Full Coverage: Murder in Mexico
![A black-market gun dealer in Mexico City. The vast majority of firearms used in crimes in Mexico originate in the United States.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b34e254/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2Fea%2Fe27c75472d6da97c75db8a87d8e0%2Fimg-3078418-fg-mexico-gu-2-1-if603jvc.jpg)
The homicide rate is at an all-time high in Mexico. Here’s our in-depth coverage of how things got so bad:
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Mexico tried to modernize its justice system, but it’s as easy as ever to get away with murder.
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It’s not just drugs. Mexico’s cartels are fighting over avocados.
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Memorial services begin in Mexico for Mormon family members killed this week.
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There was an unspoken pact between narcos and civilians. It broke when ‘El Chapo’s’ son was captured
Culiacan has long been a city of open secrets.
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Despite strict gun laws, Mexico is in the grips of an arms race.
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The synthetic drug is the leading culprit in the U.S. opioid epidemic. Most comes from Mexico, where traffickers have embraced it over heroin.
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On a clear afternoon four years ago, a gunman ran up alongside a Jeep in the Mexican border city of Juarez and started shooting.
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May 3 was like any other Friday night at La Cañita, a beach-themed bar and restaurant in a working-class neighborhood near downtown Mexico City.
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