In Mexico, kidnapping for ransom is an industry so lucrative that experts say there's no reason it should end any time soon. For many Mexicans, the police are part of the problem, which means that less than 2% of kidnappings are actually reported. But the government has unveiled a new strategy in its ongoing war on drugs and gangs.

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