Drug Cartel Hostage Crisis Grips Southern Mexico
A dire hostage-like situation persists in two municipalities nestled along Mexico’s southern border, Frontera Comalapa and Chicomuselo, in the state of Chiapas. The grip of drug traffickers has tightened, suffocating these towns with checkpoints, murders, and absolute control over essential services like electricity, telecommunications, and food supplies. According to activists, Federal Police, and local journalists,