Mexico's cartel violence haunts civilians in the lead-up to June elections

Mexico's cartel violence haunts civilians as the June 2 election approaches

Tailed by trucks of heavily armed soldiers, four caskets floated on a sea of hundreds of mourners. Neighbors peered nervously from their homes as the crowd pushed past shuttered businesses, empty streets and political campaign posters plastering the small Mexican town of Huitzilac.

Mexico's cartel violence haunts civilians in the lead-up to June elections

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HUITZILAC, Mexico (AP) — Cartel violence haunted the central Mexican town of Huitzilac days after a mass shooting claimed the lives of eight men. The shooting coincides with a larger wave of violence leading up to Mexico’s June 2 elections. Experts say criminal groups use violence as a tool to make power grabs in the lead-up to elections. While they pick off local candidates, they also war for turf and sow fear…

Mexico's cartel violence haunts civilians as the June 2 election approaches

HUITZILAC, Mexico (AP) — Tailed by trucks of heavily armed soldiers, four caskets floated on a sea of hundreds of mourners. Neighbors peered nervously from their homes as the crowd