NYT: XALAPA, MEXICO -- Mexico for several years has been one of the most dangerous countries in
the world for journalists, with 45 killed or missing since 2007, according to one tally. But Veracruz State is considered the most dangerous
patch of all in which to report the news. The violence here has gone
off the charts, with at least nine journalists killed in the past year
and a half.
Veracruz, with prime drug and migrant trafficking routes crisscrossing
the state, plus a busy port on the Gulf of Mexico known for smuggling
contraband, has erupted into a battleground, as two of the most powerful
organized crime groups, the Zetas and the Sinaloa cartel, fight for
dominance.
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