Juárez violence: Street gangs responsible for killings, mayor says (5:07 a.m.) - Las Cruces Sun-News

Juárez violence: Street gangs responsible for killings, mayor says (5:07 a.m.) - Las Cruces Sun-News: "Street gangs, not drug cartels, are behind most murders in Juárez these days, the city's mayor said Monday.
Juárez Mayor José Reyes Ferriz told a crowd of more than 100 people at the University of Texas at Austin that law enforcement efforts have made it more difficult for drug cartels to transport cocaine into the United States.
He said the increased patrols forced the cartels to find alternate routes. That, he said, created a separate battle between Juárez gangs that are now hunting for additional income.
'For the most part, the killings between the Sinaloa cartel and the Juárez cartel have ceased in Juárez,' Reyes Ferriz said. He blamed the majority of the 2,600 killings in the city during the past year on the feud between warring gangs."