17 KILLED IN MEXICO DRUG VIOLENCE

VIOLENT ATTACKS BLIGHT MEXICO'S ACAPULCO
TOURIST IDYLL SHATTERED BY DRUG VIOLENCE

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AFP) - Drug-related violence left 17 people dead in Mexico's southern Guerrero state, including four people who were decapitated, authorities said. Its pearl-white beaches and balmy waters have earned Acapulco the title of Mexico’s Pacific Jewel. But just as tourists began flocking to its shores for the start of the spring holiday season, the idyll was shattered with the drug-related murders of 17 people. In the early hours of the morning, six police officers were also shot dead as they patrolled the outskirts of the city. Five died instantly and another later in hospital. The discovery of four other bodies in the city, including one dumped in a canal, brought Saturday’s death toll to 17 - just as thousands headed to the resort for a three-day public holiday. The weekend killings highlighted Acapulco’s increasing domination by powerful cartels vying for control of its strategic port.

Two decapitated bodies were found on a busy road packed with nightclubs, while another five bullet-riddled corpses - two beheaded - were found on the city’s western edge. The Acapulco resort, and the surrounding state of Guerrero, is largely under the control of the brutal La Familia cartel. But as President Mr. Calderón increases pressure on drug traffickers with the deployment of about 50,000 troops across the country, battles between gangs over smuggling routes have intensified, bringing more bloodshed to the Pacific paradise.



Everyone within this material world is trying to be very happy on a beatiful beach by the sea; however, even in that place one is forced to accept unhappiness. It doesn't matter which kind of resort you go to rest, you will be forced to accept conflicts in material existence.

WHAT DO THE VEDIC TEACHINGS TELL US?

A section of people has become more, ferocious than beasts. People have now become habitual to this day-to-day horrible crimes. When Tamagun predominates, people become violently inclined. Tamagun causes destruction. The whole world is running fast towards destruction. It is now beyond the capacity of human efforts to restrain this trend of thought. Gradually this world is becoming unfit for stay of peace loving good people. If this unholy violent trend is not restricted, it will gradually contaminate the whole human society.

Śrīla Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Maharaja :
“His Teachings”
Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math
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