Today, roads in and around La Mora are patrolled by hundreds of heavily-armed soldiers, helicopters buzzing overhead. Two months after tragedy struck, beefed-up security has helped calm the holdout residents. Earlier in the day, he met privately with relatives of the victims for about an hour, after traveling nearly four hours by car to the town. Lopez Obrador said the investigation was making progress, but did not give details. “There will be justice,” he declared, addressing the small crowd from an outdoor stage set against the rugged mountains that surround the town of La Mora, home to the victims. border earlier this month, Lopez Obrador promised to keep relatives appraised of the investigation into the ambush. In a speech before extended Mormon family members near the U.S. Already, Lopez Obrador has seen several spectacular security setbacks play out on his watch. But, despite the arrest or killing of leading capos, the campaign has not succeeded in reducing drug violence and has led to more killings as criminal groups fight among themselves. Mexico has used its military in a war on drug cartels since late 2006. Photo by PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images Article content Adrian LeBaron (4-R), father of Rhonita Miller -one of the nine Mormon victims of an ambush the past November- speaks during a gathering after a march for peace at Zocalo square in Mexico City, on January 26, 2020. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In the aftermath of the Mormon killings, Trump had tweeted that it was time to declare war on the drug cartels. Who the hell else is going to say something?” LeBaron told the Guardian. We have the protection of the FBI and Donald Trump’s tweets that scare the bejesus out of some people.
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