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 …