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Mexican journalist caught between weak president and emboldened cartel

By Tom Rogan
Published August 12, 2021 7:57pm ET
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Mexican journalist caught between weak president and emboldened cartel
The tactics of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel are shocking, even by the vicious standards of Mexican drug cartels. But the cartel adopted a new low this week when it threatened to kill a highly prominent national TV journalist, Azucena Uresti. While it’s exceptionally dangerous to be a journalist in Mexico, the threat has traditionally […]

The tactics of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel are shocking, even by the vicious standards of Mexican drug cartels.

But the cartel adopted a new low this week when it threatened to kill a highly prominent national TV journalist, Azucena Uresti.

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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Drug Cartels Drug Enforcement Administration Media Mexico Police and Law Enforcement War on Drugs