Secret diplomatic cables from consulates along the U.S.-Mexico border show how the escalating drug violence disrupted its consulate operations. It also shows how more routine operations, like the issuance of visas, continued as Mexico's drug war escalated.
In Nuevo Laredo, members of the ZETAS drug cartel were seen near a compound that housed personnel from theconsulate. The incident in February 2010 came during a particularly violent time as the ZETAS and the Gulf Cartel fought for control of the city.
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