Special Forces to Fight Against Cartel

Mexican authorities announce a change of tactics hitherto operating on drug cartels in the country. More emphasis should be placed on the special forces.

Elected a few months ago the president-elect, Enrique Peña Nieto, recently announced the implementation of new methods to combat Mexican drug cartels. In contrast to his predecessor, Felipe Calderón, who resisted wide use of regular army troops, Mexico's new leader intends to place greater emphasis on operations carried out by special forces units.

To implement new tactics in a long time U.S. authorities urged Mexicans. In the Washington, DC, shared by the military environment, the fight against Mexican cartels should be taken into account lessons learned in fighting the FARC guerrillas in Colombia, as well as the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is towards such a solution seems to be to go Peña, who hired as National Security Adviser Gen. Oscar Naranjo, the former head of the Colombian police.

U.S. support for new tactics against Mexican cartels is not to be underestimated. In a confrontation with Mexican authorities narcobusiness greatly benefit because the help from Washington. They are manifested primarily in the financial support and the transfer of military equipment.

In the past, proved to be very helpful to send it to Mexico, trainers and consultants with the FBI and engaged in the fight against drug trafficking and smuggling DEA.

It is estimated that since the announcement in 2006 by Felipe Calderón's war against the cartels, whose primary goal was to use regular troops in the fighting forces, life in the country has lost more than 60 thousand. persons.