Collateral Damage: Mexico’s Drug War Leaves 30,196 Dead in Four Years

Mexico’s Drug War Leaves 30,196 Dead in Four Years - BusinessWeek: "Mexican Attorney General Arturo Chavez said that 30,196 people have been killed in drug-related violence nationwide since President Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006.

The number of deaths this year through the end of November was 12,456, Chavez said today in Mexico City. This year’s toll is the highest since Calderon took office, showing that violence is increasing instead of waning." Dec. 16, 2010