The bodies of two men shot in the head on the outskirts of Navolato, Sinaloa which is the cradle of many drug cartels. The high intensity battle to control drug smuggling routes by Mexican cartels has resulted in one of the most violent periods on the U.S.-Mexico border region with up to 60,000 people killed in the conflict. U.S. security forces have been overwhelmed by the waves of violence and the massive volume of drugs being brought into the United States. Mexican organized crime groups have grown into the most powerful criminal organizations in the world because of having the largest illicit drug market in the U.S. .(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/ZUMA Press).March 2012
