Mexican government figures indicate more than 34,600 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since President Felipe Calderon announced a crackdown on cartels in December 2006 . The alert singles out some Mexican states and warns U.S. citizens to drive during prohibition . A security analyst says there is ` ` no short - term end in sight '' to drug violence . One Mexican university official calls the new alert a ` ` major red flag '' An American citizen living in Mexico says ' ` ` do not live in fear ''
The alert singles out some Mexican states and warns U.S. citizens to drive during prohibition . A security analyst says there is ` ` no short - term end in sight '' to drug violence . One Mexican university official calls the new alert a ` ` major red flag '' An American citizen living in Mexico says ' ` ` do not live in fear ''