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Mexico: 28,000 killed in drug violence since 2006

03 August 2010 22:55 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Mexico says more than 28,000 people have been killed in drug violence since President Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown against cartels in 2006, APA reports quoting news.yaho.com website.
Intelligence agency director Guillermo Valdes says authorities have confiscated about 84,000 weapons and made total cash seizures of $411 million in U.S. currency and $26 million worth in pesos (330 million pesos).
Valdes says drug violence in Mexico "is still growing."
He spoke Tuesday during a meeting with Calderon and representatives of business and civic groups. Attendees are exploring ways to improve Mexico’s anti-drug strategy.
The most recent official toll of the drug war dead came in mid-June, when the attorney general said 24,800 had died. He did not specify a time frame.