MEXICO CITY â More than 22,700 people have been killed in Mexico's drug war since a U.S.-backed military crackdown on cartels began more than three years ago, according to a government report. The report said 2009 was the deadliest year in the drug war, with 9,635 people killed in violence tied to organized crime.
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