Mexican President AMLO: 60 Percent of Cartel Victims Were ‘Drunks’

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is under intense criticism after claiming that 60 percent of the daily victims of cartel violence were drunk or under the influence of drugs. The statement follows fresh reports of Mexico suffering an average 100 of such homicides per day.

During his Wednesday press conference, Lopez Obrador made the troubling claim addressing the rising cartel violence.