Although the recent influx of drug violence in Mexico has put focus on urban cities like Ciudad Juarez, many rural communities have felt the same wrath.
According to retired Mennonite rancher, Abraham Peters,"they have murdered Mennonite people… the drug-traffickers."
Mr Peters' Mennonite community is one of many caught in the crossfire as the Mexican government takes initiative on fighting the illegal drug trade.
Although many Mennonites believe the violence comes from outside groups, Mr. Peters contests that threats to Mennonite values are coming from within.
"There are Mennonites involved in the drug [trade]… in distribution," he alleges.
The drug related violence has begun to hit people from all corners of a nation, and further defines the scope of the nation's problem.
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