I don’t buy the whole “drug war” line anyway. Its an anarchist state with crime out of control and everyone struggling for power.
According to the TSA some 10,000 commercial loads were highjacked in Mexico last year. Some of them were explosive or highly toxic materials.
I do believe there is a semblance of reality in the "drug war" but the war exists on our side of the border. By that I mean, our corrupt politicians are fighting over their share of the bribes from the cartels to enact laws favorable to drug smuggling and to assure current laws regarding border security are not enforced. Our corrupt government officials are in partnership with the cartels, plain and simple and they are operating with full immunity under the cover of law.