Why Mexico’s president insists she’s not waging a “war on drugs”
MEXICO CITY — In the last year, Mexican troops have been deployed across the country to quell narco-violence, arresting legions of cartel operatives, seizing tons of illicit drugs and busting hundreds of clandestine laboratories. Skipping the usual extradition process, Mexico shipped scores of cartel suspects to the United States to face justice, an unprecedented step. And, in…