Violence Impedes Search for Missing Persons
436 views · Published 3 March 2009 · 2:59 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · Nonprofits & Activism
Mexican President Felipe Calderon's fight against drug trafficking cartels in his country has produced an unprecedented wave of violence, especially in border cities like Tijuana and Juarez, where over 1600 people were murdered last year. There are also many cases of people who have disappeared into thin air and, as VOA's Greg Flakus reports from the border at El Paso, Texas, they may never be found.
