Parties+involved+and+how+it+all+began

**// Parties involved //**

Cartels and Government including president Felipe Calderon were involved in different ways with this Drug war. Both parties had completely different outlooks on the effects that this issue made.Cartels were for the sale of their drug while the government still fights against it.Drug gangs worship //La Santa Muerte// ​ a mexican version of the grim reaper and Jesus Malverede a man who is considered a saint by the Cartels.Cartels are much better armed than the government.

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 Jesus Malverde Picture of la Santa Muerte

**//How it all began//** **//and resulting deaths//**

In December 2006, Mexico's new president Felipe Calderon __declared__ war towards the drug cartels. That of coarse was not ending in a civilized manner resulting in over 9,500 deaths since December 2006, more than twice the number killed the next year and over 5,300 killed alone last year.