President Felipe Calderon lays out his record in state-of-the-nation speech . Three drug lords were captured or killed this year , the president says . The war on organized crime he heightened after taking office also has led to the confiscation of $ 10 billion worth of drugs and the seizure of 34,000 motor vehicles , nearly 500 aircraft , 365 boats and 80,000 firearms , of which 50,000 were assault rifles , Calderon said . Mexico has been fighting a war on drugs for more than two decades and is now considered one of the most violent countries in Latin America.
President Felipe Calderon lays out his record in state-of-the-nation speech . Three drug lords were captured or killed this year , the president says . Mexico has been fighting a war on drugs for more than two decades and is now considered one of the most violent countries in Latin America.