`` It would have postponed the effort to seek solutions much longer and left the population at the mercy of organized crime . '' Fight aims to dismantle drug cartels , strengthen institutions , official says . Comment: Mexico estimates 35,000 people have died in drug-related violence since December 2006 .
Fight aims to dismantle drug cartels , strengthen institutions , official says . Comment: Mexico estimates 35,000 people have died in drug-related violence since December 2006 .