I enjoyed this WSJ podcast on the recent capture and then subsequent release of Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman's son. It seems that the cartels released such a wave of violence in the wake of the arrest that the government felt compelled to release him.https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/when-the-drug-cartel-takes-over/13c09403-e276-42ca-8481-9f93b098cca0 …
"I don't think Mexico becomes a developed country unless they can solve this problem." Ouch.