“I’m in the U.S. Why should I care about a Mexican problem?”

Who uses the product fueling the violence?
Answer: Americans. The demand for drugs keeps the supply line running strong from south of the border.
Source(s):
25-Feb-09 Only the U.S. Can Win the War on Drugs Brookings

Where does much of the high-powered weaponry and ammunition originate?
Answer: At least half of the military-style weaponry and high-grade ammunition used by narcotraficantes against Mexican government forces and each other are smuggled from the U.S. The drug cartels take advantage of U.S. gun law loopholes as Mexico has strict gun control laws. In fact, the latest official figures (15-Apr-09 U.S. Stymied as Guns Flow to Mexican Cartels) report that about 90 percent of the 12,000 pistols and rifles the Mexican authorities recovered from drug dealers in 2008 were traced back to dealers in the United States, most of them in Texas and Arizona.
Source(s):
15-Apr-09 U.S. Stymied as Guns Flow to Mexican Cartels NY Times
25-Feb-09 Drug runners powered by U.S. guns NBC Nightly News
25-Feb-09 U.S. Is Arms Bazaar for Mexican Cartels NY Times

What city is the kidnapping capital of the U.S.?
Answer: Phoenix, Arizona.
Source(s):
24-Feb-09 Mexican Violence: Phoenix police vs. narco-gangs Fox News