Ciudad Juarez -- Drug cartels have used good media tactics, such as Youtube, to post kidnappings of police officers, officials, and regular citizens by releasing video clips of the captives admitting to crimes, including government corruption. It is often impossible to verify the accuracy of the admissions made under extreme pressure. The release of clips also adds to drug gang pressure on public officials in Mexico, following a string of slayings of mayors, senior police officers and a gubernatorial candidate. The Juarez and Sinaloa cartels have each claimed- through videos, graffiti and messages left on bodies- that the other receives government protection. Drug cartels have committed gruesome tactics not seen in Tijuana for months, beheading rivals and hanging bodies from bridges.
Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/25/AR2010102500851.html
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