A hardened criminal from the streets of Memphis. One of the biggest drug cartels in Mexico. The corruption, cash, and demand for drugs that fuels an illegal, deadly trade -- and the consequences, for Mexicans and Americans alike.
Milenio III: Drug Kingpin Craig Petties in Queretaro, Mexico
Published July 4, 2010
A video essay on Craig Petties, Queretaro and drug culture, featuring the voices of drug treatment clinic director Jose Guillermo del Hoyo and drug prevention official Aitor Juaristi.
The money that drug users spend in your community may be helping Mexican cartels pay their employees, bribe officials, buy weapons, and hire people to torture and kill rivals.
Daniel Connolly has received an honorable mention in the APME International Perspective contest for his Pulitzer Center-supported series "Blood Trade."
Grantee
Daniel Connolly is a staff reporter for The Commercial Appeal, the leading daily newspaper in Memphis.
A Memphis native, Connolly was a Fulbright fellow in Germany in 2001-2002 and completed...
