An InvestigateWest review found at least 30 people charged with trafficking without evidence of selling or distribution. They face mandatory minimum prison terms.
The ripple effect from the imploding U.S. economy has hit especially hard in rural Mexico where millions of families who depend on the money sent home by relatives in the United States suffer as that money dries up. Chris Hawley of The Arizona Republic's Mexico City bureau reports that money transfers are down a record 20 percent in one year.
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An InvestigateWest review found at least 30 people charged with trafficking without evidence of selling or distribution. They face mandatory minimum prison terms.
