Whack-a-mole: At least three drug groups are fighting for control in Acapulco, Mexico |

When moles get whacked, more pop up and fight for turf.

At least three drug groups are fighting for control in Acapulco, Mexico | La Plaza | Los Angeles Times: "The violence currently gripping Acapulco is now due to a turf war among three groups, two of which have emerged only in the last year, according to the weekly news magazine Proceso. ...

At stake is control over Acapulco's port, on Mexico's southern Pacific coast. The bay offers a direct maritime route to the coasts of Colombia and Peru, the world's largest cocaine producers. The organization that controls the port and Guerrero state also would control trafficking routes through Morelos state to the north, where the city of Cuernavaca is located." Jan. 10, 2011