Drug problems have been a huge issue in Mexico—especially in Mexico City where the citizens have the money to purchase the drugs. The Mexican government has implemented a “Zero tolerance” policy where any person found with drugs is arrested. Felipe Calderon sent thousands of police and troops across the country to crackdown on cartels. Mexico is the transportation point for Colombian cocaine. Over 4,000 had been killed in 2010 alone, and the Mexican government has been working with the US to create a counternarcotic effort by training Mexican police to deal with drug problems.
Bribe and Corruption:
Noé Ramírez, who headed Mexico's elite anti-drug agency until August 2010, accepted a bribe of $450,000 to leak information to a drug gang. He was arrested and charged with participating in organized crime. Corruption is an unexpected consequence of democratization. The ruling Institutional Revolutionary party kept pacts with some cartels to keep drug war abide. When the party lost power, cartels tried to buy off officials for protection against rival gangs and law enforcement.
