deteriorating security in Mexico will make this year the deadliest yet for that country in drug-related crimes, according to a report released Wednesday for a state panel. The report to the Texas Border Security Council says more than 2,100 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since Jan. 1.
On the U.S. side of the border, the report says, "the underreporting of crimes ... and corruption among low- and midlevel U.S. law enforcement officials facilitate the northward spread of cartel activity."
An advance copy of the report to be released Wednesday was obtained early by the Houston Chronicle newspaper.
