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I’m concetta callahan.
The u-s estimates that some 300 tons of cocaine pass through Mexico to the u.s. each year.
With billions of dollars in illegal drugs being smuggled across the border...
Several cities lining the Rio Grande have experienced major turmoil.
It was five years ago that violence erupted in Nuevo Laredo because of these drug wars.
But the issue has not been brought to the forefront recently.
Our Jackie Gil sets out to see what people really think about the violence in Mexico.
It’s our top story tonight.