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Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignmentbyPrimeBOT (talk) 04:00, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The "course of the conflict" section needs to be updated. With the deaths of Lazcano (I know he's marked dead in the infobox, but it should be included in the article as well) and Manuel Torres Félix, the section should definitely be updated. Just adjusting the infobox is not good enough. -- FutureTrillionaire (talk) 22:46, 13 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Most of the current events are found in the cartels' articles and in the drug bosses biographies (Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, Infighting in the Gulf Cartel and Infighting in Los Zetas, for example). I think we should update some information but not move away from its main goal: give an overall and general view of what's going on in Mexico. Details should be in biographies and in the cartels' articles. What's your take? ComputerJA (talk) 23:16, 13 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I got the sense that this is a war article. Not much different from the Syrian civil war or the War in Afghanistan. Any war article should have a "plot of the war" section, that describes the events of the war, and that it should be updated when necessary. -- FutureTrillionaire (talk) 23:23, 13 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You're right. Feel free to update the article. Right now I'm solely concentrating on biographies, and I'll probably stick with them for some months. ComputerJA (talk) 23:52, 13 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The war is still in flux and updates on the most relevant events are still needed. Cheers, Rowan Forest (talk) 15:21, 5 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The Lazcano incident 7 October 2012 is appearing twice. Cheers, User: Bas Vossen (talk) 20:11, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page has been nominated for speedy deletion:

• Sinaloa Cartel Plaza Bosses 2013.png

You can see the reason for deletion at the file description page linked above. Community Tech bot (talk) 17:51, 26 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep seeing this issue being added and removed, with both sides not offering much in the way of discussion. Personally I favor deletion; most of the sources currently used to support the allegations are from conspiracy theory or otherwise fringe political sites. Some of them don’t even talk about the Mexican Drug War at all (one goes on and on about the Contras but hardly even mentions Mexico). Get better sources or don’t include it, that’s my stance.Jogarz1921 (talk) 23:17, 30 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• @Jogarz1921: Are you specifically referring to the CIA allegations in the infobox? Or what exactly? I think the infobox needs a major clean-up. I get that the CIA has been suspected of working with drug trafficking groups for decades, but flooding these claims with sources to tilt this allegation on one side more than the other is problematic. Please feel free to trim most of the information you deem inappropriate. I will be reviewing the changes you do, and we can always circle back here to discuss. I personally wouldn't delete all the allegations, but trimming them down is a must. This article needs a major clean-up. I hope to get to it someday in the future. Regards, MX (✉ • ✎) 23:43, 30 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • @MX:, yeah, I was referring to the infobox. Obviously everyone knows that the CIA has had dealings in the drug trade, but claiming that they support the Cartels against the Mexican government in the current conflict is an audacious claim indeed. I’d approve it if the sources were good, but right now most of them aren’t. It’s just gish gallop.Jogarz1921 (talk) 23:47, 30 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Jogarz1921: Great. I also want to notify Dreamy Jazz (courtesy ping) that we are doing this, since he reverted a change you made. MX (✉ • ✎) 02:16, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I support that deletion. A few CIA incidents were taken out of context and used to build conspiracy theories. Cheers, Rowan Forest (talk) 02:27, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I support this action, after seeing the sources it uses. Dreamy Jazz 🎷 ^{talk to me | my contributions} 07:13, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

In fact, if a town's local mafia hires some Chinese dudes to shake some store owners for "protection", it does not mean that that the Cartel(s) are formally supported by China. The same with FARC, as they will sell cocaine to any buyer. That Infobox is full of alleged (unproven) links blown out of proportions, and make it look like a summary of World War 3. That is unacceptable. The consensus seems to clean it up (delete them). So I am going ahead. Cheers, Rowan Forest (talk) 14:14, 8 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I would just add that it seems odd to me that the PRI is labeled as "centrist." It seems more fitting to call them a less loaded term like "institutionalist" or "dominant party." Their long history of populism, nationalization, and protectionism hardly earns them the deference of "centrist." Although maybe that can be considered the center in Mexico. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.205.14.135 (talk) 13:43, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I agree.  Done. Cheers, Rowan Forest (talk) 14:19, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The Mexican president Lopez Obrador declared that the war is over and he won't pursue it anymore: http://time.com/5517391/mexico-president-ends-drug-war/ 187.179.128.117 (talk) 19:14, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• I'd say we have to wait a while. Peña Nieto also stated he would move away from the "kingpin strategy" and focus on reducing crime. The reality was completely different since his security plan included an undisclosed list of 122 most-wanted criminals to target (most who were in fact arrested). Seems more like a political move with no real impact. MX (✉ • ✎) 19:25, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This war did not stop overnight just because AMLO said so unilaterally. If he proposed a coherent strategy, we have not heard of it and nothing stops the narcos to continue their war against the population and against other competing cartels. A campaign promise is far from having ended the war. Do not confuse facts with demagoguery. The violence continues, and many capos are still to be arrested, and they will not go down peacefully, nor their rivals will respect the vacuum left. Rowan Forest (talk) 19:57, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The infobox has been greatly reduced. The main problem is that our readers are misled into believing that the cartels are all on the same side. Jim Michael (talk) 11:39, 30 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The result of the move request was: Moved (non-admin closure) Megan☺️ ^{Talk to the monster} 09:23, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mexican Drug War → Mexican drug war – No apparent reason for caps here. This is a descriptive title, usually lowercased in sources when not in a title. Dicklyon (talk) 00:23, 12 September 2020 (UTC)—Relisting. Daniel Case (talk) 03:16, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Stats from books: [1] shows that lowercase is common, as are other descriptions. Per MOS:CAPS we should only cap it if sources do so consistently. Not even close. Dicklyon (talk) 00:26, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Support When the "drug war" is used in a sentence, it is typically lower case, when its used in a title it is upper case. But wikipedia wants us to use sentence case, not title case.VR _talk 21:16, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nom.--Ortizesp (talk) 14:30, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Then I'm changing the lead for consistency. 100.40.12.15 (talk) 23:37, 5 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The map used in the infobox, File:Criminal organizations presence (2020).png, is presented in said infobox in a way which implies that it is a territorial map, represents where in the states each cartel is located. But it’s not, it seems to show what state each cartel has a presence in, in a manner which looks like a territorial map. This is confusing, as seen by derivative maps (File:La Familia Michoacana presence.png, File:Los Zetas presence.png, and File:Sinaloa Cartel presence.png) which use it to display the territory of specific cartels. I’ve been bold and removed it, but it)s going to need to be discussed further here I feel. MRN2electricboogaloo (talk) 06:17, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The term "War on drugs" originated in American politics, referring to a wide range of policies meant to suppress domestic use of illegal drugs. The term is designed to be incendiary and motivating to American voters without representing any specific political program, and it does not refer to some kind of ongoing military conflict in the United States between drug dealers and the government, as there is in Mexico. Therefore, it is not appropriate to uncritically describe the low-intensity civil war the Mexican people have suffered as "a theatre of the war on drugs." Therefore, I have simply moved the "war on drugs" phrasing to a little lower in the article's lead. Spacemarine10 (talk) 20:28, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Specifically, while not confirmed whether to be a drug cartel or not, it is likely either a gang or a cartel, the funky town infamous gore video. It's a horrible video to watch, but I feel as though with the level of infamy it's gained online, it should at least get a minor mention, with a disclaimer saying it's unconfirmed as to whether it's a drug cartel. Theweast234 (talk) 09:38, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The conflict has been quite deadly, and the sources on it in the “List of ongoing armed conflicts” Wikipedia page prove it. LordOfWalruses (talk) 01:40, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]