There are a lot of places in the world where governments are weak. There are places where the land is ruled by bandits, criminals and warlords. And Mexico is one of those places. The Mexican government is very weak. Huge swaths of Mexico are ruled by the cartels. They get rich off the drugs, weapons and people. They have weapons of a small army. They often win battles against Mexican military forces. Now there is a Mexican Marine force that fights very hard. (05:33–05:39)
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Asserts that the Mexican government is weak and cartels control large areas.
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