Mexican Police Chief Missing for Months

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It should as no surprise to anyone that drug cartels have made many parts of Mexico violent, dangerous places that lead residents to seek refuge elsewhere.  What might come as a surprise, though—well, at least it did to me—is just how bad it is.

When a police chief, Erika Gandara of Guadalupe, can be abducted and remain missing for a month and a half … it’s, well, bad.  When she’s dragged out her home in …

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