Mexico’s Iguala Massacre: Criminal gangs and criminal government

By Austin Bay

Published November 12, 2014 9:06pm ET

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Mexico’s Iguala Massacre: Criminal gangs and criminal government — In this May 8, 2014, file photo, the mayor of the city of Iguala, Jose Luis Abarca and his wife, Maria de los Angeles Pineda, meet with state government officials in Chilpancingo, Mexico. (AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez, File) | Alejandrino Gonzalez

Gang and government lawlessness plague Mexico. On Sept. 26, a violent gang and a criminal government combined to massacre 43 students near the Guerrero state town of Iguala.

A perceived attitude of elite indifference by Guerrero state and federal government officials has fanned national outrage. Now, as demonstrators block the runways of Acapulco’s airport and protests over gang-government collusion spread, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto faces an expanding crisis of confidence in government institutions.

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