Seven dead men sit together in white plastic chairs left in a public view in a Mexican city . The city is one of the places tapped for a new strategy from Mexico 's president . ` It is the responsibility of the state to pursue criminals and punish them to preserve peace and harmony , '' he said , `` but we are convinced that fighting and punishment alone do not resolve the problem . '' The new strategy focuses on dealing with social and economic issues that affect the drug trade . Analyst : It 's too soon to tell whether the new approach is working .
Seven dead men sit together in white plastic chairs left in a public view in a Mexican city . The city is one of the places tapped for a new strategy from Mexico 's president . The new strategy focuses on dealing with social and economic issues that affect the drug trade . Analyst : It 's too soon to tell whether the new approach is working .