Life in the crosshairs of a drug cartel violence in Southern Mexico

Almost every part of Mexico is having to contend with narcotic-related violence.

Organized crime groups are defending their territories and expanding them. And in recent months, violence has spread all the way to Mexico’s southernmost state of Chiapas. Tens of thousands of residents have fled.

NPR’s Eyder Peralta reports

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.