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Timeline

A colorful street in the city of San Francisco de Campeche, capital of the

state of the same name.

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2009 More than 6,500 people are killed in drug-related violence, making it the deadliest year of the narco conflict to date. 2011 In February, two American law-enforcement officers are killed near San Luis Potosí by gunmen from the cartel Los Zetas. 2012 Enrique Peña Nieto is elected president of Mexico, receiving 38 percent of the vote. His election returns the PRI to power after 12 years of PAN rule. He is sworn in as president on December 1. 2013 The Mexican government reports that the Sinaloa, Gulf, and Los Zetas cartels are fighting for control over drug smuggling routes around Cancun. 2014 Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, leader of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, is arrested by the Mexican military, with the assistance of U.S. authorities.