Government attacks on the infrastructure of the Gulf cartel and the Zetas in recent years are concrete examples of Mexico's efforts to retake its northeastern states from the hands of drug traffickers.
Gary J. Hale is the nonresident fellow in drug policy and Mexico studies at the Baker Institute. From 2000 to 2010, he held the position of chief of intelligence in the Houston Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), …
Brian C. Bennett is a contributing expert for the Baker Institute Drug Policy Program. He is also a business analyst for the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. Previously, he worked as a senior technologist in the …