Mexico declares victory in war on drugs
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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has declared the country鈥檚 war on drugs over, saying his government would no longer prioritize using the army to capture cartel kingpins.
However, critics questioned Wednesday鈥檚 announcement, pointing out that the leftist president has not taken the army off the streets as he pledged during his campaign, and is proposing the creation of a national guard that opponents say would permanently militarize the country.
Mexico has deployed its army since 2006 to fight its powerful drug cartels.
But the strategy has been widely criticized. Although it has led to the capture of a string of high-profile kingpins, it has also been accompanied by a tidal wave of violence, as the fragmented cartels wage war on each other and the army.
Asked in his daily press briefing if his government had taken down any kingpins since he took office in December, Lopez Obrador said that was no longer the strategy.
鈥淭here鈥檚 no war. There is officially no more war. We want peace, and we are going to achieve peace,鈥 he said.
鈥淣o capos have been arrested, because that is not our main purpose.
鈥淭he main purpose of the government is to guarantee public safety ... What we want is security, to reduce the daily number of homicides.鈥
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