort money from city council members. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File) | Marco Ugarte

As dangerous as the war is for journalists in 2022 in Ukraine, where eight have been killed, the danger closer to home is more severe.

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