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"The world has watched stunned at the bloodshed in Mexico. Forty thousand murdered since 2006; police chiefs shot within hours of taking office; mass graves comparable to those of civil wars; car bombs shattering storefronts; headless corpses heaped in town squares. And it is all because a few Americans are getting high. Or is it? The United States throws Black Hawk helicopters, DEA assistance, and money at the problem. But in secret, Washington is confused and divided about what to do. Who are these mysterious figures tearing Mexico apart, they wonder. What is El Narco? El Narco draws the first definitive portrait of Mexico's cartels and how they have radically transformed in the past decade. El Narco is not a gang; it is a movement and an industry drawing in hundreds of thousands, from bullet-ridden barrios to marijuana-covered mountains. The conflict spawned by El Narco has given rise
Quick facts about El Narco
- Title: El Narco
- Author: Ioan Grillo
- First published: 2011
- Genre: drug dealers, drug traffic, mexico, social conditions
- OpenLibrary ID: OL16495247W
Where to read El Narco
El Narco by Ioan Grillo is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is El Narco about?
"The world has watched stunned at the bloodshed in Mexico.
Who wrote El Narco?
El Narco was written by Ioan Grillo.
When was El Narco published?
El Narco was first published in 2011.
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