Mexican gangs have multiplied during the current administration, corrupting local democracies and tightening their grip on the economy. So far, Claudia Sheinbaum, the leading presidential candidate for the June 2 elections, has kept vague on her security proposals. But in office, she would undoubtedly face ever more brazen—and political—criminal actors.

Since the election of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in 2018, organized crime has ramped up efforts to strong-arm the state. Favored tactics include road blockades, banners threatening officials, and the dumping of human remains outside government buildings.

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